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Louisiana AG Liz Murrill joins Republican attorneys general urging federal action against cartels

Coalition cites fentanyl seizures and public health risks as justification

Letter frames cartel-driven drugs as a national security threat

States emphasize impact on law enforcement, health systems, and community safety

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has joined a coalition of Republican attorneys general urging President Donald Trump and War Department Secretary Pete Hegseth to continue “direct and decisive actions” against drug cartels .

They say the Constitution empowers the commander in chief to protect the homeland from cartel-driven violence and fentanyl trafficking.

In a Thursday letter to the White House and the newly rebranded Department of Wa

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