An undercover operation by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics led to a Hennessey man being arrested and facing three felony drug charges.

Arrested Monday was Francisco Arnoldo Payan Izabal, 39.

He was charged Wednesday with aggravated trafficking in illegal drugs (methamphetamine), trafficking in illegal drugs (cocaine) and maintaining place for keeping/selling controlled substance.

Izabal is being held at Kingfisher County Justice Center on $1 million bond.

He was arrested after agents with the OBN and officers with the Kingfisher County Sheriff’s Office, Enid Police Department and Oklahoma Highway Patrol executed a search warrant on his residence at 812 S. Main St. in Hennessey.

The search warrant was approved and executed after an investigation that began in December 2023, according to a probable cause affidavit, which was signed by OBN agent Brandon Powell.

The affidavit said once the investigation of the activities at the Hennessey residence began, agents obtained a cellular phone number for a Luis Ceja Duarte, whom they believed to be the occupant.

An undercover agent began communicating with Duarte beginning Jan. 5 and, according to the affidavit, Duarte agreed to sell the agent 10 pounds of methamphetamine.

Duarte later contacted the agent and said if he needed more “bricks” to let him know “so he could have them close to Enid,” the affidavit states.

A “brick” is one pound of methamphetamine, according to the affidavit.

The agent agreed to buy 20 pounds from Duarte, who said he could have them ready the following Monday, Jan. 8, the affidavit said.

It went on to say the transaction was agreed to take place in Enid.

The agent again contacted Duarte on Jan. 7 to confirm the transaction, the affidavit reads.

Through that part of the investigation, a search warrant was obtained through Kingfisher County District Court.

Agents began surveillance of Duarte on Jan. 8 as he traveled to Oklahoma City “presumably to get more methamphetamine,” the affidavit read.

The surveillance team was “compromised” after several hours and “the decision was made to have the subject stopped,” according to the affidavit.

Once stopped in Oklahoma City, the affidavit found Duarte in possession of cocaine.

At 5:08 p.m., the search warrant was executed on the Hennessey residence, which was found to be unoccupied.

A search of the master bedroom led to the discovery of six black bundles found in a box in the bottom of a TV stand.

“Based on my training and experience, I recognized these as being the type of bundles that illegal substances are commonly packaged in,” Powell wrote.

Other substances were found in the home that appeared consistent with both methamphetamine and cocaine, the affidavit said. They were collected and photos were also taken of suspected drug ledgers “and items depicting dominion and control for both the name of Francisco Arnaldo Payan Izabal and Luis Ceja Duarte.”

Duarte was then interviewed by agents in Oklahoma City.

It was then, according to the affidavit, that Duarte “stated his name is actually Francisco Arnaldo Payan Izabal.”

The interview revealed Izabal stating he lived in Hennessey and owned a black Nissan Altima that was in his garage.

Powell wrote that he observed a car matching that description while executing the search warrant.

The affidavit states field tests conducted Jan. 9 of the items seized from the home produced “positive presumptive” results for methamphetamine and cocaine.

In weighing the substances, the affidavit stated there were about seven pounds of methamphetamine and approximately 63.5 grams of cocaine.

The substances are being submitted to the OSBI lab for analysis and official weight.

Izabal pleaded not guilty to the charges during an appearance Wednesday in Kingfisher County District Court.

His next appearance was set for 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25.

The aggravated trafficking charge is punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $50,000 to $500,000.

The trafficking charge also has a punishment of up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $25,000 to $100,000.

The final charge could see a fine up to $10,000 and/or up to five years in county jail.