May 17, 2021
By News Director Jared Atha
Agents with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics say they are continuing to crack down on black market marijuana operations.
Last month, OBN agents conducted two raids on a marijuana farm in Guthrie and seized around 15,000 plants.
Earlier this month, agents also cracked down on an illegal grow operation in Erick that was connected to the Guthrie farm.
Now, officials say they shut down another Logan County farm that was tied to a criminal organization that was growing marijuana for the black market.
In a press release, OBN spokesman Mark Woodward said the agency is looking at this as a criminal organization that is simply using Oklahoma’s medical marijuana program to continue to operate their illegal operation under the guise of a medical marijuana farm.
Woodward said the latest operation that was shut down was another piece of an ongoing investigation targeting criminals moving thousands of pounds of marijuana onto the streets while hiding behind a state medical marijuana license.
As a result, several people are facing charges as the investigation unfolds.
On May 4, agents with the OBN along with the Beckham County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant and conducted a raid at a criminal marijuana growing operation in Erick.
No arrests were made during the raid.
Woodward told Paragon Communications shortly after that raid, that the increasing grow operations in western Oklahoma have caught OBN’s attention, and urges anyone to contact authorities if they suspect illegal activity.
