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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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****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 (Marij**na Legalization), Story of Black Market Going Legal

38:10 - California State Denying Access to Work w/ Federal Officers

45:28 - Cartel Ambush in Marij**na Grow Story, 1st Ever Cartel Grow Operation Story

57:21 - Massive 1st Plantation & (7,000), Camouflaging Marij**na 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 W**d & 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

CREDITS:

- 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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