Cartels infiltrating native reservations with fentanyl: Tribal leader

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Cartels infiltrating native reservations with fentanyl: Tribal leader

(NewsNation) — Tribal leaders in Montana issued an urgent plea to Congress, saying they are overwhelmed and outmatched as Mexican drug cartels exploit jurisdictional loopholes to embed themselves on Native American reservations with devastating effects. Jeffrey Stiffarm, president of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, testified that the Sinaloa Cartel operates with near impunity in his region, capitalizing on chronic underfunding of law enforcem…