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flag A $1.5 billion illegal marijuana ring tied to a Chinese syndicate was busted across multiple states, leading to 20 arrests and the seizure of drugs and weapons.

flag A multi-state crackdown led by Oklahoma’s Attorney General dismantled a $1.5 billion black-market marijuana operation linked to a Chinese-syndicated group, resulting in 20 arrests, 50 search warrants, and the seizure of firearms and thousands of pounds of illicit marijuana. flag The ringleader, Hao Chen, was arrested and held in New York. flag The operation, active from 2021 to 2025, used fake licenses via straw ownership to exploit Oklahoma’s medical marijuana program across at least 20 facilities in Oklahoma and seven other states. flag Authorities uncovered a network of shell companies, money laundering, and international transfers, with an 18-count indictment returned in November 2025. flag The investigation, dubbed Operation Blunt Force, is ongoing.

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