Members of the drug task force from
McDowell County , W.Va.
and Buchanan County , Va.
Authorities made the discovery
while executing a search warrant near Paynesville. About 50 marijuana plants
average 15 feet in height were discovered. Also near the pot patch was a fully
functional moonshine still. Officers found additional moonshine hidden amid hay
bales on the property of suspect.
Police say the property owner is
Lewis “Reuben” Lester, 70, Paynesville. A warrant for his arrest has been
issued. His daughter, Melissa Lester, 25, was at home when authorities raided
the property. She was arrested on one county of operating a moonshine
still, one count of cultivating marijuana, and five counts of delivery of a
controlled substance.
