Narcotics detectives who attended Wednesday’s grand opening of a smoke shop in Port Charlotte store arrested two people for selling drugs in front of the store, the agency reported. Detectives attended the event on several tips that people were going to be selling drugs there.

Sheriff's officials said no employees of the business were involved, and the activity took place outside the store.

According to CCSO reports: At 8 p.m. two undercover detectives went to Smoke-N-CDs, 3129 Tamiami Trail, Unit-C and inside were approached outside the store by Michael Grady Wilson, 22, 25188 E. Marion Ave., Punta Gorda, and Andrew James Morris, 18, 2818 Larkspur Drive, Punta Gorda. Wilson asked the detectives if they were looking for anything and they responded they wanted to “get some weed.” Wilson said he did not have any marijuana, but had Klonapin pills for sale. Wilson and Morris asked detectives to get inside Morris’ 1998 Ford where they bought 10 pills.

Wilson told the detectives he had a friend that could get him marijuana. The officers gave Wilson money and he made a phone call.

A few minutes later, a car pulled up to the store front. Wilson got in, got out and handed the undercover detective a bag of marijuana.

Then Morris and Wilson drove off in Morris’ Ford. They were stopped at 9:07 p.m. by patrol cars. Deputies found Wilson had a pill bottle with 21 Klonapin pills and a cigarette pack with marijuana, the sheriff’s office said. At the Charlotte County Jail, officers found a Klonapin pill in Morris’ wallet, the sheriff’s office reported.

Wilson was charged with possession of controlled substance with intent to distribute, sale and delivery of Klonapin, sale and delivery of marijuana, possession of Klonapin and possession of marijuana. Morris was charged with principle to sale and delivery of controlled substance Klonapin, possession of Klonapin, and introduction of a controlled substance into a correctional facility.

Both were booked into the Charlotte County Jail.

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