and this includes high-iraqing members from all the mexico-based cartels, such as jose antonio acosta hernandez, who is sentenced to life in federal prison in april after admitting his role in 1,500 murders since 2008, including the triple homicide of a u.s. consulate employee and two consulate workers' family members. we share mexico's responsibility in commitment to confront, fight, and defeat these poly-drug trafficking organizations to take away the money and freedom of their leaders. dea is also working with the government of afghanistan to counter the drug trafficking problem there. last week, a notorious afghan drug trafficking with ties to the taliban was sentenced to life in prison on narco-terrorism charges in the u.s. his heroin was traced to 20 countries. in one year, it's estimated he applied about 20% of the world's heroin supply. supported by you, he will never be free. i have great confidence the dea with your support will continue to meet and overcome those challenges and those that lie ahead. and they're not insignificant. from the growing list of designer synthetic drugs to t