The Lummi Nation Chairman released a statement Friday regarding recent arrests that were made earlier this week in connection to a multi-state drug trafficking

Seventeen people were arrested across the country Wednesday on charges in a multi-state drug trafficking ring allegedly linked to a string of fatal overdoses on Lummi Nation last September. The drug ring,

Officials at the Lummi nation say this week’s arrests in a drug ring linked to recent overdose deaths could offer a measure of justice.