Cartels are Creating Secret Narco Death Zones in Northern California

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(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ John Nores served as a Game Warden for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for more than 25 years and was a sniper on and led the Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET), an elite tactical unit targeting cartel drug operations.

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OTHER JDP EPISODES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Episode 148 - Shawn Ryan: https://youtu.be/ib4atmvMqlk?si=iw3Rc5MUkBhiUpoe
• Episode 188 - Dale Comstock: https://youtu.be/3turgHTOS-I?si=7TEfGEtUe_8tPwFU
• Episode 189 - Dale Comstock: https://youtu.be/7rerXhVYqNA?si=SSErCojtCIrmbiqO
• Episode 238 - Taylor Cavanaugh: https://youtu.be/6zsj2CHonQk
• Episode 214 - Nick Shirley: https://youtu.be/DyZeoFWz-UA?si=hUIEYcTZPf-VPEbc
• Episode 229 - Jorge Ventura: https://youtu.be/Lut9cR18FAc
• Episode 243 - Rocco Vargas: https://youtu.be/PAUU6ajzDjs

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - John Nores Connection to Jorge Ventura, Growing Up in Silicon Valley, Getting into Hunting & Fishing Warden
10:46 - Africa’s Wild Conservation & Ivory Trade Impact in California
18:51 - Hunting & Fishing Under Respected, Remote Operations & Wild Challenges
27:56 -1 Year Grace Period (Marijna Legalization), Story of Black Market Going Legal
38:10 - California State Denying Access to Work w/ Federal Officers
45:28 - Cartel Ambush in Marijna Grow Story, 1st Ever Cartel Grow Operation Story
57:21 - Massive 1st Plantation & (7,000), Camouflaging Marijna Plants, Military Giving Equipment
01:11:10 - Chasing & Taking on Cartel, Close Call Stories
01:19:01 - Build Up to the 1st Cartel Grower Takeover, True Detective Analogy
01:24:10 - Cartel Set Up in Silicon Valley & Taking Down Combatants
01:37:50 - Informants in Cartel Groups, Water Boarding Cartel Guy, Chinese Crossing Borders
01:48:03 - Fentanyl Laced Wd & Dangers, Bipartisan Agreement Among Politicians
01:57:03 - Cartel Effects on Indigenous Lands, Border Policy w/ Donald Trump
02:11:01 - Building Border Wall & Migrant Crisis, Future of Border
02:24:35 - Criticizing Trump’s Rhetoric on Immigration Crisis, Trump’s 2025 Border Policy
02:31:45 - Chinese Military Aged Immigrants Crossing Over
02:43:55 - Future Plan for Handling Cartel & Border Crisis, Handling Mexico’s Relationship & Crisis
02:51:31 - No Longer Tied to Government & No Filter Expsoure, #1 Presidential Action if In Office

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• Host, Producer, and Editor: Julian Dorey
• In-Studio Producer: Alessi Allaman - https://www.youtube.com/@UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ

Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 265 - John Nores

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