HARDY, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky State Police have arrested a man they say was found with thousands of dollars worth of drugs in Eastern Kentucky.

In a release, KSP says 35-year-old James Hardesty was arrested at a home in the Hardy community in connection with a search of the house.

The Pike County Detention Center says Hardesty was arrested on Friday.

Police say while searching the home, they found nearly 24 pounds of what they believe is marijuana, roughly 200 grams of fentanyl, just under 11,000 mg of liquid THC, 22 guns, and over 2,100 THC edibles in the home.

According to KSP, six ounces of psilocybin mushrooms and $1,500 in cash were also found inside the home.

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