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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2002

A Navajo Nation council delegate who says he was unfairly targeted by his tribe's top politicians had his home raided by tribal police in a pre-dawn raid on Monday, The Farmington Daily-Times reported.

J.C. Begay was arrested by Navajo Nation police for potential extradition to the state of New Mexico to face state cattle rustling charges. The state never brought a case against him.

Now, Navajo police searched his home for unknown reasons, the paper reported.

Get the Story:
Navajo Police raid J.C. Begay's home (The Farmington Daily-Times 11/26)
Tribal Sovereignty Keeps State Livestock Board at Bay (AP 11/25)

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