2 Arrested, Over 100,000 Marijuana Plants Seized In Ardmore OBN Bust

Two people were arrested after the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics served a search warrant on Tuesday at a marijuana grow farm in Ardmore, the agency says.

The OBN said agents had identified numerous people entering the farm, located near Smokey Ridge Road and Bill Short Road, and illegally purchasing more than 50 pounds of marijuana per visit.

"We determined the operators of this marijuana farm were loading as much as 1,000 pounds of marijuana at a time into refrigerated semi-trucks," OBN spokesman Mark Woodward said.

Woodward also said the marijuana would be transported onto the black market in places such as New York City, Chicago, and parts of Florida.

In addition to the OBN, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office and the Carter County Sheriff’s Office also assisted in serving the search warrant.

After arriving at the grow operation, the OBN said agents seized 106,062 marijuana plants, 1,120 pounds of processed marijuana, and made two arrests.

The OBN said 34-year-old Wen Bin Haung and 37-year-old Wen Zhang Huang were taken into custody, and face charges including aggravated trafficking of marijuana.

“Oklahoma’s marijuana program is no longer viewed nationally as the so-called ‘wild west of weed,'" OBN director Donnie Anderson said. "Oklahoma now has gained a proud reputation for having some of the most efficient and effective regulatory oversight and criminal enforcement of any medical marijuana state. The industry, itself, has expressed continued support and appreciation for our efforts to protect the legitimate businesses and cut off the black market.”