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Former undercover FBI Agent Bob Hamer is BACK in the tent to take us on a deep dive into Operation Smoking Dragon, where he took down an intricate Chinese crime syndicate. What started as a mission to investigate the illegal flow of counterfeit cigarettes turned into uncovering a sophisticated network of characters and criminals that were also bringing in counterfeit money, drugs and war-grade weapons into the United States. Follow along as the Forrest Gump of the FBI takes us through the start of his decorated 26-year career in the FBI and one of his biggest assignments on this episode. WELCOME TO CAMP!  Check out Bob's first episode if you haven't already: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3hh6PSHVunllmPsCxWKQLF?si=d2ec467ae79645cc Edit and Produced: Christos Papastefanou Shoutout to our sponsors - Whoop, MDhair, Morgan & Morgan, and Bluechew. - Customize your hair growth treatment with MDhair! Visit https://bit.ly/camp-mdhair - Visit https://Join.whoop.com/Camp for a ONE MONTH FREE TRIAL with Promo Code: CAMP TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Intro 1:13 Bobs Background + Joining FBI + Undercover Work 9:49 Being Accepted to FBI Academy 13:30 How are Agents Selected 17:34 Operation Smoking Dragon + Counterfeit Cigarettes 20:41 How Were Cigarettes Imported? 22:50 Meeting The Informant + Cafe Roma 26:14 Can You Trust Informants? 28:08 Meeting The Bad Guys + Osteogenesis Osteomyelitis 32:00 Re-routing Counterfeits to FBI Warehouse + KGB Mob 43:07 How Much Was a Shipment? + Destroying $250,000 Investment 49:52 Meeting Chen, Jenny, and Michael + Ecstasy + Crystal Meth 55:14 How Bob Stayed Safe + Payments 57:07 Empathy For Criminals? 1:02:35 Circulation of Money and Drugs + Fake Viagra 1:06:44 Finding Stolen Guns + Cambodian Bribe 1:15:50 Chinese Involvement + Chen Chiang Liu 1:19:43 Counterfeit Postage Stamps + Counterfeit Credit Cards 1:24:42 Was Chen Intimidating? 1:26:26 Supernote Investigation + New $100 Bill 1:40:30 North Korean Involvement + Wilson Liu 1:47:27 Casino Money Laundering + Identifying Counterfeit Bills in Court  1:51:42 Obtaining The Supernotes + Ritz Carlton Story 2:01:42 How Were Supernotes Distributed? + Seizing The Money 2:07:36 Was Bob Scared? + Jenny’s Birthday Party + Chen’s arrest 2:14:55 What Classifies as Entrapment? 2:18:09 Building a Meth Lab in North Korea + Bob’s Aliases 2:23:47 Seeing Chen in Court 2:25:46 Bob’s Life After The Arrest + Fake Divorce 2:31:06 Bob’s Preparation For a Case 2:32:39 Outro

Charles Manson, Ant Hill Kids, Jim Jones, Heavens Gate: These are just some of the truly evil and diabolical cults that have ever existed, and today I'm chilling with my homies and exploring all of the craziest ones. So come chill a while, and welcome to camp.🏕️ JOIN S'MORE CAMP INNER SANCTUM HERE (FREE): https://camp.beehiiv.com/Edited and produced by: Christos PapastefanouThanks to our sponsors Proton VPN, Morgan & Morgan, Prizepicks and BluechewGET UP TO 64% DISCOUNT OF PROTON VPN - ht...

Andrew Bustamante is a former covert CIA intelligence officer, and today he's in the tent to explain what he knows about the Trump shootings, if he believes in remote viewing and CIA mind control, & who the CIA wants to win the 2024 election. WELCOME TO CAMP!Intro, Edited and Produced: Christos PapastefanouS/o to our sponsors MDhair, Proton VPN, Morgan & Morgan and Bluechew!Customize your hair growth treatment with MDhair! Visit https:bit(dot)ly/camp-mdhairGET UP TO 64% DISCOUNT OF PR...

Investigative journalist Jennings Brown exposes the dark secrets of a mysterious sex cult and digital cults across the world. Join us as we dive deep into his explosive revelations, exploring the cult’s manipulation tactics, psychological control, and the fight for justice. WELCOME TO CAMP!🏕️ JOIN S'MORE CAMP INNER SANCTUM HERE: https://camp.beehiiv(dot)com/THANK YOU WHOOPVisit Join(dot)Whoop(dot)com/Camp for a ONE MONTH FREE TRIAL with Promo Code: CAMPTHANK YOU KETONESave 30% off your first ...

Hazen Audel is a survivalist, biologist, and host of Primal Survivor who's pushed himself to the absolute limits—both physically and mentally—while living with the world's most remote tribes.Today Hazen reveals the life secrets of earths lost tribes. His closest brushes with death, the wisdom of tribal people who seem to have life all figured out, and a wild experience trying datura deep in the bush. This conversation gets real fast—survival, psychedelics, and everything in between.So sit bac...

From remote jungles to isolated islands, uncontacted tribes like the Sentinelese and the Aghori have chosen to remain untouched by civilization. Today, we discuss what secret traditions these mysterious tribes are hiding and what they do to unwelcome visitors who dare to intrude on their land. Join me and my good friend, comedian Eagle Witt, as we take a deep dive into the WILD way of life of these uncontacted tribes and the fateful consequences for outsiders who tried to visit them. Spo...

Nick Bryant is a journalist who has covered Epstein, Franklin Scandal, and Diddy for over 20 years. He's known for exposing blackmail, abuse, cover-ups, and literally publishing Epstein's black book on the internet. Today we're discussing what REALLY happened in Franklin, who Epstein was working for, and if P Diddy was an intelligence asset. Welcome to Camp!🏕️ JOIN S'MORE CAMP THE INNER SANCTUM HERE: https://linktw.in/psQeqOTHANK YOU WHOOPVisit Join(dot)Whoop(dot)com/Camp for a ONE MONTH FREE...

Bob Hamer is a 26 year former FBI undercover agent who's taken down the most dangerous organizations in history. Today's story details his most evil: His successful infiltration of this group resulted in the arrest of eight members of what one defendant called the organization's "inner circle".So sit back, relax, and WELCOME TO CAMP! 🏕️ JOIN CAMP NEWSLETTER HERE: https://linktw.in/psQeqOTHANK YOU WHOOPVisit JoinWhoop(dot)com/Camp for a ONE MONTH FREE TRIAL with Promo Code: CAMPIntro and ...

Thomas Maier is an investigative journalist and the author of a book Mafia Spies and its accompanying series on Paramount+ and Showtime. 🕵️‍♂️📺 Thomas is an expert on a top-secret mission by the CIA, Operation Mongoose, that involved hiring the Italian Mob to take out Fidel Castro in the 1960’s. He’s here to tell us the wild tale of notorious mobsters Johnny Roselli and Sam Giancana, the intricate details of the US government's attempts to conceal the CIA plot and every crazy story invol...

CAMP NEWSLETTER HERE: https://linktw.in/WWqyjeThe CIA has done some CRAZY things in the past 77 years: Mind control, evil dolls, vampire attacks and today I'm breaking down the craziest CIA operations that ACTUALLY happened. My dear friend Julian Dorey from @JulianDorey Show is joining me and we're figuring out all the secrets and stuff. WELCOME TO CAMP!(Alleged) TIMECODES0:00 Intro1:35 Julian Dorey welcome2:56 Julian’s take on the CIA6:50 Newsletter Announcement7:25 History of the CIA...