Face Of W.Va Anti-drug Campaign Faces Drug Charges

[Jim Finnel]

The star of a labor organization's anti-drug television ad has been charged with what police call a "marijuana factory" in his Huntington home.

Wendell Searls was arrested Wednesday and charged with cultivating marijuana and possessing the drug with an intent to sell. He was held on $52,000 bond. It could not be immediately determined if Searls has a lawyer.

Huntington Police Sgt. Darrell Booth says investigators found more than 100 plants and tools needed to grow the crop indoors in Searls' attic.

Searls, a member of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 521, appeared in an ad by the Affiliated Construction Trades Foundation espousing a drug-free work force.

Foundation director Steve White says he's surprised and disappointed by the charges.


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[Oddnonsmoker]

Oh the sweet, skunky irony.

 

[SMOKEZILLA]

Oh the sweet, skunky irony.

I bet he's crying "LEGALIZE IT!" right about now

 

[Firestone]

You live dead in the center of the main outdoor growing region in the East and you get busted for indoor grow when helicopters are looking for outdoor grows dusk to dawn seven day a week?

That Wendell has a rare talent.