OBN Press Release
LARGE SCALE DRUG TRAFFICKING NETWORK DISMANTLED IN SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA
An 18-month multi-agency investigation in southwestern Oklahoma has dismantled a large drug trafficking network. At 6:00 a.m. this morning, Agents and Officers from several departments began executing 7 Search Warrants in Caddo County and serving more than 30 Arrest Warrants. Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) Spokesman Mark Woodward says the case initiated in January of 2019 targeting a drug trafficking ring moving large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine into Anadarko and Chickasha.
“It wouldn’t be uncommon for this group to bring more than a kilo of meth and nearly a half-pound of cocaine on a weekly basis into Caddo County for distribution. Occasionally, they would sell prescription pills and marijuana, as well.” —OBN Spokesman Mark Woodward
The investigation involved Agents from OBN, as well as members of the Anadarko Police Department, Caddo County Sheriff’s Department, the District 6 Drug Task Force and the Department of Correction’s Office of Inspector General. Two of the main targets of this investigation, Clifton Wilson and David Duncan, were running the drug trafficking operation while incarcerated at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.
“These two inmates would facilitate drug shipments using contraband cell phones to communicate with people on the outside. OBN worked very closely with the Inspector General’s Office at the Department of Corrections throughout this investigation to monitor the activities of these two inmates.”
—OBN Director Donnie Anderson
Agents seized several pounds of meth, cell phones, and drug paraphernalia while executing the 7 Search Warrants this morning. As of noon today, Woodward says 28 defendants are in custody. All of the defendants arrested today were transported to the Caddo County Jail. They face a variety of state and federal charges including felony drug trafficking.