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U.S. official: Americans likely mistaken for drug smugglers

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We have new information about the armed kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico after two were found dead and two survived. We have a live report on how the four friends from South Carolina were apparently mistaken for drug smugglers. Plus, Sen. Dan Sullivan of the Armed Services Committee joins to discuss China’s new foreign minister warning of conflict with the U.S. and defending China's ties to Russia. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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