Hmmm, gotta' wonder about the "rest of the story." Tribal police have zero jurisdiction over non-tribal members off reservation for any purpose unless they are cross-deputized with city police, or a county sheriff's department, PERIOD. If the men who were detained are not members of the tribe, the action is illegal. The frustrating thing is that there most likely is no penalty to the Tribe for such an illegal act by its policemen. Maybe a civil case can be made against them, but those don't usually yield enough to cover the plaintiff's legal costs.

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