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Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has floated the idea of the U.S. green-lighting private parties to target drug cartels for profit.
The senator laid out the proposal in posts on X.
"Letters of marque and reprisal are government-issued commissions that authorize private citizens (privateers) to perform acts that would otherwise be considered piracy, like attacking enemy ships during wartime," Lee explained. "Privateers are rewarded with a cut of the loot they ‘bring home.’"
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