Drug gangs, jihadis join forces
By Sara A. Carter
A former director of the Drug Enforcement Administration warned federal officials shortly after the September 11 attacks that violent drug cartels from Mexico were teaming with Muslim gangs to fund terrorist organizations overseas.
Asa Hutchinson, who also has been a Homeland Security undersecretary, said that in 2001, DEA agents uncovered the link between the drug cartels and terrorist groups but too few government officials listened.
“I think it’s important to recognize that the link between terrorism and drug trafficking exists,” said Mr. Hutchinson in a phone interview from Arkansas. “While we are fighting terrorists, we should not neglect our fight against drug traffickers.We shouldn’t neglect it, because the link is there.”
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