A Drug Enforcement Administration investigation into narcotics trafficking in Oklahoma and surrounding states led to the arrest of more than 300 people. News of the arrests was released on Sept. 12 by the DEA and the U.S. attorney general. Known as "Operation Crystal...
Criminal charges for dealing drugs in Oklahoma involve either the sale or attempted sale of a controlled substance. The classifications for these drugs are according to "schedules" that range from one to five. A few of the illegal drugs that can result in a criminal...
A joint investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Department of Homeland Security and the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office led to the indictment of seven members of an alleged Oklahoma meth ring. The suspects, whose ages range from 28 to 45 years...
Four Oklahoma men have been accused of distributing counterfeit oxycodone pills containing the deadly opioid fentanyl. At least two people have died from drug overdoses after taking the pills according to media reports. Fentanyl is a synthetic drug that is many times...
Prosecutors in Oklahoma say that a Pottawatomie County man used a preowned car lot and several rental properties to support an illegal drug business that distributed thousands of opioid pills in the Shawnee area. An investigation into the man’s alleged activities came...
The Oklahoma Senate passed a bill on March 11 that increases the penalties for those who use or sell drugs within 1,000 feet of a school. The measure has since been referred to the House of Representatives. Senate Bill 1674 was introduced to reverse parts of State...
Police in Oklahoma say that a shootout in Pottawatomie County on Jan. 23 was related to the attempted robbery of a drug dealer. Two men have been taken into custody in connection with an incident that was captured by a home security camera. The footage appears to show...
On Dec. 6, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictments of 35 people in connection with a methamphetamine trafficking ring operated from within the Oklahoma prison system. The charges are the culmination of a 12-month investigation conducted by local,...
A routine traffic stop in Oklahoma on the evening of Nov. 30 led to the discovery of marijuana, methamphetamine, firearms, and drug paraphernalia, the Clinton Police Department has reported. A 23-year-old man, a 20-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were taken into...
Low-cost presumptive field tests in the hands of police officers regularly produce false positives that send people to jail on drug charges. A public defender working in Tulsa County said that about once a month she represents defendants arrested after the field tests...
