Two Mooresville men accused of trafficking opium

Two Mooresville men were arrested on drug trafficking charges Monday, after an eight-month undercover investigation into the illegal sale of opioid pain medications in Rowan County.

Ibn Khalif Thompson, 28, was charged with nine counts of trafficking opium/heroin and one count each of conspiracy to traffic opium/heroin, sell/deliver oxycodone and possess with intent to sell/deliver/manufacture oxycodone. Thompson was jailed on $250,000 bail.

Christian Raenard Carter, 22, was charged with conspiracy to traffic opium/heroin. Carte was jailed on a $25,000 bail.

The arrests followed undercover drug buys in November, December, May and June by Rowan County sheriff’s investigators, assisted by Mooresville police.

This story was originally published June 30, 2015 at 9:51 AM with the headline "Two Mooresville men accused of trafficking opium."