Gun-Toting Granny Was Ganja Kingpin, Cops Say

[slimvictor]

This granny's ganja wasn't for glaucoma -- turns out she might have been the biggest pot dealer in town.

When cops kicked down the door of an elderly woman's Oklahoma home on Monday, they said they knew they'd find some marijuana. What they didn't expect was that 73-year-old Darlene Mayes was packing 4 pounds of pot, $276,000 in cash, a semiautomatic pistol and a revolver, The Daily reported.

Investigators had been following Mayes' alleged drug ring for years, but they didn't know she was the kingpin until Monday, KJRH-TV reported. They believe she supplied about 40 percent of the marijuana circulating in the vicinity, which includes Tulsa and parts of Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri.

"That was quite a surprise," Vinita Police Chief Bobby Floyd told The Daily, an iPad-only news site. "She is in very good shape for her age."

Cops alleged that Mayes had plenty of dealers working for her -- including her son Jerry, who was arrested Monday, accused of carrying thousands of dollars in cash and nearly 2 pounds of pot that he intended to sell.

In Mayes' house, cops found the supply in her bedroom, which reeked of weed. A vacuum-sealed bag full of the stuff was found in the closet, and bundles of bills labeled "$15,000" were found under her box spring. They found a pipe and another bag of weed in the bathroom, and a total of $200,000 in more vacuum-sealed bags in a guest room where Mayes' grandchildren reportedly slept.

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[Newbierock]

Imagine being shady enough to rob a dealer - then rolling up to her and she pulls a fucking semi auto pistol on you.

DUnno why but that mental image tickles me, shame she got busted!

 

[shimazu]

all I can think of is the Grandma from Dont Be A Menace

"oh shit, whaddup Grandma!"

 

[Crankinit]

What a champ.

 

[drunken_etard]

Wow. If that was where I livd she would of been robbed in a second. A 77 year old lady with $270,000 and 4 pounds of weed, thats gangster lol.

 

[MemphisX3]

yeah she is the king-pin.....or her son is and is using her home as a stash spot...i wonder what kind of hard evidence they have on her other than finding cash, weed, and guns at her home. i would not be going down as some king-pin if thats all they had on me...now if they had some recordings of me directly stating or hinting to the fact i would be more inclined to fold.

 

[Carl Landrover]

Wow. If that was where I livd she would of been robbed in a second. A 77 year old lady with $270,000 and 4 pounds of weed, thats gangster lol.

If she had that much cash floating around her house and she was strapped then I think she'd have enough sway to put a price on whomever robbed her. Isn't 5k pretty standard for a hit on a regular person?