Lac du Flambeau Band orders banishments for drug offenders

Monday, August 19, 2013  

The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Wisconsin has banished 58 people from the reservation.

The banishment orders were issued to people who were arrested as part of "Operation Pandora." In June, tribal and other law enforcement agencies cracked down on drug traffickers on the reservation.

The people who ere banished have to stay away for five years.

Get the Story:
More information on Lac du Flambeau banishments released (WJFW 8/18)
Banishment orders issued for 58 on Lac du Flambeau reservation (WSAU 8/19)

Lac du Flambeau Band announces crackdown in drug crisis (6/27)