Two individuals from Aberdeen are facing drug charges after an investigation with the Moore County Sheriff’s Department.
Ivory Ferguson, 30, was arrested on charges of selling a schedule III controlled substance and delivering a schedule III controlled substance.
Macshane Bateman, 44, was arrested on a charge of simple possession of schedule III controlled substance.
“On August 2, 2022, Deputies with the Moore County Sheriff’s Office conducted a drug investigation in the 1800 block of North Sandhills Boulevard in Aberdeen,” said Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields in a news advisory last week. “During the investigation, Deputies seized buprenorphine hydrochloride. Buprenorphine hydrochloride is a schedule III controlled substance under the North Carolina Controlled Substance Act.”
Ferguson’s secured bond was set at $2,500, and Bateman was placed under a $500 secured bond.
Both are due in court on Aug. 25 and are presumed innocent until proven guilty.