Gov. Joe Manchin has a message for drug dealers: Get out of West Virginia and don't come back.

Manchin kicked off a statewide crackdown called "Operation Eviction" Thursday in Huntington.

The governor says state and local authorities will do whatever it takes to rid the state of drug dealers.

Manchin has asked Military Affairs and Public Safety Secretary Jim Spears to research the legality of hard labor as punishment. The governor says he expects to hear constitutional concerns but he wants punishment that will make drug dealers wish they never came to the state.

Roberta Howard of Huntington says she supports the crackdown. She says children shouldn't be in an environment where illegal drugs are sold.