Good Riddance of Bad People, Gitter’ Done Station convenience
No town in Oklahoma – no matter how small or innocent – seems to be immune from the scourge of drug abuse.
Bad people Iqbal Makkar of Bentonville, Ark., and Gaurav Sehgal of Grove, Okla., operated Gitter’ Done Station convenience store on Highway 10 north of Grove from November 2011 to January 2013. They used the store to sell illegal, synthetic marijuana known as K2. We saw several young people in the emergency room at Grove, some of whom were hospitalized, from using this illegal drug.
We know Makkar and Sehgal sold at least 280 pounds of illegal Schedule I-controlled substances in small packets marketed under names such as Diablo, Joker, Kush and Scooby Snax , the latter of which was used to appeal to younger kids.
These drug dealers operated across state lines, laundering their profits from their illegal activities at the Gitter’ Done store through Corner Stone Bank in Southwest City, Mo. How profitable is the illegal drug market? Law enforcement seized property from them valued at more than $2.7 million, including $721,000 in cash and a Range Rover automobile. They also were ordered to pay more than $6,000 to a victim who was hospitalized as a result of smoking synthetic marijuana bought at their Gitter’ Done store.
Makkar and Sehgal were recently sentenced to 97 months and 84 months in prison, respectively. I hope they have to serve every day without an early parole. In fact, I hope neither one of them ever live to see the light of day outside of prison. Good riddance of bad people.
Thank you to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma and U.S. District Judge Claire Eagan for locking this scum up and making Grove and Northeastern Oklahoma a little better place as a result.
It is my pleasure to serve as your state representative. I can be reached atdougcox@okhouse.gov or 405-557-7415.
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