YEAH, EVAN ABBEY. THAT’S RIGHT. THESE FEDERAL COURT DOCUMENTS DETAIL EXACTLY HOW THIS SUSPECT WAS ABLE TO GO UNDER THE RADAR FOR SO LONG. THIS IS THE FAKE AMAZON DELIVERY VAN THAT AGENTS FROM THE FBI, THE OKLAHOMA BUREAU OF NARCOTICS, SAY THE SUSPECT, BRANDON E USED TO TRANSPORT BLACK MARKET MARIJUANA. ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2021, THE FBI HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING THIS ILLEGAL DRUG OPERATION. THE FBI SAYS YEE WOULD USE HIS BUSINESS ARCH GRANITE IN CABINETRY AS A WAREHOUSE FOR A PICK UP LOCATION FOR THE LOADS OF DRUGS. DOCUMENTS SAY, QUOTE, HE DRIVES THE AMAZON VAN TO VISIT OKLAHOMA BASED MARIJUANA GROWS WHERE LARGE BLACK TRASH BAGS CONTAINING VACUUM SEALED PACKAGES OF MARIJUANA ARE LOADED AND TRANSPORTED TO INITIAL STASH. HOUSE IS CONTROLLED BY THE MARIJUANA WOULD THEN BE REPACKAGED AND TRANSPORTED TO THESE WAREHOUSES IN OKLAHOMA CITY, WHERE IT APPEARS THAT A SEMI-TRUCK IS LOADED ABOUT ONCE A WEEK WITH MARIJUANA FOR TRANSPORTING AN OUT OF STATE. LAW ENFORCEMENT PULLED OVER ONE OF THOSE SEMIS BACK IN FEBRUARY. INSIDE, THEY SAY, APPROXIMATELY 2,700 POUNDS OF PACKAGED MARIJUANA, AN AMOUNT OF MARIJUANA THAT IS WELL IN EXCESS OF 1000 KILOGRAMS WAS FOUND DURING THAT TRAFFIC STOP IN A SEMI TRUCK IN INDIANA. AND THE SU
Years-long federal investigation leads to black market marijuana bust in Oklahoma City
The suspect was accused of using a fake Amazon delivery truck to traffic thousands of pounds of marijuana around the metro.
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Updated: 10:09 PM CDT Apr 10, 2023
A years-long federal investigation has led to a huge black-market marijuana bust in Oklahoma City.The suspect was accused of using a fake Amazon delivery truck to traffic thousands of pounds of marijuana around the metro. The federal court documents detailed exactly how the suspect was able to slip under the radar for so long.Click here for the top headlines KOCO 5 is following.The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics said the suspect, Brandon Ye, used to transport black market marijuana from an Amazon delivery van. According to court documents, the FBI has been investigating the illegal drug operation since November 2021.The FBI said Ye would use his business, Arch Granite and Cabinetry, as a warehouse and pickup location for loads of drugs.In the court documents, it says, "YE drives the Amazon Van to visit Oklahoma-based marijuana grows where large black trash bags containing vacuum-seals packages of marijuana are loaded and transported to initial stash houses controlled by YE.">> Download the KOCO 5 AppThe marijuana would then be repackaged and transported to Ye’s warehouses in OKC. At these locations, the documents say, "At the warehouses, it appears that a semi-truck is loaded about once a week with marijuana for transportation out-of-state."Law enforcement pulled over one of those trucks back in February. Inside, "approximately 2,700 pounds of packaged marijuana, an amount of marijuana is well in excess of 1,000 kilograms, was found during a traffic stop on a semi-truck in Indiana."Right now, the suspect is charged with drug conspiracy in federal court.Top HeadlinesYukon Public Schools cancels classes Monday due to potential threatMan, dog escape house fire in Nicoma Park after being alerted by smoke detectorsOU: Fake active shooter calls originated from outside US16-year-old shot through door of home, suspect at large in ChandlerToddler drowns in pool Sunday, Guthrie Fire Department confirmsMotorcyclist dead after overnight crash in Oklahoma CityOHP: Possibly armed suspect flees scene of crash, leaves 2 children in car near Chandler
OKLAHOMA CITY — A years-long federal investigation has led to a huge black-market marijuana bust in Oklahoma City.
The suspect was accused of using a fake Amazon delivery truck to traffic thousands of pounds of marijuana around the metro. The federal court documents detailed exactly how the suspect was able to slip under the radar for so long.
Click here for the top headlines KOCO 5 is following.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics said the suspect, Brandon Ye, used to transport black market marijuana from an Amazon delivery van. According to court documents, the FBI has been investigating the illegal drug operation since November 2021.
The FBI said Ye would use his business, Arch Granite and Cabinetry, as a warehouse and pickup location for loads of drugs.
In the court documents, it says, "YE drives the Amazon Van to visit Oklahoma-based marijuana grows where large black trash bags containing vacuum-seals packages of marijuana are loaded and transported to initial stash houses controlled by YE."
>> Download the KOCO 5 App
The marijuana would then be repackaged and transported to Ye’s warehouses in OKC. At these locations, the documents say, "At the warehouses, it appears that a semi-truck is loaded about once a week with marijuana for transportation out-of-state."
Law enforcement pulled over one of those trucks back in February. Inside, "approximately 2,700 pounds of packaged marijuana, an amount of marijuana is well in excess of 1,000 kilograms, was found during a traffic stop on a semi-truck in Indiana."
Right now, the suspect is charged with drug conspiracy in federal court.
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