DRUG CULTURE IN RED STATES? –
April 4, 2023 – The alleged leader of the drug trafficking organization is Jesse James Bailey. Bailey and his cohorts allegedly trafficked huge amounts of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other drugs into Washington state, Idaho, and Alaska.
“While the dozen counts in this indictment do not detail every criminal moment in this conspiracy, it does provide one remarkable statistic: 48 firearms seized in this case even before last week’s takedown,” said U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. “On Wednesday we took another 177 guns off the street and additional kilos of fentanyl and meth. The level of danger is high when you have people connected to Aryan prison gangs spreading drugs and using guns in our community.”
Adding to the decades-old epidemic of methamphetamine addiction in poor rural white communities are the myriad crises affecting those most likely to have white supremacist beliefs. A closer look at the combination of factors, including how these mafia-style white supremacist gangs operate, reveals a deeply unsettling trend: America’s drug problem is bigger than people realize and is arguably a major driver in extremist political views—an issue that has been largely disregarded.
