[420 Girl]

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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