Three people were arrested in a black market marijuana investigation.[1] The three were taken into custody following an investigation by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics.[2] On Oct. 7, OBN’s Marijuana Enforcement Teams and Special Investigations Unit served multiple search warrants as part of the ongoing investigation.[2] Agents simultaneously executed search warrants at locations in Edmond, Wewoka and Seminole.[2]

Agents seized 5,274 pounds of processed marijuana during the searches.[2] Agents also seized 145 pounds of THC wax.[2] Agents seized 290 THC vape cartridges.[2] Agents seized 922 packages of mushroom edibles.[2] Agents seized 2,211 packages of mushroom gummies.[2] Agents seized two pistols and one suppressor.[2]

Officials said three people were taken into custody and more arrests are anticipated as the investigation continues.[2] OBN Director Donnie Anderson said the investigation targeted and dismantled a significant transnational criminal enterprise shipping thousands of pounds of Oklahoma-grown marijuana to the out-of-state black market.[2] The operation involved cooperation from the DEA’s Oklahoma City and Dallas field offices, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Oklahoma agriculture department, Edmond and Mesquite police, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office and the Seminole County District 3 Commissioner’s Office.[3]