protecting their turf and business, a big part of which is drugs. fentanyl prominent among the drugs and human trafficking. another huge cartel business. so look at this. in 2021, the dea made this map to show the places where they believed based on their work the cartels had influence here in the united states. look how shocking and widespread that map is of cartel influence all across the country here in the united states. bill barr says that mexico is close to being a failed narco state at this point. it must be dealt with like we dealt with isis. in other words, every effort to kill and dismantle these groups. before we get to that, ned price is speaking in the state department. let s watch. do you know if any of the four americans had any previous trips ordealings with mexico in? i couldn t say. that s not something that we d say from the podium. we want to respect the privacy of the americans that were brought to safety and now back in the united states. they re fre