About this episode

Ali Bradley interviews DEA Administrator Terry Cole about efforts to combat drug cartels and enhance border security.

President Trump previously said the United States is “knocking the hell out of” the cartels and vowing to “go heavier” after declaring to carry out land strikes on drug cartels, in addition to a slew of boat strikes on alleged narco-terrorist vessels in the Caribbean. In this episode of "Bradley on the Border," Ali sat down with DEA Administrator Terry Cole to talk about how the administration is working to crack down on the cartels and stop the flow of drugs into the U.S. The administrator is in Texas to tour the border area and meet with federal partners, and he details to Ali how they're working to fully staff the border. Cole reveals to Ali the DEA has agents embedded within the Department of War: "We have more embeds with the Department of War right now. Share intelligence. That is the mandate that the president has given us, and we will execute orders. That's what people need to understand." #DEA #cartels #southernborder CREDITS Host: Ali Bradley Executive Producer: Andy Gipson Editorial Producer: Meagan Medick Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson Associate Producer: Will Tomasi Editor: Allen Keefner On "Bradley on the Border," NewsNation's…

People in this episode

Host: Ali Bradley

Guest: Terry Cole

Topics covered

• drug cartels
• border security
• DEA operations
• law enforcement
• drug trafficking

Keywords

• DEA
• cartels
• border security
• drug trafficking
• Terry Cole
• Ali Bradley
• law enforcement
• Texas

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DEA, Department of War

Places: United States, Texas

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