DOJ: Seattle family led fentanyl ring targeting Lummi Nation

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SEATTLE - Federal authorities arrested 17 people, five of them from a Seattle-area family, in connection to a massive, multi-state drug trafficking ring.

The arrests follow a two-year investigation into a fentanyl trafficking organization, with the Seattle-area "Jackson family" playing a prominent role in the distribution, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

"This investigation revealed that the trafficking organization was a supplier to a community that was rocked by four fentanyl overdose deaths in just four days," said Gorman. "Fentanyl continues to claim lives in our community — especially in our Tribal communities. We will do all we can to stop the flow of this deadly drug."

Federal authorities say the Jackson family's drug trafficking operation intentionally targeted the Lummi Nation, located in Whatcom County, leading to a fatal fentanyl overdose.

"The significance of this case is that a family drug trafficking organization expanded from Seattle beyond Washington state to locations across the country," said Richard A. Collodi, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Seattle field office. "This group distributed more than 800,000 fentanyl pills throughout the United States, including in Arizona, Texas, Missouri, Montana, and Georgia. Together with our partners, this demonstrates the national impact of today’s operations by disrupting this source of supply."

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