We're cracking down on pesticide trafficking and we are doing this by closing the southern border, working hand in hand with our great Kristi Noem where illegal and highly toxic chemicals from Mexico were smuggled into the US and The Department of Justice is prioritizing the arrest of those illegal aliens doing it [smuggling illegal and highly toxic chemicals from Mexico]. Additionally, our National Security Division is actively monitoring foreign threats to American agriculture. Last month in Michigan. This is very frightening. We charged two Chinese nationals for attempting to smuggle potential agroterrorism weapons into the United States. (01:03–01:25)
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Asserts that the DOJ prioritizes arresting individuals smuggling toxic chemicals from Mexico.
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