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Former DEA Agent Reviews Drug Trafficking in TV & Film | Vanity Fair
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
- Retired DEA special agent Craig Chretien reviews drug trafficking scenes from films and television including 'The Wire,' 'Sabotage,' 'Blow,' 'Breaking Bad,' 'Narcos,' 'Euphoria' and 'Ozark.'
00:00 Intro
00:26 The Wire
01:43 Sabotage
03:12 Blow
04:36 Breaking Bad
05:27 Narcos
07:15 Euphoria
08:01 Ozark
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Dean Norris played such a convincing DEA agent that I actually thought he was a DEA agent IRL, he just plays the law enforcement character so well
My father was a Senior DEA agent and my dad was stationed in Florida Hawaii San Francisco and Los Angeles and he cleaned up California and he arrested all the bad guys in California like Los Angeles and San Francisco and my dad did one case in New York City and he was a DEA agent for more than 26 years and so he was the senior agent for the DEA and so I believe that he would know this guy and so my dad was also a DEA agent and he’s former DEA too just like this guy and was DEA same as this guy too because he also worked 26 years as a DEA agent
@@kahoaliiaiu7130 run on sentence
@@kahoaliiaiu7130 bro just repeated the same thing 30 times
@@kahoaliiaiu7130 wtf I just read.
@@bobros1337 my dad would know this too plus he’s been in lots of shootings before and my dad has lost Agents before in Los Angeles because his Agents were getting killed by the bad guys and so he would know this too and my dad was stationed in Los Angeles San Francisco Hawaii and Miami Florida and so he would know this too and he’s worked in the 1990s and the 2000s before like 1965 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 and 2004 when he was DEA and so my father was just like him 26 years as a DEA Agent and he would know this too
Glad he pointed out the absurdity of the scene from Euphoria season 2 finale. Fez told them several times that there was a kid in there and they still kept shooting, lol.
It's not that absurd. I don't know the scene you are referencing, I don't care to watch Euphoria, but the idea that cartels, gangsters, mobsters, crime syndicates etc would give a rats about children isn't so simple as they would just stop shooting. Sometimes dead children is the point, sometimes they don't care.
wait till you find out that cops literally fired through the closed door inside the classroom in Uvalde and shot at least one child.
@@elias_xp95 in that scene it's not the criminals shooting at the kid, it's the cops shooting at the kid
Season 2 lost me... I doubt I'll return for another season.
@@elias_xp95 did you really just comment even though you haven't watched the show lol 😏🤣🤣
The way he said “that type of police officer shouldn’t be on the job” clearly means he’s ran into many of these and that they probably still exist
No, they don't. You have no clue what you're talking about.
It clearly means that you have a big imagination
Yea no u are just making up stuff at this point.
I love the fact this guy looks like a badass Santa
I like how you mention importance of PPE in Breaking Bad.
There is a video in which a former police officer actually says that narcotics officers are more often than not corrupted by the amounts of money they deal with and its impossible to know how much money they turn in verses how much money they actually confiscated,
"You don't shoot at a door or a wall without knowing what's behind it."
There are a ton of cops that have accidentally killed innocent civilians that really should have learned that lesson.
Especially in no knock raids. I'd have said that he must mean that they don't shoot walls in white neighborhoods but didn't cops open fire inside a mall changing area one time?
@@davidbarnwell_virtual_clas6729 really?? Wow!! But then it doesn't surprise me, sadly.
@@CyclingM1867 Yeah, they did. I don't remember what for. Some foolishness if I recall. I believe they got away with it too. So, when he said things like that don't happen...that was 100% a lie.
He knows that cops do crap like that all time.
@@davidbarnwell_virtual_clas6729 sadly, it's far too true.
That dude is a liar. He knows what cops do. He's just lying about it.
Great video, he’s super on-point with all of his info. I’ve heard he’s a legend in that DEA field - urban legend.
He mentioned that the cop who shot the man in the back would be indicted, lol no way. Cops in Arizona killed a man while he was laying on his stomach begging for his life and the POS who shot him got early retirement with full benefits.
@@JG-yk6ny yeah, i think he's been out of the game for awhile. it might have been the case 10+ years ago that cops would get in trouble for killing someone but not lately
@@joox7364 Incorrect. Police reprimand has increased, not decreased.
@@NotSure109 As it should tbh
@@kaemincha Wrong angle, chang.
can't believe y'all didn't ask him about "Traffic" or "Traffick"...the greatest movie and the greatest miniseries ever made about drug trafficking
True, Soderbergh is the goat
He was in it as the DEA SAC in El Paso. He had a conversation with Michael Douglas in the movie.
Traffic is really great, but just too depressing LOL :P ITs like Million Dollar Baby, it makes you want to sit in the garge with the car running at the end , even if you do get a soccer field.
