But today's hearing looks outward to expose the activities of Mexican drug cartels largely beyond the Western hemisphere and the web of criminal connections that they have spun around the world. President Trump has made countering the cartels in Mexico a major priority of his second administration. Under his leadership, the government has designated these and other Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. The Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on individuals and institutions linked to the cartels. (02:25–02:33)
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Asserts that countering Mexican cartels is a major priority for President Trump's second administration.
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