The influence of Mexican drug cartels here in the United States is inescapable. A chilling execution-style murder of a family in rural California puts a new focus on the crisis. Two males, 35 year old Angel Yuriati and 25 year old Noah Beard were both charged with six counts of murder in connection to the massacre. Sheriff Mike Rudro made a direct plea to Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom to lift the death penalty moratorium in California. Some analysts suggested this move toward rural America is due to more sophisticated law enforcement that's looking to evade it.
Drug cartel violence has spread from border towns and large metropolitan cities into small rural towns. As more and more young people die from drug overdoses, local sheriffs are making urgent pleas for help and action. We examine the rise of cartel violence and drug use and what local law enforcement, Congress and a coalition of Governors are doing about it. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.
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