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The last of 26 defendants in a major drug trafficking organization targeting North Dakota's Native American Re...

ajohnson@minotdailynews.com A jury trial has been scheduled for Feb. 23 in U.S. District Court in Fargo before Judge Peter Welte for some defendants whom authorities allege were part of a a drug trafficking ring that distributed oxycodone on the Fort Berthold, Turtle Mountain, and Spirit Lake reservations between 2015 and 2019. The ring also reportedly had ties to Detroit, Mich. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Fargo held a press conference on Thursday to discuss developments in “Operation Blu...