Johnston County Sheriff’s Office partnered with local law enforcement to shut down illegal marijuana facility
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Johnston County Sheriff’s Office, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Tishomingo Police Department shut down an illegal marijuana grow facility Thursday. According to a social media post from the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office, law enforcement agencies reportedly seized about 20,000 marijuana grown plants with an estimated street value of $30 to $60 million.
According to the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office, the investigation began with a traffic stop in Wapanucka. Deputies allegedly stopped a vehicle for traffic violations and reportedly smelled marijuana coming from the car. After searching the car, deputies allegedly found a small amount of marijuana and close to $83,000.
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A man has been charged with murder in the 2020 overdose death of a Chickasha mother.
Clarence Morrow, 28, was charged with one count of first-degree murder Tuesday in Grady County District Court.
Investigators with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics said Morrow gave Stephanie McMahon counterfeit pills, causing her to overdose in October 2020.
“She had a genuine heart, I’m telling you a heart of gold,” Jadyn Filer, McMahon’s daughter, said. “She just overall was a good person. She could always make you laugh, too.”
Throughout several interviews, investigators learned McMahon overdose at Morrow’s home on Sixth Street in Chickasha.
OBN describes toll illegal grows take on workers and communities Connor Hansen
Law enforcement agencies are continuing to bust large-scale illegal marijuana grows across Oklahoma.
The latest was raided Wednesday morning in Grady County.
The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics says the word has gotten out that Oklahoma is a cheap place to buy land and to get a growing license.
Agents say the influx is keeping them busy and they want people to know they re cracking down.
For hours on Wednesday, they loaded dump trucks full of marijuana plants they say were grown without a license on a property near Rush Springs.
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