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Jay Flores’ Journey from Sinaloa Cartel Kingpin to Law Enforcement Educator, Part 1

Sep 12, 2024

Money is the engine of drug trafficking. Without it, organized crimes would cease to exist.

Does this mean that efforts to end the drug crisis in America should focus more heavily on targeting money instead of drugs? Are there reasons why this hasn't been the strategy in the past?

In this two-part series episode, we are joined by Margarito "Jay" Flores, Jr., who operated a distribution network for the Sinaloa cartel.  He pulls back the curtain on the financial empire of the world's most notorious cartel, exposing the intricate web of drug trafficking and money laundering that fuels the opioid crisis and corrupts institutions and people both inside and outside of the United States.

Michael and Jay explore the generational impact of drug trafficking on American cities and the challenges law enforcement faces in disrupting the flow of precursor chemicals essential for drug production.

Join us as we discuss: 

  • The supply chain systems behind smuggling vast amounts of cash and drugs across international borders and distributing them nationwide
  • The role of advanced technology in modern drug trafficking and money laundering
  • The tactics used by the Sinaloa Cartel to avoid detection by law enforcement agencies
  • Personal stories of betrayal, survival, and redemption withing the cartel world

You can learn more about Jay's background and work by going to his websites https://kingpintoeducator.com/ and https://dynamicpolicetraining.com/

Stayed tuned for Part 2. 

 

 

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Views expressed in this material are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Rigaku Analytical Devices.

 

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Michael W. Brown is the global director of counter-narcotics technology at Rigaku Analytical Devices. He has a distinguished career spanning more than 32 years as a Special Agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Most recently he was the DEA Headquarters staff coordinator for the Office of Foreign Operations for the Middle East-Europe-Afghanistan-India. Prior to that he served as the country attaché in India and Myanmar providing foreign advisory support for counter narcotic enforcement. He also spent 10 years in Pakistan as a special advisor to the US Embassy on various law enforcement issues. Michael is a graduate of the United States Ranger Training Battalion and has a master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Technology and Management from the University of Eastern Michigan.

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