Michael McCaul actually said...

No better example illustrates this danger than the Iranian Qods Force's attempts to work with the Los Zetas drug cartels.

Iran is attempting to cement relations with certain Latin American countries to expand its influence and challenge the United States.

Hugo Chavez is an able broker between Hezbollah and the narco-traffickers because I believe his regime is a narco-state.

Iran also tries to flout international economic sanctions by using Venezuela as a major destination to ship its exports.