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What happens when Mexican drug cartels are classified as 'terrorist organizations'?

What would it mean to classify Mexican drug cartels as "foreign terrorist organizations"? NPR speaks with Mike Vigil, former chief of international operations for the DEA.

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Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of culture, diversity, and race.