Agents from the Office of the Attorney General, in collaboration with several law enforcement agencies, led a raid on August 20 at an illegal marijuana grow operation in Okmulgee County. The operation resulted in the confiscation of a significant amount of marijuana and plants.
Agents seized 1,244 pounds of untagged, illegal usable marijuana, more than 3,000 marijuana plants, three firearms, and $25,000 in cash at the illegal operation.
Agencies collaborating with the Attorney General's Organized Crime Task Force included the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office, Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office, Oklahoma National Guard Civil Support Team, and the Department of Homeland Security.
Attorney General Gentner Drummond stated that the operation demonstrates how the Organized Crime Task Force is partnering with local law enforcement agencies to eliminate illegal grow operations across Oklahoma.
“We are continuing to send the message to drug cartels and crime syndicates that they need to get out of our state,” he said. “We will continue to crack down on illegal grow facilities until they have all been shut down.”
Anyone with information about possible illegal marijuana grow activity can report it to the Attorney General’s tip line at www.oklahoma.gov/oag. Reports can be anonymous.