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Ben Ray Luján: “Federal authorities in New Mexico allow drug shipments to go…”

Featuring: Ben Ray Luján, Democratic | U.S. Senate New Mexico

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John Cornyn Leads Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus Hearing On Mexican Drug Cartels

Published | Video Starts at 49:19

So I think we have some voices in the Department of State to work with. Thank you, Chairman. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Brown. Earlier this week, the Associated Press published a damning article outlining how Federal authorities in New Mexico allow drug shipments to go unseized as part of a broader effort to gather intelligence. and build cases against major drug traffickers. My question, sir, is built off what a DEA whistleblower said, which is those unseized shipments can't be accounted for as many as 1.8 million pills. (49:19–49:38)

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Asserts that federal authorities in New Mexico allow drug shipments to go unseized for intelligence purposes.

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