
By Patti Weaver
(Stillwater, Okla.) — A 36-year-old Stillwater man accused of trafficking 150 pounds of marijuana, which he allegedly said he had picked up near Pawnee, has been ordered to appear in Payne County District Court on March 3 when he can seek a preliminary hearing on the felony charge.
If convicted of drug trafficking, Mustafa Ali Sadat could be given as much as a 20-year prison term and a fine of $200,000, court records show.
Sadat was arrested on the Cimarron Turnpike in Payne County at 10:33 am on July 1, 2024, by Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Derek Fry, who had observed a black Ford pickup traveling west at 91 mph in an 80-mph zone, an affidavit alleged. Sadat was released from the Payne County Jail on July 3, 2024, on $50,000 bond, court records show.
The trooper observed a strong odor of marijuana at the truck, the affidavit alleged. When the trooper asked Sadat if he had a medical marijuana card or if he had used marijuana that day, he replied no to both questions, the affidavit alleged.
After the trooper found five large black trash bags containing smaller vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana concealed in the pickup bed under a bedcover, “Sadat explained to (the trooper) that he was transporting approximately 150 lbs. of marijuana. Sadat explained he picked it up near the town of Pawnee but could not or would not provide an address.
“Sadat then explained that he was transporting the marijuana to Edmond where he would then get a manifest from his boss and then take it to another location to drop off.
“Sadat when asked could not provide any addresses or locations and said they were sent to his phone as google map pins that he could click on and follow directions. Sadat stated he had a transport license, but none could be found for Sadat. Sadat also had no official manifest for the marijuana he had,” the affidavit alleged.