"You don't shoot through a wall or an object not knowing what's behind it". Lol Unless you're local pd.
This man's beard deserves its own Netflix series.
5:19 he says you don’t see much how they are mixed and all that…
Yeah that’s the point lol they tried to make it as accurate as possible but it couldn’t just be a cookbook for meth
"A real chemist wouldn't go without having all the protection."
Chemists : 👀
Not only is not wearing gloves while handling chemicals more common than wearing them, Walter also knows he will die soon anyway. So long term Health concerns arent really an issue anymore
Walter literally wears some when he says that lmao
Turns out Santa was working with the DEA all along… snitches get cookies kids 😔
“Cops wouldn’t shoot suspects in the back or fire where there might be civilians” lol, lmao
Oh you’d hope so, wouldn’t you? 😂
So my dad was a DEA agent for more than 26 years just like this guy and my dad worked in the 1980s 1990s and the 2000s like 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 and so my dad would know this too
Found this video a bit misleading through no fault of his, his comments were excellent but in most of the shows he chose (or were chosen for him), they didn't depict actual drug trafficking techniques. The Wire showed tailing/surveillance, Sabotage and Euphoria showed entry of law enforcement, Blow showed essentially a job interview, the Breaking Bad clip showed how the drug was made, Narcos didn't show any trafficking, only cartel retribution/warning and Ozark showed money flow in the drug business
For Narcos, I'd have chosen the things that depicted how they transported the drugs to the US. Hiding them in shoes, fish, plant pots, stuck to the outside of transport ships etc, for Breaking Bad, they could have shown how they packed bags of meth into buckets with chicken fat to avoid dogs smelling it or putting it into the body of the truck under the floor boards.
I think it’s because he didn’t want to reveal sensitive information about how the DEA deals with those sorts of things.
To be fair, the agents in Sabotage were a bunch of lunatics so that scene makes sense in context.
I like how he said they'd do a at starbucks I just imagine a bunch of tac'd dudes then "Alpha 2-3, your soy latte is ready; low-fat milk"
I was happy to see that justice was brought to the bastard who killed the cat in Narcos! Isnt it a nice sentiment that it was a "DEA Cat"? Even if its just Hollywood yarn... 😉
The only possible good thing the DEA ever "did"
But of course it was a fiction, because the DEA is an agency of scumbags
Assistant Special Agent Cat (ASAC)
Dude ISTG I was watching Narcos like right before this, the notification scared the crap out of me-😭
we know, why do you think you got the notification?
When he was talking about Sabotage he talked about shooting the guy in the back. He doesn’t seem to have heard of Tennessee V Garner. Supreme Court case that covers that topic.
Would like to see a pt.2 A Man Apart
Larry Lawton called, he forgot his pencils on the table.
Craig is the real deal for sure. I was assigned to the Baltimore office. I met Craig once, but his rep in DEA is solid. BA-80.
The Wire is hands down the best series ever made in my opinion.
No. That title goes to another show mentioned in this video
All I heard was zavala lol
So
Wow Craig
there have been interviews with barry seal , pablo escobars main pilot. he said that pablo met his wife and kids . they flew down there on vacation or something like that. he said he never felt that his family was threatened but pablo knew the wife and kids.
Should asked him about 'The Last Narc'
This guy deserves his own channel
Great video. Really wish you guys gave him Sicario to watch tho
2:52 Sarah linden is that you!!! 😂
so good
I am a former colleague of Craig's and have known him for many years. He's the real deal--very experienced, knowledgeable, and smart! He is also highly respected by his peers in law enforcement! I absolutely agree with his analysis--some scenes are not realistic.
They fentanyl comment is incorrect. She'd probably be fine. Actually she's probably have a great time. I'm shocked this guy worked for the DEA and perpetuated that myth. It's totally horseshit.
No it is not. Police officers never do the "taste test". That's just dumb. What if the group they were busting turned out to be a terrorist group rather than drug pushers and the substance was cyanide instead of drugs? RIP the police officer.
Shocked lol. Dea is a pure scam, they don’t stop drugs and they know it
The dose of fentanyl is measured in micrograms. So yes, you take pure fentanyl like that - theres a good chance you're dead.
I love the ones with cops
No comment on Hank finding out Walt is a meth lord?
Love his voice and looks soooo much.
Where's the EUPHORIA clip shown in thumbnail?
Did u watch the video? At the 7:17 marker
@@stee8345 I must of glitched out
I like how he said the police are gonna be indicted for shooting someone in the back 😂😂
Good one!
The whole of the US faced treasonous uprisings for a year+, people being killed in the streets, buildings burning down, etc. all cause some dude OD during his arrest. So yes, an indictment is on the lighter end of what happens when people die in police interactions.
