“All levels of government have been working to reduce and ultimately eliminate this threat,” he said. Keep up-to-date with everything that happens in your world. The Medicare open enrollment period is October 15th – December 7th and we want to make sure you are prepared. News 0's Bonnie Campo has the details. The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 1,307 new cases and 870 hospitalized COVID-19 patients Wednesday. “Operation Triple Beam” ended Sept. 6 and targeted violent fugitives and criminals who were wanted on charges including homicide, felony assault and sexual assault as well as illegal possession of firearms, illegal drug distribution and robbery and arson, according to Johnny Kulhman, the U.S. You can cancel at any time. Please subscribe to keep reading. Another, John Heavener, is serving a life sentence for shooting with intent to kill. State and local authorities seized 231 pounds of methamphetamine during a drug trafficking investigation in northeastern Oklahoma.According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics, OBN agents, along with the Grove Police Department, started the investigation after developing information regarding large quantities of meth being moved into the area.“Over the past several days, … Twenty-one were assault suspects, another 21 were burglary suspects, 88 were weapons offense suspects and 57 were drug offense suspects, according to a press release from the US Marshals service. Working as “an organizational hub,” prisoners connected with the drug ring are also accused of using cell phones to instruct street affiliates to store drugs for them in their cars and homes, and deliver the drugs to buyers, according to court documents. Dozens of people connected with an Oklahoma City street gang have been charged with running a large-scale drug ring that operated in state prisons and stretched across the southern border. Since 2011, the state Department of Corrections has confiscated more than 48,500 illegal cell phones. "The important thing that's going to happen is whether we maintain the Republican majority in the United States Senate," he said of the Georgia runoffs that could determine whether Inhofe remains in his leadership role. When we arrest these violent fugitives, we are also removing guns and narcotics from our streets. On Thursday, a narcotics agent on military duty with the Air Force inspected the tractor-trailer, which revealed duffel bags and 35 boxes of marijuana and oil, he said. ", "We believe these efforts have an immediate, positive impact on the communities we serve. 27 People Arrested in Eastern Oklahoma Drug Bust ... Election 2020: 6 States Await Results On The 3rd Day Of Counting ... Oklahoma City, OK 73111. Agents with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics took down an accused big drug dealer. Last Thursday, OBN took Sheridan Thomason into custody. Look out below: Horrifying pic shows snake eel burst out of bird's stomach in midair. OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) - The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics along with multiple other agencies have dismantled a large drug trafficking network in southwestern Oklahoma. Charges of distribution or possession with intent to distribute carry maximum sentences of 20 years, 40 years, or life in prison, depending on the drug amounts alleged in each count. Our Lobby Hours. To develop their case, authorities placed wiretaps on contraband phones used by the prisoners. Narcotics Bureau agents will host public forum to further discuss drug enforcement, prevention, and treatment issues within the communities and the schools. The driver was identified as Ashot Grigoryan, 59. Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski has tested positive for the coronavirus. Authorities also seized five weapons and nine contraband cell phones from prisoners connected with the drug ring. Busted: meth and heroin ring ran from Oklahoma prisons to Mexico, Paradise lost: Meth has saturated communities in southeast Oklahoma. The 52-year-old is being held without bond at the Delaware County jail, according to an Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman. Sitemap 119,525, This story has been shared 105,230 times. Look out below: Horrifying pic shows snake eel burst out of bird's stomach in... New study reveals the locations at highest risk of spreading COVID-19, Why Fauci thinks COVID-19 won't be a pandemic 'for a lot longer', Construction worker killed after forklift falls from bridge, Celebrity pastor Carl Lentz's alleged lover tells all: 'I was a drug to him'. In both 2018 and 2019 he earned newspaper writer of the year honors from the Great Plains Journalism Awards. The operation targeted gang activity in the Oklahoma City area, according to local station KOCO, and went after offenders who committed high-profile crimes. Playing out … The state’s death toll has risen to 1,451, and 1,102 Oklahomans remained hospitalized with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases. Five missing children turned up in the investigation, the US Marshals Service said in a news release. His death in jail is now an OSBI investigation, according to the sheriff. You have permission to edit this article. Yen supports a statewide mask mandate to reduce the spread of COVID-19, something Gov. Those arrested included Pablo Robledo, a known Surenos gang member who was collared on July 31 after fleeing from the Oklahoma County Detention Center while awaiting murder charges. Officials arrested 262 individuals in the Oklahoma City metro, including 141 confirmed gang members, according to Kuhlman. NOV 4, 2020 - Dozens of people connected with an Oklahoma City street gang have been charged with running a large-scale drug ring that operated in state prisons and stretched across the southern border. You can opt-out at any time. Five children who were missing and thought to be in danger were also rescued safely. (RELATED: US Marshals Auctioning Off Merchandise From Failed Fyre Festival), “Operation Triple Beam OKC was a targeted enforcement initiative by the Marshals and their partners to address violent crime in and around Oklahoma City,” Kuhlman said. "When we arrest these violent fugitives, we are also removing guns and narcotics from our streets.