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John Cornyn: “Chinese organized criminal groups have also brokered the…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Cornyn Chairs Drug Caucus Hearing on Chinese Organized Crime in Latin America

Published | Video Starts at 02:13

Brother Wang has not only smuggled fentanyl into the United States, but also laundered drug trafficking cash proceeds. Indeed, Chinese criminal organizations have become the go to money launderers in the Mexican drug cartels. But they haven't stopped there. Chinese organized criminal groups have also brokered the sale of fentanyl precursors to the Mexican cartels. facilitated illegal immigration to the United States, used illegal immigrants to grow marijuana in the United States, and even used poached wildlife as currency for their illicit transactions. (02:13–02:21)

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