DEA is on the HUNT for drug cartels: Administrator

. THIS IS TOUGH STUFF. THANKS FOR COMING ON. WE'LL WHERE IT GOES. >> John: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. EXPANDING HIS WAR ON. LATIN AMERICAN DRUG CARTELS. HUNDREDS OF ARMY TROOPS TO TRAIN. ALONGSIDE PARTNER FORCES IN THE. REGION TO TAKE DOWN SUSPECTED. DRUG SMUGGLERS. LET'S BRING IN THE DEA. ADMINISTRATOR TERRY COLE FOR. MORE ON THIS. ADMINISTRATOR COLE, THANKS SO. MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME THIS. AFTERNOON APPRECIATE IT. HERE'S WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAID. YESTERDAY IN THE ROSE GARDEN. EVENT. TAKING ON THE DRUG CARTELS.

>> WE KNOW WHERE ALL THE BAD. GUYS ARE COME WITH THE CARTELS. WE KNOW WHERE THEY LIVE. WE ARE HITTING THEM HARD. IT'S GOING TO BE HARDER AS WE GO. ALONG. THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A CERTAIN. PERIOD OF TIME TO ESSENTIALLY. GIVE UP. MEXICO SHOULD BE DOING IT BUT. HONESTLY THEY'RE NOT CAPABLE OF. DOING IT. >> John: WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR. IS SOME 600 SOLDIERS FROM THE. TENTH MOUNTAIN DIVISION ARE. HEADED TO FORT SHERMAN JUNGLE. FACILITY IN PANAMA TO TRAIN TO. TAKE ON THE CARTELS. HOW WILL THEY BE USED?

>> HEY, JOHN. THANK YOU. WE LOST AUDIO. I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST HERE. IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE AT DEA. THANKS TO THE PRESIDENT, ATTORNEY GENERAL, HOMELAND. SECURITY ADVISOR MILLER. THEY HAVE GIVEN US TOOLS TO GO. AFTER THE CARTELS LIKE NEVER. BEFORE. WITH OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE. DEPARTMENT OF WAR AND THE INTEL. COMMUNITY, DEA IS ON THE HUNT. THROUGH THE HOMELAND SECURITY. TASK FORCE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING. TO BRING THE BEAR OF FULL. GOVERNMENT RESOURCES AGAINST. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE.

DESIGNATED FOREIGN TERRORISTS. THAT ARE KILLING OUR KIDS IN OUR. CITIZENS. WE ARE ON THE HUNT. THIS IS DEA. THERE'S NO BETTER TIME TO BE AT. DEA THAN RIGHT NOW. >> John: ADMINISTRATOR COLE, CAN YOU HEAR ME? HAVE WE REESTABLISHED. COMMUNICATIONS? >> I'VE GOT YOU NOW, JOHN. >> John: TERRIFIC. IN TERMS OF HOW THIS IS GOING TO. WORK, IT'S POSSIBLE THESE FORCES. COULD BE USED IN COUNTRY IN LAND. STRIKES. GENERAL FRANCIS DONOVAN COME. AHEAD OF SOUTHERN COMMAND SAID. "DO I SEE LAND STRIKES AS. OPTIONS?

EX. WE WANT ALL OPTIONS ON THE. TABLE. THOSE ACTIONS MIGHT BE STRIKES, A S COME A TAKE DOWNS. CARGO SCANNERS AT BORDER. CHECKPOINTS.". DO YOU BELIEVE MILITARY FORCES. WILL BE GOING INTO COLOMBIA, MEXICO. MAYBE THEY WILL GET THE. COOPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT IN. COLOMBIA. MEXICO, I DON'T THINK SO. >> GENERAL DONOVAN IS A TRUE. AMERICAN PATRIOT AND GREAT. WARRIOR WE'RE FULLY INTEGRATED. WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR AND. WE WILL FULLY SUPPORT AND.

EXECUTE THE ORDERS OF THE. PRESIDENT. THIS IS GREAT NEWS FOR DEA. WE'VE BEEN EMBEDDED WITH THE. U.S. MILITARY, DEPARTMENT OF WAR. FOR NUMEROUS YEARS AND OUR. OPERATORS COME A SPECIAL AGENTS. HAVE BEEN EMBEDDED WITH HOST. NATION COUNTRIES FOR CLOSE TO 50. YEARS. COLOMBIA IS OUR GOLD STANDARD. AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE RECORD. SUCCESS WITH THE NEW PRESIDENT. OF COLOMBIA. JUST AS LONG AS WE CONTINUE ON. THIS COURSE. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MAKE. A DIFFERENCE AND KEEP OUR. COUNTRY SAFE AND I THINK THAT'S.

REFLECTED WITH WHAT YOU SEE IN. THE UNITED STATES. YOU SEE CRIME GOING DOWN AT. RECORD NUMBERS. YOU SEE THE MURDER RATE. DROPPING. YOU ALSO SEE THE OVERDOSE. POISONING RATE GOING DOWN. THIS IS BASED ON A HOLISTIC. APPROACH AND WE'RE GOING TO. CONTINUE TO BE ON THE HUNT. >> John: THESE ARE ALL GOOD. THINGS. THE PRESIDENT VERY PUBLICLY HAS. BEEN GOING AFTER THESE FAST. RUNNING -- FAST DRIVING DRUG. BOATS, BLOWING THEM OUT OF THE. WATER. CARTELS ARE NOTHING IF NOT. INVENTNTIVE AND THEY'VE DEVELOPD.

OTHER WAYS TO TRY TO GET DRUGS. INTO THE UNITED STATES. , "WALL STREET JOURNAL" SAID. THIS. COLOMBIA NAVY DIVERS ARE. DETECTING GREATER USE OF. PARASITES, METAL MODULES PACKED. WITH COCAINE THAT TRAFFICKERS. BOLT ONTO THE HULLS OF. FREIGHTERS PREPARING TO STEAM. OUT OF THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST. PACIFIC PORT BURIED DEEP IN THE. AMAZON SMUGGLERS HAVE SHIFTED. SHIPMENTS EAST HIDING DRUGS ON. BOATS MOVING THROUGH THE. RAINFOREST AND VAST RIVER. NETWORKS. COLOMBIA'S LONG COAST CRUISERS. EVADE U.S. MILITARY AIR STRIKES. BY HUGGING THE SHORELINE IN THE. EXACT SAME SPEEDBOATS THAT THE. AMERICANS ARE TARGETING.

IT'S A TOUGH THING. EVERY TIME YOU DEVELOP SOME SORT. OF TACTIC TO SLOW DOWN THE DRUG. CARTELS, THEY INVENT SOMETHING. ELSE TO SPEED IT BACK UP AGAIN. >> THAT'S WHY THIS HOLISTIC. APPROACH IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE. WE ARE SAVING AMERICAN LIVES. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO. THAT THROUGH THE HOMELAND. SECURITY TASK FORCE AND JOHN, I'VE BEEN ON THOSE RIVER RUNS. I'VE BEEN ON THOSE BOATS WITH. THE COLOMBIAN NATIONAL POLICE. WHEN I WAS AN AGENT IN BOGOTA.

IT'S AN AMAZING TIME TO BE A DEA. AGENT AND BE ENGAGED WITH THE. MILITARY. I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYBODY. LOOKING FOR A CAREER IN. LAW ENFORCEMENT TO COME JOIN US. AT DEA. >> John: THE PRESIDENT IS. DIFFERENT THAN HIS PREDECESSOR. IN TERMS OF WORKING WITH THE. UNITED STATES. WE WISH YOU LUCK, SIR, IN YOUR. EFFORTS TO C.