OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond expressed serious concern that a $100,000 bond for Hao Chen does not adequately protect Oklahoma communities from the man accused of leading a massive criminal operation. Bond was set today by an Oklahoma County court.
“A $100,000 bond for Hao Chen does not come close to reflecting the harm done to Oklahoma communities by this operation. He faces charges of corrupting our licensing system, flooding the black market with marijuana and running a sprawling criminal network for years. Chen was arrested in New York and has every incentive to flee. A bond that wouldn’t inconvenience a mid-level drug dealer has no business being applied to the leader of a billion-dollar criminal enterprise. We will make sure Chen faces the full measure of justice that Oklahomans deserve.”
Chen faces 18 felony counts following a Multi-County Grand Jury indictment. He was arrested Jan. 29 in New York City and transferred the Oklahoma County Jail Saturday as part of Operation Blunt Force. The operation resulted in 20 arrests across multiple states.
