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Former DEA Special Agent Derek Maltz on Opioids and Transnational Crime

Former DEA Special Agent Derek Maltz on Opioids and Transnational Crime

FromIntelligence Matters


Former DEA Special Agent Derek Maltz on Opioids and Transnational Crime

FromIntelligence Matters

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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Nov 6, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this week’s episode of Intelligence Matters, guest host Ret. Navy Admiral Sandy Winnefeld speaks with Derek Maltz, former Agent in Charge of the Special Operations Division at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Drug Enforcement Administration for an important conversation about the national security implications of the opioid crisis gripping communities across the United States. Maltz explains the connectivity between drug traffickers and terrorist networks, China’s growing export of fentanyl and precursor chemicals, and how the DEA partners with the CIA and other intelligence and law enforcement agencies in international counter-narcotics efforts.
Released:
Nov 6, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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