A traffic stop in Harrison County
Cirk Douglas Friend, 36, of Mt.
Clare was travelling south on I-79 near the Anmoore exit early Saturday morning
when he struck a guard rail and kept going.
McCarty observed Friend remove
large sums of cash from his pockets in an attempt to hide the cash in the
vehicle. It was then McCarty contacted the Salem Police Department’s K-9
handler, Lt. Jeff Beach, requesting a respond to the scene.
Once the K-9, Dairo, gave a
positive alert for drugs, the Department’s Street Crimes and Drug Unit was then
searched the vehicle. As a result of this search approximately one and a half
pounds of marijuana, 30 Clonazepam pills, anabolic steroids, customer lists
with corresponding owe sheets, and $10,781 in cash were located.
Friend was arrested and charged
with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, which is a felony. He will
face the additional charges of DUI and possession of steroids and Clonazepam
when his case is presented to a Grand Jury.
