Authorities have seized more than 17,500 unlabeled marijuana plants and 600 pounds of processed marijuana that was untraceable, the attorney general’s office announced.
Acting on a tip from the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office, an illegal marijuana farm was raided Tuesday near Watonga, about 70 miles northwest of Oklahoma City. The plants have been removed for destruction.
Four firearms were also seized.
Authorities said in a news release that the plants were found during a search of more than 100 hoop houses and other structures in a densely packed area.
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The plants are said to be on their way to the black market.
“The drug cartels and crime syndicates are steadily getting the message that Oklahoma will not tolerate their nefarious activities,” Attorney General Gentner Drummond said in a statement. “We want them out of our state and out of our lives. Law enforcement will continue to step up and do whatever it takes to eliminate this plague.”
The seizure was a joint operation between the Attorney General’s Organized Crime Task Force and the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office, with additional assistance from the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority and the Oklahoma City Police Department.
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