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Joe Morelle: “I have always assumed that the cartels' interest was in creating sort of dependency, addiction”

On the recordApril 10, 2024
I have always assumed that the cartels' interest was in creating sort of dependency, addiction
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Joe Morelle
Democratic · New York

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Morelle discusses the changing strategies of drug cartels regarding addiction and dependency.

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