RICKETTS, COLLEAGUES TO BLANCHE: INVESTIGATE COMMUNIST CHINA'S CRIMINAL MARIJUANA ORGANIZATIONS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts issued the following press release:

Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) joined fellow Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Ted Budd (R-NC), in sending a letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche.The infiltration of Chinese criminal networks into American farmland is a national security threat. These illegal marijuana grow operations serve as gateways to drug and human trafficking. The letter requests an investigation into Communist China's criminal organizations operating illegal cannabis and intoxicating-hemp enterprises that threaten the health and safety of Nebraskans.

In part, the Senators wrote:

"We write requesting that the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigate the growing role of ...