▁solutions ▁to ▁problems ▁that ▁have ▁created ▁division ▁among ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁past . ▁The ▁T NO FC ▁maintain s ▁separate ▁membership ▁en roll ment ▁from , ▁and ▁their ▁members ▁are ▁not ▁part ▁of , ▁the ▁state - recogn ized ▁L um be e ▁Tri be ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁the ▁largest ▁state - recogn ized ▁tribe ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁are ▁also ▁located ▁in ▁Rob es on ▁County . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁following ▁a ▁year ▁long ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁investigation , ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 6 ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁T us car ora ▁Nation ▁including ▁its ▁leader , ▁were ▁arrested ▁for ▁operating ▁three ▁cas inos , ▁an ▁un lic ensed ▁police ▁force ▁and ▁mar iju ana ▁growing ▁operations ▁in ▁Ma xt on ▁and ▁Red ▁Spr ings , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁Local ▁sh er iff ' s ▁office ▁and ▁police ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁state ▁S BI , ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Al co hol , ▁Tob acco , ▁Fire ar ms ▁and ▁Ex pl os ives , ▁and ▁National ▁Guard ▁troops ▁in ▁se izing ▁vehicles , ▁currency , ▁mar iju ana , ▁fire ar ms ▁and ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁illegal ▁g aming ▁machines . ▁ ▁Those ▁arrested ▁face ▁drug , ▁g amb ling ▁and ▁money ▁la und ering ▁charges ▁though ▁claim ▁so ver eign ▁citiz en ▁status ▁and , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Al co hol ▁Law ▁En for cement ▁official ▁" open ly ▁expressed ▁belief s ▁that ▁neither ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina