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Feds charge 19 in drug trafficking scheme across U.S., Mexico and Canada
The Justice Department announced charges against 19 people from the U.S., Canada and Mexico for allegedly trafficking large amounts of narcotics.
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Robert Legare is a CBS News multiplatform reporter and producer covering the Justice Department, federal courts and investigations. He has covered Justice Department policies and law enforcement initiatives, several special counsel investigations and the sprawling probe into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. After graduating from the College of the Holy Cross, he worked as an associate producer for the "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell."
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