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It seemed an unlikely spot for a showdown between Chinese gangsters: a marijuana farm on the prairie in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma.
Chinese criminal networks have taken over much of the illicit marijuana market in Oklahoma, stoking a wave of crime that includes violence, money laundering and human trafficking. And authorities suspect some of those involved have links to powerful forces in the Chinese state.
Oklahoma's lax pot laws made it a utopia for the cannabis industry. A mass murder on a weed farm in Kingfisher County sparked a marijuana crackdown.
Oklahoma's lax pot laws made it a utopia for the cannabis industry. A mass murder on a weed farm in Kingfisher County sparked a marijuana crackdown.
Chinese organized crime ❝has taken over marijuana in Oklahoma and the United States,❞ said Donnie Anderson, director of Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, in an interview.