The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics raids an illegal marijuana grow operation in Nowata.

 

On Wednesday, June 10th, OBN's Marijuana Enforcement Teams served a Search Warrant at Anima Growing LLC at 22006 NS 406 Road in Nowata.

 

The Search Warrant was executed as part of an ongoing investigation into illegal cultivation, obtaining an OBN Registration by fraud using a 'straw ownership' scheme, and distribution of marijuana onto the black market.

 

OBN MET Agent seized more than 49,000 marijuana plants, and 7 people were taken into the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.   Additional arrests are anticipated as this case continues.

 

Agencies assisting OBN MET during the Search Warrant included the Nowata County Sheriff’s Office, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Nowata County Commissioner Paul Crupp's office.