Okmulgee County Grow House Raid Leads to Marijuana and Guns

OKMULGEE COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) – According to the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office, marijuana, firearms and cash were found during a raid on an illegal grow operation in Okmulgee County.

On August 20, agents from the Attorney General’s Office worked with multiple law enforcement agencies to investigate the grow operation. Participating agencies included the Attorney General’s Organized Crime Task Force, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office, Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office, the Oklahoma National Guard Civil Support Team, and the Department of Homeland Security.

Authorities said 1,300 pounds of processed marijuana, more than 3,000 marijuana plants, three firearms and $25,000 in cash were found.

According to Attorney General Gentner Drummond, this operation is an example of the cooperation between the Organized Crime Task Force and local law enforcement in investigating illegal cultivation in the state.

“We will continue to send the message to drug cartels and criminal syndicates that they need to get out of our state,” Drummond said. “We will continue to crack down on illegal grow facilities until they are all shut down.”

Suspected illegal marijuana activity can be reported anonymously to the Attorney General’s tip line at Oklahoma.gov/oag.