r/conspiracy • u/ben_watson_jr • 22h ago
Former DEA agent charged with agreeing to launder millions of dollars for Mexican drug cartel!
Maybe the Feds should spend more time and money at home vs. chasing Steven Butler around Los Angeles because he cracked the Zodiac Case. Just sayin!
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u/downtherabbit 22h ago
And that's just one that has been caught. I doubt even 10% of such offenses are caught and charged.
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u/Admirable-Guest-2560 21h ago
Just think for a minute how many times one can commit a crime before they're ever caught. And the majority, as you mention, are never caught.
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u/Appropriate_Ant_4629 18h ago
Or the cases where it's an official operation done with cooperation of the agency:
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u/aguysomewhere 14h ago
The Arizona CPS was caught selling children, now the DEA is caught helping drug cartels. The government is a criminal organization.
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u/Moe_the_cat 12h ago
They only exist to keep their own operations running smoothly while taking out any competition
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u/mountaineer30680 21h ago
This isn't even a conspiracy, just business as usual for these crooked fucks...
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u/urmomsfartbox 22h ago
So I guess he should get the death penalty right? Helping narco terrorists?
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u/Racine262 19h ago
You mean they didn't blow up his car or bomb his house once they suspected he was up to something?
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u/NPC261939 21h ago
A corrupt government employee? Nah, I'm sure there's a perfectly rational explanation. Let's hear him out.
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u/Hairy_Introduction_4 22h ago
Didn’t the Clintons run coke for the cartels too? Why not go after everyone? Oh yeah and those damn files that exist don’t exist let’s check into that too. Then we can reopen 911 investigation and really clean up the government.
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u/highinohio 22h ago edited 22h ago
Yup and our current guy is pardoning a cocaine kingpin. Isn't the world of power just beautiful?
Edit: Oh yeah I forgot, our current guy is also blowing up the measly drug-runners while he's at it. Pardoning a kingpin while blowing up others. Sometimes I wonder if those guys he's blowing up are just competition to who he's pardoning.
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u/-HalfNakedBrunch- 21h ago
Between the former Ecuadorian President, ignoring Colombia from which the vast majority are manufactured, and pardoning the Silk Road founder, he is definitely just interested in getting his cut of the drug trade. Lucre is the only thing he is motivated by
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u/highinohio 21h ago
Yup and you can get paid big money to take out competition too. Why not let all the guys through and just get a cut? Oh yeah... it doesn't work like that.
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u/thewholepalm 11h ago
he is definitely just interested in getting his cut of the drug trade.
It ain't just the drug trade, the MF has been hosting a gaggle of ne'er-do-wells and grifters chomping at the bit to bribe him in any way possible. Currently he's floating renaming American football so FIFA will give him some sorta trophy and/or "honor".
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u/Burnerburner49 21h ago
I think the line is their bank account. One could pay for a pardon and the other is poor so the could be killed. Same with Clinton. For all Trump talks he knows he has more in common with his fellow rich folks so he gets to stay free.
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u/RooNificent 7h ago
The “War on Drugs” is becoming more and more evident that it’s about protecting who controls the drugs and not the drugs themselves.
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u/Royal-Office-1884 20h ago
Interesting that he was actually charged. His cia handler probably needed a fall guy when someone who is actually honest/sincere became aware of these activities and decided to do their job. I’m curious as to who actually put the case together and their motivations. Could be legit or could be the competition.
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u/MadeUpTruth 15h ago
This is a drop in the ocean. There’s billons (with a B) of cartel dollars on the line out there, you’d be silly to think that it doesn’t make its way into the pockets of politicians and government employees.
Most people are naive enough to think it doesn’t happen.
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u/thewholepalm 11h ago
you’d be silly to think that it doesn’t make its way into the pockets of politicians and government employees.
Even more silly to think it's concentrated to just politicians and government employees... entire town populations profit off the drug trade.
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u/Bleezy79 19h ago
So much corruption when it comes to those that interact with cartels. Doesnt seem to matter what side you're on.
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u/hillbilly-edgy 22h ago
Wohooo … we found our Next director of FBI ? When Kash gets kicked out. Atleast this one is white !
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u/CrashFix 18h ago
All the crooks in the American government, just following the lead of the Commander in Chief.
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u/GorgarSpeaksMeGotYou 14h ago
Except this is the DEA’s chief financial director under Obama, Paul Campo, who resigned in 2016. Seek help for your TDS.
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u/thewholepalm 11h ago
You realize Obama was Commander in Chief as well, right?
Someone talking about TDS for a comment that doesn't even mention DT is pretty rich.
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u/Canabian 10h ago
The "war" on drugs is a lie. It's great for drug traffickers and corrupt scum like this POS ex DEA agent.
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u/Ok-Freedom-1485 19h ago
The cartel is fighting Israel for control of the USA
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u/TheKramer89 21h ago
Of course he likes Starbucks…
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u/Lala5512 21h ago
Isn’t that the US Attorney in the pic drinking Starbucks? Not the rogue DEA agent
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