u.s. drug enforcement agency regarding heroin is simply an accurate the u.s. drug enforcement agency says that only one to three percent of their own in the united states originates from afghanistan well even they admit the majority of the heroin in the usa comes over the border from canada and canadian officials are pretty sure the majority the overwhelming majority of their heroin comes from afghanistan so let's take a listen to what's been said there seems to be a contradiction between u.s. government officials. meanwhile the states of maine the states of massachusetts the states of the states of new hampshire the states of new york. governments have declared opium epidemics. now between one thousand nine hundred ninety nine and twenty fifteen the amount of heroin related deaths in the united states tripled heroin related overdoses and deaths in the usa are at an all time high historical levels approximately fifty two thousand people are dying annually from heroin and according to the report the fact that heroin in afghanistan and opium opium cultivation con

u.s. drug enforcement agency says that there is no connection southwest asian heroin is by far the most common type of heroin produced in the world however its availability in the u.s. market is very low the u.n. agency begs to differ in different parts of the united states during has been a resurgence in the consumption of heroin and afghanistan is now producing huge quantities we know a great deal of heroin currently comes from mexico but now of ghana stan is looking at the u.s. for the distribution and consumption of its heroin now the u.s. special inspector for afghanistan says that opioids from afghanistan are coming to the u.s. via canada the u.s. department of homeland security currently lists the flow of illicit drugs as the greatest threat on the northern border for the next time you hear u.s. officials decrying the opioid crisis plaguing the nation and you see images like this. you might also want to keep images like this in mind. artsy new york the managing editor of news site better and today jim dean says the war on terror is simply putting money into the pockets of u.s. intel. an

u.s. drug enforcement agency which at this point claims that only one to three percent of u.s. heroin comes from afghanistan however if you read the report from the special inspector it says something quite different this is what their report says in towards the fourteen southwest asian heroin accounted for only one percent of the total weight of heroin in the u.s. meanwhile the states of maine the states of massachusetts the states of the state of new hampshire the states of new york governments have declared opium epidemics now at this point overdoses related to heroin have actually reached historic levels in the united states between one thousand nine hundred nine and two thousand and fifteen the amount of heroin related deaths in the usa actually tripled three times what it was before at this point over fifty two thousand people die annually from heroin in the united states so worrying numbers that kaleb open azziz correspondent in new york thank you very much indeed. three members of an a tory a street gang have been killed in a shootout with police in a moscow region cour

u.s. officials in the drug enforcement agency only one to three percent of the heroin in the united states originates in afghanistan however according to the special inspector for afghanistan reconstruction it could actually be much larger according to ham u.s. heroin comes from canada and most of the heroin coming in from canada originates in afghanistan this is the contradictory statements we're hearing about drugs in the united states meanwhile the states of maine the states of massachusetts the states of the state of new hampshire the state of new york they go vermouth have declared opium epidemics this point heroin related fatalities in the united states are reaching historic levels between one thousand nine hundred nine and two thousand and fifteen the number of people in the usa who died from heroin overdoses actually tripled at this point approximately fifty two thousand people are dying annually from heroin. is a big meddling in the american electoral systems again but this time no one's pointing the finger at russia because it was poet of a cyber security challenge to spins even

you've got the drug enforcement agency, all sorts of government agencies have representatives there. so is it will be up to the u.scide which areas they want to cut back on. i mean, the visa distribution system, you know, the consequence lar services. that could well suffer. >> all right. it's so good to have you, matthew chance in the studio here and not to just see you through the screen. thank you. we appreciate it. always learning something from you, matthew. >>> all right. still to come, some american diplomats in cuba suffering from some bizarre symptoms. the u.s. says they were targets of an acoustic attack. who was behind it? [woman] so you're saying you didn't eat this ice cream? [man] baby, i swear on my lucky shirt... i ate it. [burke] fright-ning bolt. seen it. covered it. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ alzheimer's disease the fi is out there.survive and the alzheimer's association is going to make it happen by funding scientific breakthroughs, advancing public policy, and providing local support to those living with the disease

drugs, weapons, and counterfeit goods. evidence suggests some 50,000-100,000 works of art are stolen worldwide. --y 10% of stolen art is 6 recovered and successful prosecution occurs even less friendly. to u.s. law credit enforcement agencies which, with all accounts, appear to be working collaboratively with each other as well as international bodies in the private sector to address this problem. i would hope the u.s. government continues to make the prevention of illegal trafficking of art a priority and encourage strong efforts. some of the questions i hope we can answer today are how we can regulate marketplaces where the valuable pieces of art are exchanged, who are the buyers, and how can we track them better? what steps can be taken to safeguard works of art and vulnerable cultural sites and how our funds related to these antiquities being used to underwrite terrorist organizations? i look forward to learning more from our witnesses and i yield back. >> thank you for this important reason to date relative to the antiquities trade. as you know last year the task force to investigate financing held a similar hearing on this manner. our subcommittee continuing our work on this. the united states government must posture

proposed budget provides law enforcement agencies with extra support so they can target the s and violent criminal drug trafficking rings. to 30o provides additional assistant u.sattorneys to focus specifically crime.efforts to fight those in additional resources will enhance the abilities of law enforcement to fight crime and keep our communities safe. we are focusing also on getting a licit drugs off of the streets through strong enforcement efforts, and through our drug take back programs. in addition to that, we call on doctors, pharmacists, and pharmaceutical companies to take a hard look at their practices canhelp us develop ways we reduce the harmful over prescription of pharmaceutical drugs. people also expect our government to secure our borders and restore a lawful system of integration. -- of immigration. our proposed budget provides much needed funding to hire 75 additional immigration judges and support personnel to reduce the unacceptable backlog in our immigration courts. it will also allow us to hire moremarshals and prosecutors so we can effectively apprehend and prosecute criminal aliens who communities. the federal government does not maintai