Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s Organized Crime Task Force conducted raids on April 9 at two illegal marijuana grow operations and two processing facilities in Tulsa and Claremore. The raids targeted KMA 2021, Wanna-Dab Labs, and Danky McNuggy Medical Group.
The action resulted in several arrests, the seizure of more than 58,920 plants and 1,350 pounds of processed marijuana, and the detention of nine individuals by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for deportation. The operation is part of ongoing efforts to address organized crime related to illegal marijuana cultivation in Oklahoma.
“We are making communities across the state safer each time we shut down an illegal marijuana grow operation,” Drummond said. “I appreciate our partnership with the Trump administration to work with ICE to deport illegal immigrants who are involved in these operations and to build a more secure Oklahoma.”
Among those arrested were Qiu Cheng Chen (also known as Sam Chen) and his wife Xiufeng Lin (also known as Linda Lin), both from Jenks. They face complaints including conspiracy to defraud the state, conspiracy to manufacture a controlled dangerous substance (marijuana), aggravated manufacturing of controlled substances in both Tulsa and Rogers counties, as well as a pattern of criminal offenses. Authorities accuse them of running a drug trafficking organization since 2024 using straw ownership schemes—methods used to hide true business ownership—to unlawfully operate multiple medical marijuana businesses.
The task force worked alongside agencies such as the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, local sheriff’s offices, Cherokee Marshals Service, Oklahoma National Guard’s Civil Support Team, Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Homeland Security Investigations, ICE, as well as county commissioners’ crews for disposal assistance.
Drummond heads the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office leveraging extensive legal experience according to his official biography. The office focuses on combating crime—including organized crime—ensuring government transparency, strengthening tribal relations,and upholding the rule of law. It also advocates for policies supporting energy interests, educational safeguards,and tougher laws on crimes like rape or drug distribution.
Since Drummond took office there has been a significant reduction in licensed marijuana grow operations statewide—from over 9,000 down to fewer than 1,200.