8-Oct-05. Band chief charged after standoff over video gaming. Calgary Herald, A13.

A standoff between the RCMP and the Adams Lake, B.C. Indian Band over illegal gambling machines ended with the seizure of the machines and the band's chief being charged. Officers with the RCMP's illegal gaming enforcement team confiscated 31 machines from various businesses after executing 10 search warrants in Kamloops, Chase, Merritt, and Golden. Band Chief Ronnie Jules issued a press release Friday that decried the RCMP actions as an illegal trespass and intrusion on band business.