Shifting Frontiers: Mexico's Drug Trade & National Security with Kevin Ofchus

Aug 1, 2023

The U.S. war on terror has shifted - from Afghanistan and terrorism to Mexico and deadly drugs.  The discussion on terrorism is calling for Mexican drug cartels to be reclassified as narco-terrorist organizations and fentanyl as a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance.

Kevin Ofchus, CEO at HNPSWA, former DEA special agent, and repeat guest - joins us to help break down some of these issues.  With years of hands-on experience at the forefront of the war on terror, Kevin dives into what differentiates today's challenges from previous adversaries.

Join us as we discuss: 

  • Defining and addressing national security threats
  • Leveraging AI as a tool for tracking and fighting the opioid epidemic
  • Building a blueprint for interagency collaboration for addressing threats

 



 

 

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). He served as the country attaché in India and Myanmar; During his tour in Myanmar, he provided foreign advisory support for counter narcotic enforcement that, to date, has resulted in the interdiction of over US$250 million in precursor chemicals and implementing the regions first use of Raman spectroscopy to degrade the supply chain for narcotics production. He was also part of a special specialized counter narcotics unit operating in the jungles of South America tasked with locating and destroying drug labs and narcotic supply chains. Most recently he was the DEA Headquarters staff coordinator for the Office of Foreign Operations for the Middle East-Europe-Afghanistan-India. 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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