Ex-DEA Agent Exposes the Fentanyl Crisis: 100K Deaths a Year | Brian Townsend - I.E. Media Podcast #23

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Brian Townsend, a former DEA agent, discusses the fentanyl crisis and its implications.

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of the I.E. Media Podcast, we sit down with Brian Townsend, a former DEA Supervisory Special Agent with 28 years of law enforcement experience. Brian shares firsthand insights into the fentanyl epidemic, drug cartel operations, and the terrifying rise in counterfeit pills laced with deadly opioids. We dive into: The truth about fentanyl exposure for law enforcementWhy the opioid crisis is spreading globallyHow synthetic opioids from China and Mexico a...

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Host: Marty Hardy

Guest: Brian Townsend

Topics covered

• fentanyl crisis
• drug cartels
• opioid epidemic
• law enforcement
• counterfeit pills

Keywords

• fentanyl
• opioids
• drug crisis
• law enforcement
• counterfeit drugs

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Organizations: DEA

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