PONCA CITY, OKLA (KOKH) — On April 9, the Kay County Sheriff’s Office and the Attorney General’s Organized Crime Task Force (OCTF) busted a Ponca City marijuana grow facility.
According to KCSO, law enforcement made five arrests and recovered over 11,000 illegal marijuana plants.
The Ponca City location had a total of 11,269 plants and 477 lbs. of processed marijuana on its grounds.
“Our investigators found absolutely nothing to suggest this facility made even a token effort to appear legitimate, meaning the marijuana seized was likely headed for the black market,” said Attorney General Gentner Drummond. “I applaud the Organized Crime Task Force and the federal, state, and local law enforcement entities that came together for this operation. The message must be clear to drug traffickers: Get out of Oklahoma.”
The five individuals arrested at the scene were Gangtie Li, age 60, Xiu Yu Li, age 59, Qunying Sun, age 59, Xtao Zhou Wang, age 37, and Yu Jiao Zou, age 62.
All five individuals were charged with aggravated manufacturing of marijuana and trafficking of a controlled and dangerous substance.
The grow facility did not have an active Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority license or an active registration with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs.
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On April 9, the Kay County Sheriff’s Office and the Attorney General’s Organized Crime Task Force (OCTF) busted a Ponca City marijuana grow facility.According t Read More
