By John Dobberstein, Editor
A Glenpool man has been indicted by a grand jury for his connection to a large-scale marijuana seizure last fall by the state’s Organized Crime Task Force.
Bobby Lee Hailey, 41, faces one count of aggravated manufacturing of a controlled dangerous substance (marijuana) and one count of aggravated trafficking of a controlled dangerous substance (marijuana) in connection to a November 2023 seizure of more than 72,000 pounds of black-market marijuana.
Hailey was arrested Wednesday and booked into the Tulsa County Jail. State officials said the seizure at the Gonnabe Ranch – simply a metal barn in on Highway 104 east of Haskell, in Wagoner County — was among the largest in state history.
Homeland Security Investigations, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA), the Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office, Wagoner County Commissioners and the Wagoner County Emergency Management office assisted in the operation. The indictment is available here.
Aggravated manufacturing is punishable by no less than 20 years in prison and no more than life, as well as a $50,000 fine. Aggravated trafficking is punishable by no more than 20 years in prison and no less than a $100,000 fine.
“This indictment is only the latest of many actions taken by my office to dismantle drug trafficking organizations in Oklahoma,” said Attorney General Gentner Drummond. “I am grateful for the tremendous partnerships we have with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, OMMA, and a host of Tribal, federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. Together, we will continue targeting and prosecuting anyone involved in this dangerous and illegal conduct.”
Citizens with information about suspected illegal grow operations can submit a tip to the Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General. A complaint form is available at oag.ok.gov by clicking on the “Illegal Marijuana Tipline” tab. Tips also can be sent to illegalgrow@oag.ok.gov and reporters can remain anonymous.
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