,,ia  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(  
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #aa1 #bjbc,ms4
 ,gre5e ( ,georgia submitt$ ! foll[+    
jo9t resolution  ,octob] #be1           
#bjbc,ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,jo9t ,,resolution  ,decl>+ a
 /ate ( w> betwe5 c]ta9 c>tels & !      
,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica & mak+ provision
 to prosecute ! same4  ,:]eas ov]       
#g1ehj1jjj illegal bord] cross]s f ov]  
#afj c\ntries h invad$ our c\ntry s9ce  
#bjba2 ,:]eas1 9 ,augu/ #bjbc1 ov]      
#cjd1jjj illegal bord] cross]s invad$   
our c\ntry1 surpass+ all national       
records = mon?ly enc\nt]s2 ,:]eas !re h 
be5 approximately #a1fjj1jjj kn[n       
got-aways :o h evad$ ,unit$ ,/ates      
au?orities2 ,:]eas _m ( ^! illegal bord]
 cross]s are milit>y-ag$ m51 are on !   
,unit$ ,/ates t]rori/ wat*li/1 & are    
gang memb]s :o are kill+ ,am]icans & are
 a direct ?reat to our national         
security2 ,:]eas ! ,mexican c>tels are  
execut+ ! complete invasion ( our       

c\ntry2 ,:]eas f5tanyl is ! numb] "o    
kill] ( ,am]icans betwe5 ! ages ( #ah & 
#de2 ,:]eas f5tanyl kills approximately 
#cjj ,am]icans a day2 ,:]eas1 to date 9 
fiscal ye> #bjbc1 ! ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms &    
,bord] ,protection has seiz$            
approximately #bd1jjj p\nds ( f5tanyl   
attempt+ to be smuggl$ into ! ,unit$    
,/ates2 ?is is en\gh f5tanyl to kill e  
s+le ,am]ican #ae times ov]2 ,:]eas1    
accord+ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,drug        
,en=cem5t ,adm9i/ration 7,,dea71 !      
,s9aloa ,c>tel1 ,jalisco ,new ,g5]ation 
,c>tel1 ,beltran-,leyva ,organization1  
,los ,zetas & ,c>tel del ,nore/e1       
,gu]r]os ,unidos1 ! ,gulf ,c>tel1 ,ju>ez
 ,c>tel & ,la ,l9ea1 ,la ,familia       
,mi*oacna1 & ! ,los ,rojos h ! greate/  
drug traffick+ impact on ! ,unit$       
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,,dea's top op]ational 
priority is to defeat ! ,s9aloa &       
,jalisco ,new ,g5]ation ,mexican drug   
c>tels1 bo? ( :i* h be5 decl>$ to be !  
greate/ crim9al drug ?reat ! ,unit$     
,/ates has ev] fac$2 ,:]eas ^! ru?less1 

viol5t1 crim9al organizations h         
associates1 facilitators1 & brok]s 9 all
 #ej ,/ates ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! 
,mexican c>tels employ an e/imat$       
#age1jjj memb]s2 ,:]eas human traffick+ 
is a #aej billion doll>-a-ye> indu/ry2  
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates is "o ( ! top    
de/9ations = human traffick+2 ,:]eas !  
c>tels made approximately #ac billion j 
f human traffick+ & smuggl+ 9 #bjba2    
,:]eas human traffick+ cases 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates increas$ dra/ically 9 fiscal ye> 
#bjbb1 ) arre/s increas+ by #ej p]c5t & 
convictions by #hj p]c5t2 ,:]eas1 9     
,febru>y #bjba alone1 ,bord] ,patrol    
e/imat$ t ! c>tels made #ad1jjj1jjj p]  
day smuggl+ illegal ali5s across !      
bord]2 ,:]eas ! c>tels *>ge illegal     
bord] cross]s betwe5 #aj1jjj & #gj1jjj  
p] p]son to cross our bord] illegally & 
invade our c\ntry2 ,:]eas ! ,s9aloa     
,c>tel employs gatekeep]s assign$ to    
,ports ( ,entry & controls ! ,arizona & 
,cali=nia smuggl+ corridors into !      
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas =m] special ag5t =

