Gov. Kristi Noem calls on tribes, federal government to crack down on cartels [Video]

PIERRE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem once again traveled to the US-Mexico border and once again came back to the state and lambasted the federal government and tribes, telling them to do more to crack down on cartel activity.

Governor Noem is back in South Dakota after visiting 20 deployed South Dakota National Guard members in Texas, who have been helping construct barriers on the southern border. Noem said inaction from the federal government has allowed cartels and dangerous drugs to enter the country in greater numbers.

“The drug cartels and their affiliates, and their criminal activity, have made all of our communities unsafe,” Noem said. “If we cannot stop the flow of drugs and the movement of this activity on federal lands that are under federal jurisdiction, something is very wrong with our current system.”

Noem again referenced a group called the “Ghost Dancers,” …