From Ski Bum to IRS Special Agent: Greg Gleason's Wild Career Fighting Drug Traffickers

Описание: Episode 8
In this gripping interview, retired IRS Special Agent Greg Gleason shares his incredible journey from a college ski bum to a federal agent hunting down international drug cartels. With over 30 years in law enforcement, Gleason reveals:

How a zoology degree led him to the IRS (and why he almost became a dog pound worker)
Undercover work in 1970s Las Vegas, tracking mob-owned casinos and bagmen
The rise of the "no dope conspiracy" case—taking down drug lords without ever seizing drugs
A Sun Valley money laundering scheme involving surfers, snowboarders, and millions in Thai marijuana profits
Global investigations from Switzerland to Hong Kong—tracing dirty money for the feds
Why he believes the war on drugs has been lost (and how legalization changed everything)
🔍 Key Topics Covered:

1970s Vegas mob ties vs. corporate casinos
Reagan’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force & its impact
How drug traffickers hid cash in Idaho real estate (including a Sun Valley athletic club)
The dark side of financial crimes—why even accountants helped cartels
The toll of undercover work on family life & mental health
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Timecode and Chapters
0:00 - Intro
3:20 - How I became an IRS Special Agent
10:08 - Drug investigations became an issue
10:29 - I started working with OCDETF Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force
12:34 - When I started working in Las Vegas I saw a slow transition from the mob-owned casinos
13:06 - Conducting surveillance on mob bagmen
16:34 - The type of training I received
21:17 - An interesting long-term case I worked on
23:37 - Marijuana vs cocaine smuggling cases
25:11 - Thai marijuana sticks case originating in Idaho
34:57 - The importance of a good relationship with prosecutors
37:44 - Have you noticed a difference in the types of crimes?
40:02 - Did being in law enforcement affect your family?
42:16 - A drug case that changed my perception
44:33 - Did you become jaded from your investigations?
45:58 - How do you see your career and the War on Drugs?