Sparsely Patrolled Indian Reservations Become Drug Traffickers' ....
Kevin Johnson.
- USA Today, 2003.
- SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 79, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Sparsely Patrolled Indian Reservations Become Drug Traffickers' ..., Aug. 6, 2003; pp. n.p..
"The old yellow school bus looked out of place as it rumbled along a remote dirt road near the U.S.-Mexico border. Its markings said Tucson, which is more than 50 miles away, and it wasn't anywhere near a school. When a tribal police officer and U.S. Border Patrol agents stopped the northbound bus, the driver's intentions became clear: In every seat, there was a large, vacuum-packed bale of marijuana." (USA TODAY) This article discusses the increase in drug trafficking occurring throughout Indian reservations, specifically addressing the increase at the Tohono O'odham reservation.
1522-323X;
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs
Border patrols Drug traffic Indians of North America Narcotics--Control of Tohono O'Odham Indians