An Eagle Springs man was arrested Monday on charges related to trafficking in controlled prescription pills, according to a press release from the Moore County Sheriff’s Office.

Kenneth Allen Sheffield, 26, of 233 Sneed Road, Eagle Springs, has been charged with four counts of felony trafficking in opium, felony possession with intent to sell or deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, felony sell a Schedule II controlled substance, felony deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, felony possession with intent to sell or deliver a Schedule III controlled substance, felony sell a Schedule III controlled substance and felony deliver a Schedule III controlled substance, according to the release.

The arrest stemmed from an undercover investigation conducted by officers from the Moore County Sheriff’s Office narcotics unit in August 2010, according to the release. During the investigation, officers purchased and seized 10 endocet and two vicodin prescription pills.

Sheffield was jailed, with bail set at $75,000.