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Bennie Thompson: “The drug cartels basically own that territory.”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2014
The drug cartels basically own that territory.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Thompson highlights the dominance of drug cartels in border areas.

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