Stilly leader’s smoke shop raided

May 2007, The Herald

By Krista Kapralos

ARLINGTON – Federal agents raided the Blue Stilly Smoke Shop on Tuesday, part of an investigation into alleged untaxed cigarette sales by tribal members in Washington and Oregon.

The shop is on property owned by the Stillaguamish Indian Tribe, but it is operated privately by the tribe’s executive director, Eddie Goodridge Jr.

Dubbed “Operation Chainsmoker,” agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives served seven search warrants in both states, ATF spokeswoman Julianne Marshall said. Read more