Fayetteville Police Chief Deputy Neil Godfrey says that Jeff Hardy’s home was searched Friday morning at 10:30AM based on a police tip that there were drugs on the premises.
Upon arriving at the house, police encountered Hardy and “wife” (fiancee) Beth. After completing the search and finding the various drugs and paraphernalia, the police proceeded to arrest and charge the former WWE Superstar. Hardy’s significant other was not included in the arrest.
Charged with “trafficking in opium, two counts of possession with intent to sell or deliver a Schedule III controlled substance, maintaining a dwelling for drugs, possession of cocaine, and possession of drug paraphernalia,” according to the News & Observer, Hardy would face a mandatory prison term if convicted of some of the key charges. Opium trafficking, for instance, guarantees a three year stint behind bars.
Godfrey added that because the case remains under investigation, it is too early to determine if more charges–either against Hardy or others who are potentially involved–will be filed.
Hardy, who has not outright denied the alleged possession of drugs ranging from anabolic steroids to cocaine to Vicodin but has criticized inaccurate media reporting, is scheduled to make his first court appearance on the matter Monday.
Hardy, a former WWE World Champion and one of the most popular wrestlers in the modern era of the company, departed the organization for a personal hiatus a few weeks ago. Eerily, his final storyline–a feud with current World Champion CM Punk–played off his history of alleged drug issues.
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