SUQUAMISH POLICE Opioid issues for Law Enforcement in Indian Country
Chief Mike Lasnier 32 Years in Law Enforcement 20+ Years as a Tribal Police Chief Street Level Narcotics, Federal Task Force, Major Crimes Chair, WASPC Indian Country Committee Past President, Current Executive Board, NATEO Co-Chair, 3 County Opioid Workgroup & Chair, Overdose Death Prevention Workgroup
Topics Naloxone Selling Opioid treatment concepts to pessimistic cops State Enforcement Authority ODMAP; Overdose tracking Body-Cams Extradition & Drug Field Testing Opioids Investigations Tribal Law & Order Act WSIN & NW HIDTA; TAP Terminals Intelligence sharing Selling Opioid treatment Drug Take-Backs concepts to pessimistic cops
This Presentation My Opinion; not Suquamish Tribe, nor any other Tribe. My experience, based on where I am Our sharing of ideas My goal is that at least one topic will spark an idea for you This is a mixed audience; my goal is something for everyone; this is a bunch of appetizers, not a meal Some issues, not all issues Strategies for appealing to resisting Law Enforcement
Drug Investigations in Tribal Communities Many of our normal tools are unethical or extremely challenging in a Tribal community. The impact on a Tribal informant for working with the police can outweigh the benefit.
Naloxone 2 nd Law Enforcement Agency in Washington to issue/ use Naloxone; March 2015. (Lummi Tribe was 1 st ) Resistance/ Lack of Support in 2013 & 2014 “Just Do It” Paired with a local Pharmacist, paid out of pocket First save 5 days later. State Law changed, now 100% of Police Strategy for stubborn cops & fire agencies
Tribal Access to State Enforcement Authority for Non-Native Suspects Historically, cross deputization Direct Authority from the State RCW 10.92 Training & Certification Insurance and limited waivers of immunity Insurance MOU with overlapping jurisdictions, and dispute resolution process.
Bodycams First in region to go to 100% issue, on cusp of 4 th set of hardware It’s not the hardware, it’s the storage! Public Disclosure is the biggest threat You have to rebuild the back end of the system, not just the front end. Nearly all complaints will stop. Valuable clinical tool, if we could work out 42CFR issues.
Field Testing Opioids Most LE agencies in our region have ceased field testing of opioids, due to real or perceived threats posed by fentanyl and carfentanyl. This can impact court cases, and the ability to hold suspects in custody pending test results. Filter Masks, Eye protection, observation/ medical safety standbye. Training on how to document drug recognition
Tribal Law & Order Act Previously, Tribes could only incarcerate for 12 months per offense, stacking to 3 years. Under TLOA, 3 years per offense, stacking to 9 years Certain provisions; defense attorneys provided, trained judges, published laws, etc. Less Federal Cases, more handled in Tribal Court
TAP Terminals (Tribal Access Program) nDex; National Data Exchange; investigations. Bookings, Convictions, Warrants entries Run our own criminal histories & background checks for staff/ foster parents/ youth workers Most things we were told were barriers for decades….aren’t.
ODMAP/ Overdose Tracking Suquamish has had it for several years Free, Federal security, Baltimore, WA D.C. Hidta Real Time, easy to use, trained via 1 email. Potential to prevent deaths Alerts for key roles; Health Officers, Street workers Stunted by “Metadata” worries
Tribal Court Extradition If a Tribe has a warrant, usually nobody knows If they know, they frequently won’t do anything about it Every State, County,City, Town can extradite Implications for the success of VAWA Tribal Authority Working in Washington to create a process for Tribes to extradite at the State and Federal Level.
WSIN & HIDTA; Drug Intelligence Western States Information Network; NOT Tribal Friendly. Require unlimited waiver of immunity to 3 rd party actions in California, will not negotiate. HIDTA; plays well with Tribes, helps us investigate drug crimes and deconflict.
Drug Take Backs @ Police Agencies We had first one in our County, because no on else did When the system grew, we became part of the State system with vendors providing services. The vendor increased our workload dramatically, so we exited the program Neighboring agency had incident over their box We refer to nearby pharmacy
Chief Mike Lasnier Suquamish Police mlasnier@suquamish.nsn.us 360-394-8538
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