17,500 marijuana plants and 600 pounds seized in Blaine County raid
Oklahoma's Organized Crime Task Force and Blaine County deputies raided an illegal marijuana grow west of Watonga on 21 May 2024, seizing more than 17,500 untagged plants and 600 pounds of processed marijuana. Investigators said the crop from over 100 hoop houses was bound for the black market; four firearms were seized and no arrests were reported.
🇺🇸 west of Watonga, Blaine County, Oklahoma · Oklahoma, United States
Agents of the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Organized Crime Task Force and the
Blaine County Sheriff’s Office raided an illegal marijuana grow west of Watonga
on 21 May 2024, acting on an investigative tip from the sheriff’s office.[1]They seized more than 17,500 untagged marijuana plants and 600 pounds (about
272 kg) of untraceable processed marijuana.[1]The plants grew in more than
100 hoop houses and other structures packed into a densely planted area, and
investigators said the crop was headed for the black market.[1]
Attorney General Gentner Drummond said the bust showed how the task force
works with local agencies against the illegal grows that spread after medical
marijuana was legalized in Oklahoma.[1]Sheriff Travis Daugherty said his
office’s vigilance would continue and told people running illegal grows to
leave Blaine County or face the Department of Corrections.[1]The Oklahoma
Medical Marijuana Authority and the Oklahoma City Police Department assisted
in the operation, and four firearms were seized.[1]No arrests were
reported.[1]
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