WATONGA, Okla. — Greater than 17,500 untagged marijuana vegetation and 600 kilos of untraceable, processed marijuana that authorities say have been headed to the black market have been seized Tuesday, Could 21, 2024, throughout a joint operation between state and native legislation enforcement in Blaine County.
Investigators stated the vegetation have been present in a search of greater than 100 hoop homes and different buildings in a densely packed space west of Watonga as a part of the raid, which was led by brokers of the Legal professional Common’s Workplace after a tip from the Blaine County Sheriff’s Workplace, in accordance with a press launch from AG Gentner Drummond.
4 firearms additionally have been seized within the bust. Arrests are pending investigation, in accordance with the Legal professional Common’s workplace.
The bust is emblematic of how the Organized Crime Job Drive is partnering with native legislation enforcement companies to stamp out the unlawful grows which have invaded Oklahoma because the legalization of medical marijuana, Drummond stated.
“The drug cartels and crime syndicates are steadily getting the message that Oklahoma is not going to tolerate their nefarious actions,” he stated. “We wish them out of our state and out of our lives. Legislation enforcement will proceed to crack down and do what must be performed to remove this pestilence.”
The seizure was a joint operation of the OAG’s Organized Crime Job Drive and the Blaine County Sheriff’s Workplace, with extra help from the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) and the Oklahoma Metropolis Police Division.
Blaine County Sheriff Travis Daugherty stated he was grateful to all concerned within the operation, together with the Blaine County commissioners for his or her assist in eradicating the vegetation for destruction.
“I need to ship a transparent message that our vigilance will proceed,” Daugherty stated. “Now we have established a partnership with a devoted workforce that can relentlessly pursue these concerned in unlawful actions. In case you are engaged in such actions, it’s in your greatest curiosity to go away Blaine County or be ready to face the results enforced by the Division of Corrections.”