Oklahoma Bureau Of Narcotics And Dangerous Drugs Control
The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control (OBN), often shortened to Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics is an agency of the government of Oklahoma charged with minimizing the abuse of controlled substances through law enforcement measures directed primarily at drug trafficking, illicit drug manufacturing, and major suppliers of illicit drugs.
The Bureau is governed by a seven-member Commission, who members are appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma, with the approval of the Oklahoma Senate. The Commission is responsible for appointing a Director of OBN to serve as the chief executive officer of the Bureau. The current Director is R. Darrell Weaver, having served in that position since September, 2006.
The Bureau of Narcotics was created in 1975 during the term of Governor David L. Boren.
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