 ,,dea's ,special ,op]ations ,division  
te/ifi$ "u oa? t ! c>tels h total       
control ov] ! ,unit$ ,/ates s\!rn bord]2
 ,:]eas1 9 ,m>* #bjbb1 inside #d h\ses  
controll$ by a faction ( ! ,s9aloa      
,c>tel 9 ! nor!rn /ate ( ,sonora1 !     
,mexican army recov]$ #b1hjj1jjj r\nds (
 ammunition1 #hi h& gr5ades1 #bj ma*9e  
guns1 #f4ej calib] snip] rifles1 m ?an  
#aej h&guns & automatic rifles1 &       
bulletpro( ve/s2 ,:]eas1 9 ,may #bjbb1  
,unit$ ,/ates au?orities broke up a     
,c>tel del ,nore/e s*eme to buy #ejj1jjj
 wor? ( ma*9e guns1 gr5ades1 &          
rocket-propell$ laun*]s to be smuggl$   
s\? f ! ,unit$ ,/ates into ,mexico2     
,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,am]ican ,%]iff    
,alliance1 transnational crim9al        
organizations l ! c>tels & gangs are    
directly responsible = ! increases 9    
dea?s1 human traffick+1 sex traffick+1 &
 unprec$5t$ viol5ce occurr+ 9 cities &  
c\nties across our ,nation2 & ,:]eas1 by
 ! acts ( ! ,s9aloa ,c>tel1 ! ,jalisco  
,new ,g5]al ,c>tel1 ! ,los ,zetas &     

,c>tel del ,nore/e1 ! ,gulf ,c>tel1 !   
,tijuana ,c>tel1 ! ,ju>ez ,c>tel & ,la  
,l9ea1 ! ,beltran-,levya ,organization1 
! ,gu]r]os ,unidos1 ! ,los ,rojos1 & ,la
 ,familia ,mi*oacna 7toge!r1 ! ,c>tels71
 a /ate ( w> exi/s betwe5 ^! ,c>tels & !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be
 x #a4 ,decl>ation ( ,w>  7a7 ,pursuant 
to ,article #a1 section #h ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,con/itution1 ! ,congress h]eby  
=mally decl>es t a /ate ( w> exi/s      
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &-- 7#a7 !       
,s9aloa ,c>tel2  7#b7 ! ,jalisco ,new   
,g5]al ,c>tel2  7#c7 ! ,los ,zetas &    
,c>tel del ,nore/e2  7#d7 ! ,gulf       
,c>tel2  7#e7 ! ,tijuana ,c>tel2  7#f7 !
 ,ju>ez ,c>tel & ,la ,l9ea2  7#g7 !     
,beltran-,levya ,organization2  7#h7 !  
,gu]r]os ,unidos2  7#i7 ! ,los ,rojos2 &
  7#aj7 ,la ,familia ,mi*oacna &        
,knights ,templ> ,c>tel4  7b7 ,!        
,presid5t is h]eby au?oriz$ & direct$ to
 employ ! entire naval & milit>y =ces ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! res\rces ( !        
,gov]nm5t to c>ry on w> aga9/ su*       

,c>tels2 &1 to protect ! citiz5s ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 all ( ! res\rces ( !     
c\ntry are h]eby pl$g$ by ! ,congress ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #b4 ,recognition (    
,mexico ,t-- 7#a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is n 9
 a /ate ( w> ) ! ,unit$ ,mexican ,/ates 
7,mexico72 &  7#b7 x is 9 ! int]e/ ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates to "w ) ! ,gov]nm5t (     
,mexico to c>ry on w> aga9/ su* ,c>tels4