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On the recordApril 17, 2023
The government is willing to tolerate having the heads of the cartels run the cartel. We know where they are, we know who they are, and they are OK with that.
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David Trone
Democratic · Maryland

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Trone criticizes the Mexican government's tolerance of cartel leadership.

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