On 20 August 2024, agents from Oklahoma’s Organized Crime Task Force and several partner agencies raided an illegal marijuana grow operation in northern Okmulgee County.[1][2] They seized 1,244 pounds (about 564 kg) of untagged, illegal useable marijuana, more than 3,000 marijuana plants, three firearms and $25,000 in cash.[1][2]
A multi-agency raid on an unlicensed grow
The Attorney General’s Organized Crime Task Force led the raid with the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, the Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office, the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office, the Oklahoma National Guard Civil Support Team and the federal Department of Homeland Security.[1][2] The marijuana was untagged, meaning it sat outside the state’s licensed medical marijuana tracking system.[1][2]
The task force promised more crackdowns
Attorney General Gentner Drummond said the operation showed the task force partnering with local agencies to drive out the operators behind illegal grows across Oklahoma.[1][2] “We are continuing to send the message to drug cartels and crime syndicates that they need to get out of our state,” Drummond said, promising to keep cracking down until every illegal grow facility had been shut down.[2]
