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

Published June 24, 2026 | Video Starts at 49:12

They're not violations, but they should be. And I believe that Deputy Secretary of State Chris Landau has really become a believer in this space. 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, quote, allow drug shipments … (49:12–49:15)

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“Mexican drug cartels are now present in European, African and Asian streets, establishing markets and supply chains.”
John Cornyn Leads Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus Hearing On Mexican Drug Cartels | Uploaded June 24, 2026 | 10:15-10:30
“According to the DEA's 2025 threat assessment, the two most ruthless cartels, the Sinaloa Cartel and the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion…”
John Cornyn Leads Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus Hearing On Mexican Drug Cartels | Uploaded June 24, 2026 | 10:30-10:44
“Globally, less than 1% of illicit financial flows are confiscated each year.”
John Cornyn Leads Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus Hearing On Mexican Drug Cartels | Uploaded June 24, 2026 | 12:03-12:10
“Treasury Secretary Besant suspended enforcement of the [Corporate Transparency Act] for all entities formed in the United States.”
John Cornyn Leads Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus Hearing On Mexican Drug Cartels | Uploaded June 24, 2026 | 12:39-12:46
“A retired DEA agent told us fewer resources are dedicated to money laundering investigations today than 20 years ago.”
John Cornyn Leads Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus Hearing On Mexican Drug Cartels | Uploaded June 24, 2026 | 12:12-12:22
“For too long, the US has allowed cartels, terrorists, rogue states, Chinese money laundering organizations and foreign oligarchs to use…”
John Cornyn Leads Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus Hearing On Mexican Drug Cartels | Uploaded June 24, 2026 | 13:41-13:55
“Treasury should close money laundering vulnerabilities in the investment and residential real estate sectors by implementing the rules…”
John Cornyn Leads Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus Hearing On Mexican Drug Cartels | Uploaded June 24, 2026 | 14:07-14:19
“Treasury, DOJ, FinCEN and other federal agencies on the front lines fighting against financial crime and corruption need more resources.”
John Cornyn Leads Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus Hearing On Mexican Drug Cartels | Uploaded June 24, 2026 | 14:45-14:53
“We should work in a bipartisan way to make sure [federal agencies] have those resources and that those resources are not diverted to other…”
John Cornyn Leads Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus Hearing On Mexican Drug Cartels | Uploaded June 24, 2026 | 14:54-15:03
“The Chinese fishing fleet cheats with impunity in [exclusive economic zones] and is only happy to scoop out a country's fishing stock.”
John Cornyn Leads Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus Hearing On Mexican Drug Cartels | Uploaded June 24, 2026 | 42:04-42:17
“Much of the illicit behavior engaged in by the shadow fleet of tankers, the shadow fleet of pirate fishers, they accomplish by flipping off…”
John Cornyn Leads Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus Hearing On Mexican Drug Cartels | Uploaded June 24, 2026 | 44:42-44:53
“The Chinese fishing fleet on a certain date was spread out all across the Pacific and then moved to create a single line of fishing vessels.”
John Cornyn Leads Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus Hearing On Mexican Drug Cartels | Uploaded June 24, 2026 | 45:31-45:45
“When you consider the conflict over space and control in the Pacific, that looks like an act of if not war, preparation for war.”
John Cornyn Leads Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus Hearing On Mexican Drug Cartels | Uploaded June 24, 2026 | 45:52-46:03
“Deputy Secretary of State Chris Landau has really become a believer in this space.”
John Cornyn Leads Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus Hearing On Mexican Drug Cartels | Uploaded June 24, 2026 | 49:07-49:12
“The financial apparatus [supporting the cartels] has become its own domain with its own structure and dark economy.”
John Cornyn Leads Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus Hearing On Mexican Drug Cartels | Uploaded June 24, 2026 | 1:02:17-1:02:17
“We were paying too little attention to the money side back when the money side was just the drawback of cash from the sales.”
John Cornyn Leads Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus Hearing On Mexican Drug Cartels | Uploaded June 24, 2026 | 1:02:38-1:02:49
“The scale of our effort in defeating [the financial apparatus] has not gotten [bigger].”
John Cornyn Leads Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus Hearing On Mexican Drug Cartels | Uploaded June 24, 2026 | 1:03:06-1:03:09