The Mexican government is not willing to do anything serious to the cartels: Bill Barr

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Bill Barr: The cartels are in charge

WARNING GRAPHIC FOOTAGE: Former Attorney General Bill Barr reacts to the tragic kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico on 'The Story.'

Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr details the long-growing problem with Mexican cartels and urges officials take action after the slaying of two Americans who were kidnapped on "The Story."

BILL BARR:  This is just flapping gums. This problem has been getting ever more serious for almost 20 years now, and it's time to face up to the truth and the truth is that these are extremely powerful groups that effectively control broad areas of Mexico. The government doesn't control them, the Mexican government doesn't.

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The cartels are in charge and second, the Mexican government allows them to operate from these safe havens and pump poisonous drugs up into the United States that are doing massive damage to our people and our economy, and it's not going to stop unless we destroy these organizations. 

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The Mexican government doesn't have the will or the means to do it, and they are perfectly willing to coexist with these groups. And the gestures they make – they'll make some gestures in this case, they'll throw us a few bones in this particular case, but it's a kabuki dance. At the end of the day, they're not willing to do anything serious to the cartels.