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FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2014 file photo, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted to a helicopter in handcuffs by Mexican navy marines at a navy hanger in Mexico City. Mexico's government said on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, that it has extradited drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the U.S. to face drug trafficking and other charges. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File) (AP)

A wall won’t stop drugs from coming in

Luis Gómez Romero - The Conversation
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Trump's new gun policy: Export more

Amanda Marcotte
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How the DEA helped 5 Mexicans disappear

Ginger Thompson - ProPublica
FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, file photo, Nikki Lastreto trims "little buds" from last season's harvest at her home near Laytonville, Calif. San Jose joined other cities on Nov. 1, 2016, by banning pot shops ahead of Tuesday’s vote on whether to legalize the drug in California. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) (AP)

Armando Gudiño - Alternet
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