One report recently said that in a review of the activities of state level anti corruption prosecutors in five Mexican states, out of nearly 6,500 investigations opened, only 22 convictions were achieved. Yet We depend on the Mexican officials and their vetted units to work with our intelligence community and our law enforcement agencies to go after the fentanyl labs and the cartels. But what do we need to do, or is there anything more we can do to address the corruption issues in Mexico? (02:19–02:36)
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Asserts that U.S. efforts against fentanyl labs and cartels rely on cooperation with Mexican officials and vetted units.
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