OKLAHOMA CITY (April 16, 2025) – Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s Organized Crime Task Force assisted the Oklahoma City Police Department earlier this month in the arrest of six individuals for allegedly concealing black-market marijuana inside of furniture boxes and shipping it out of state. More than a ton of marijuana was seized during the operation.
Sheng Qu, Hou Run Liu, Jie Yu, Tingting Liang and Deping Sun face felony counts for their alleged role in obtaining the drugs from illegal grow operations and using several unwitting commercial freight companies to ship the marijuana from a warehouse at 301 N. Rhode Island Ave. in Oklahoma City. All are charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled dangerous substance and two counts of aggravated trafficking of a controlled dangerous substance.
In addition, Qu faces a felony count of using a firearm in the commission of a felony, and Jian Yong Chen faces a felony count of possession of a controlled dangerous substance with the intent to distribute.
In all, authorities seized 2,840 lbs. of processed marijuana along with a stolen M4-style rifle.
“I appreciate the collaborative work of my Organized Crime Task Force to support the Oklahoma City Police Department in tracking down this illicit operation and putting a stop to its massive drug trafficking scheme,” Drummond said. “We will continue to shut down illegal marijuana operations and arrest those who are involved with them until all criminals dealing in black market marijuana are in prison or driven from Oklahoma.”
Oklahoma City Police Chief Ron Bacy also praised the collaboration.
“One of the great things about Oklahoma City is that we work well, collaboratively, with most, if not all, of the law enforcement agencies in our area to minimize crime and hold criminals accountable," he said.
As part of the scheme, Qu, Liu, Yu, Liang and Sun are accused of receiving packages of illegal marijuana, hiding it inside of furniture boxes, building wooden crates and placing the marijuana-stuffed boxes into the crates. The suspects then allegedly arranged for freight trucking companies to deliver the crates outside of Oklahoma.
Every person arrested or indicted is presumed innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law.
