WASHINGTON - JULY 31: U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft gestures as he takes questions from reporters during a media briefing at the Department of Justice July 31, 2003 in Washington, DC. The Department of Justice has indicted Mexican drug lord Ismael Zambada-Garcia and two of his top lieutenants with conspiracy to import and distribute cocaine. Over 240 individuals related to the case were arrested in the U.S. and Mexico. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
