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James Traficant: a former Mexican drug agent says the Mexican Government is so corrupt that Mexican drug agents regularly escort massive…

On the recordAugust 1, 1996
a former Mexican drug agent says the Mexican Government is so corrupt that Mexican drug agents regularly escort massive drug shipments to America's borders. He further said Mexican drug agents are nothing more than bodyguards for drug traffickers to America. Mr. Speaker, are you surprised? I am not. Everybody knows Mexico's war on drugs is a joke and America's war on drugs is a comedy of errors. Think about it. When an 8-year-old can find brown Mexican heroin, Mexican cocaine, and Mexican marijuana on any street corner of America, something is not only wrong, somebody in high places, both in Mexico and in Washington, is getting awfully rich. Mr. Speaker, I say it is time to deploy troops to the border and cut off aid to Mexico until they stop flooding our shores with dope. Think about it, Congress.

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Addressing drug trafficking and corruption in Mexico during a speech on the House floor.

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