Kristi Noem Reiterates Claim that Drug Cartels Operate on South Dakota’s Tribal Land

Published on May 19, 2024

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem reiterated her claims that Mexican drug cartels are operating on tribal land outside of her jurisdiction in South Dakota. “They have set up on my tribal reservations, and they are proliferating their drug trafficking, their human trafficking, they are raping our children and our women, right in South Dakota,” the Republican state executive said on May 18 at the California GOP’s 2024 Spring meeting, held at a Hyatt Regency not far from the San Francisco International Airport. “They’re doing it protected by the federal government, because the federal government refuses to bring law and order to those communities and keep people safe,” added Ms. Noem, who has sometimes been discussed as a vice presidential prospect for former President Donald J. Trump....