One arrested after marijuana sting operation in Atoka

Published: Dec. 16, 2021 at 11:59 AM CST|Updated: Dec. 16, 2021 at 12:18 PM CST
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ATOKA COUNTY, Okla., (KXII) - The Atoka County Sheriff’s Office and the Oklahoma Bureau arrested one man on Thursday after a sting on a marijuana grow in eastern Atoka.

After a month long investigation, officers arrested Blong Thao, and transported him to Atoka County Jail on a warrant for unlawful delivery of marijuana during a traffic stop.

Deputies found and seized thirty pounds of marijuana from the vehicle.

A search warrant was later obtained for his property in eastern Atoka County where nearly 800 more pounds of marijuana was seized.

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