Lummi chair commends federal drug bust connected to tribal deaths

Officials at the Lummi Nation say this week’s arrests in a drug ring linked to recent overdose deaths of tribal members could offer a measure of justice. The tribal nation near Bellingham put a national spotlight on the fentanyl epidemic last September, when four members died of drug overdoses in as many days and the tribe declared a state of emergency.

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