hsi in my observation is a terrific aggressive law enforcement organization, and i had a good deal ofconfidence in their ability to address this issue. i appreciate your interest in this. >> you know, from what i've read and learned from talking to dea and other agencies, the actual majority of this funds derived from the profits are going to the middle east. have you found out to be the case? are you aware of that? >> i share that observation. >> thank you. >> when it was a the oversight subcommittee, we had hearings on, we focused on cocaine from colombia, i think synthetic drugs, which you don't hear a lot of talk about, should be getting the same attention today. and i'm not sure the american people realize just how serious this type of drug use is. would you like to comment on that? >> it's a growing epidemic, sir, and when i was a prosecutor 25 years ago, it was crack cocaine. now we are seeing other illegal narcotics that are causing a lot of destruction in arctic in our community. i think that he partnered -- the department of homeland to get has a role in addressing this thro