WAOW - Newsline 9, Wausau News, Weather, SportsDrug task force gets boost, right before woman apparently overdoses
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by Meg Bonacorsi
LAC DU FLAMBEAU (WAOW) -- State Justice Department leaders announce a new effort to battle drugs and gangs on Indian reservations just before a Lac Du Flambeau woman died of an apparent overdose.
The new program puts tribal officers undercover to infiltrate drug rings to learn information that can be shared throughout the state.
Tribal President Carl Edwards says, "Well when you're dealing with other Native Americans, having a fellow native on staff that is trained and has the background for it is essential. It's more positive it's going to get better results."
Training the officers is an addition to the Native American Drug and Gang Initiative that started about two years ago.
It helps tribes communicate with each other and with state agents, helping identify criminals who travel between reservations.
Find out more about the task force, and whether people think it's working tomorrow on Newsline 9.
Online Reporter: Meg Bonacorsi
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