Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics agents raided an illegal marijuana grow operation near Noble on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, seizing thousands of plants, more than 100 pounds of processed cannabis and two firearms. One person was arrested, and investigators say more arrests could follow.
The search warrant was executed at DTS Group INC near 180th Avenue and Blueberry Hill Way near Noble in Cleveland County. The outlet reported that agents seized 5,356 marijuana plants, 142.6 pounds of processed marijuana and two firearms during the search. KOCO, meanwhile, reported a seizure of 5,300 marijuana plants and over 142 pounds of processed cannabis at the same site — a discrepancy in the plant count between the two reports that has not been reconciled.
One suspect was taken into custody in connection with the raid, though OBN has not released the arrested person's name, per the station's report. Agents received assistance from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security during the operation, and Cleveland County officials provided land and a site at county facilities for destroying the seized marijuana.
OBN Points to a Years-Long Black-Market Problem
OBN spokesperson Mark Woodward said illegal marijuana being moved out of state onto the black market has been a problem in Oklahoma since 2021, according to the same account. Woodward said black-market marijuana remains in high demand largely because it costs less than marijuana taxed and sold through licensed dispensaries.
Woodward also said some of that black-market marijuana ends up sold to dispensaries because it can be purchased more cheaply without the added tax burden. He noted that marijuana grown in Oklahoma for around $100 per pound can sell for $3,500 to $4,000 per pound once it reaches the New York area, the report notes.
A Statewide Enforcement Push
OBN said more arrests could be forthcoming as the investigation continues, per the outlet's report. The Noble raid comes amid a broader enforcement effort: OBN Marijuana Enforcement Team agents have said that since 2021 they have seized more than 3 million illegal marijuana plants and over 300,000 pounds of processed marijuana statewide, and made more than 450 arrests, according to okcfox.com.
That enforcement push has reduced the number of marijuana grows statewide from 8,400 to about 2,100, KOCO has reported separately. Despite that drop, a report from The Frontier found that between March 2024 and March 2025, state tracking systems failed to account for roughly 70 million pounds of marijuana — an amount the outlet compared to nearly 30 times what's needed to supply Oklahoma's roughly 300,000 licensed medical marijuana patients.
Other Recent Busts Across the State
The Noble case follows a string of similar OBN operations around Oklahoma. In southwestern Oklahoma, agents and local authorities dismantled three marijuana farms near Tipton, Frederick and Grandfield as part of an investigation into black-market trafficking and fraud, seizing more than 40,000 plants and over 1,000 pounds of processed marijuana, KOCO reported. Five people were in ICE custody in that case, with investigators expecting more arrests.
A separate bust in Clinton turned up 15,703 marijuana plants and 114 pounds of processed marijuana, with four people taken into custody, according to KFOR. The Oklahoman has separately described state authorities as cracking down on illegal marijuana operations and going after transnational criminal organizations operating in the state. No charges or booking details for the person arrested in the Noble case have been disclosed.
