Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has joined a 16-state coalition supporting President Donald Trump’s actions to combat the dangerous drug cartels by striking boats in the Caribbean and Pacific.
The coalition says these invasions are fueling violent crime, putting law enforcement and communities at risk and crippling the public health system. The group of AGs say they firmly believe “the President is acting within his Constitutional authority as Commander in Chief to protect the U.S. and its citizens.”
The AGs are also urging Congress to take action on this issue.
"While cartels continue to bring deadly poison into our country that decimates Louisiana families, President Donald Trump is taking decisive action to defend our people,” Murrill said. “He is acting within his Constitutional authority as Commander in Chief, and I fully support his and Secretary of War Hegseth’s continued efforts to protect our country and state.”
U.S. forces have launched attacks on at least three boats this week allegedly carrying drugs, including one this morning. It has conducted 10 such strikes since early September, killing 43 alleged traffickers. Eight of them were in the Caribbean, and two in the eastern Pacific.
In the October 16 letter sent to Trump and Hegseth, the attorneys general note that in FY 2024, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized nearly 22,000 pounds of cartel-smuggled fentanyl crossing into the U.S., enough to kill the entire American population 14 times over.
Drug trafficking remains rampant in gang activity, human trafficking and organized retail crimes, and the coalition says it has significantly increased the workload for law enforcement across the nation. This influx of illegal drugs has also escalated the physical and mental health crisis, including addiction, overdose and the spread of infectious diseases.
In the letter, the Republican AGs offer their continued support to the President in his efforts to protect our country and our states.
This 16-state coalition also includes the attorneys general of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.
