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Mario Díaz-Balart: I think it is 87,000 in 2020 alone. And that is a result of the drug trade that originates in Latin America.

On the recordFebruary 23, 2021
I think it is 87,000 in 2020 alone. And that is a result of the drug trade that originates in Latin America.
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Mario Díaz-Balart
Republican · Florida

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Highlights the death toll from drugs linked to Latin America.

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