Man said the DEA family like they're the Mobb XD
In the breaking nas scene I believe the reason he is not shown measuring perfectly is because I think it’s a was to show that he has done it so many time he can do it in his sleep
The same way a master chef no longer measures theor ingredients
An impressive collection of pencils :-)
Not unless someone can get him a pencil sharpener. Till then he's just got erasers on sticks.
I am a journalist, not a cop. But when I was young I got into a few situations where I needed to follow bad guys in a car. Forget it, it's a waste of time. And yes, I did feel silly trying it.
Would like to see him talk about American Made lol
4:25 Roger Reeves even left his wife and daughter in the hands of the Medellin Cartel as security.
Nobody cares
@@Jeffro5564 haha, obviously you do.
No mention of ZeroZeroZero?
The clip sequence at [7:41] represents a good reason why you don't want cops or armed teachers blasting at a mass shooter or shooters in a school that is without bullet proof walls between classrooms and bullet proof glass in the windows.
There are rounds designed to limit overpenetration of walls. .410 shells would be a great choice IMO
In that situation time would not have been on their side, every second the active shooter is well, active, is another dead someone
Could I just not have an active shooter at my school? Most teachers I've known are spending to much of their money on classroom supplies for the students that they don't want to have to waste what they have left over buying bullets to then shoot those students when they got far better things to shoot with those bullets. Plus this would save just unfathomable amounts of money on the retrofitting of schools with bullet RESISTANT walls and windows.
Not every bullet is fmj, plus if the unfortunate circumstance of collateral were to happen the bullet would lose much of its velocity after traveling through a wall limiting its killing power
@@TGoody2217 "limiting it's killing power" - so you see Mrs. Johnson, it's ok that a teacher accidentally shot your child because the round went through a wall first she didn't die.
So he's like Hank!
Blockmates produces Masteral in Rockwell Land
The Wire, Hands Down ... no other questions...
He be rocking that beard
Santa reviews drug trafficking shows
Really cool how he knew the creators of water. I wonder if they try and shop around for people who also consulted on film and TV
Should probably invest in a better TV, the res is horrible.
Super surprised they didn't show him American Made
UCC focuses on War and there was DEA
You need to look at the 2016 film Clandestine with Tom Sizemore, based on actual police experiences...not Hollywood schlock. Indies usually get it right when Hollywood falls into their typical fare. Expand your horizons Vanity Fair.
Savages, American Made, Traffic, and etc.???
he is just like celal şengör
Narcos 💯
5:15 So.... he want's them to actually show the viewers how to make meth?? Great idea bub
@Bloody Lyrics I get that. My point is that it seems that he wants them to show casual viewers how to make it. There's a difference between making someone find it themselves and just handing them the directions lol
Bro someone going full auto with an AK is definitely getting shot in the back. What are you smoking. You're just going to let them reposition to a better defensive hold and keep firing on you? Lol
I feel like he might know what he's talking about a bit more than you ;)
@@MrPiotrV you think I'm wrong? It's quite possible vanity fair can influence what this guy can say. If you think you can go full auto against a swat team and then just turn and run when they come through the door, you're delusional.
just watching for the breaking bad
You dont shot a closed door without knowing whats behind it? Someone should tell the cops.
He's a cop. So, the cops have clearly been told.
It's a metal edition. "92
Oh enough with the fentanyl copaganda FUD
I can't respect a man who ties his tie like that
Black Ford excursion
Breaking Bad Reference 💀
Celal sengor
Fentanal wasent around when that movie was made.. Lots of cops did it…
"Sabotage" came out in 2014-- by that time, fentanyl was very much a part of the illegal drug scene in the US. Also, Fentanyl has been around since the 1960s.
Migoreng Tuktuk Instant Noodles atsi
Good ole Jim Ross is looking good.
Ser I have a question is it Okay that you have a Special Operations background and Join_Being a FBI or DEA or Becoming an Special Agent
is it Qualified ser?
You can clearly see how those experiences affected him, by the eyeblinking at 0:50 - a typical post-trauma reaction of the body.
They purposely made the process vague in Breaking Bad. What does he want, the show to teach people how to cook meth?
Yea all you need to know is that they straight up taught bryan cranston how to cook meth for real, so anything vague is obviously on purpose. Also he mentioned the gloves which he was wearing when he needed to. So wasn't really a good breakdown of the show.
Also, if I’m not mistaken at that point he thought he was gonna die so it didn’t matter much to him, but at that point he also cared for his family. Later in the series he goes full yellow suit.
That was true. I heard in a documentary that it was vague on purpose
At 5:00 the Statement is Not fully correct. As a Chemist you use gloves very sparingly and mostly just for cancerogenic sunstances. Mist Chemist are actually of the opinion that you shouldnt wear gloves for the sake of better feel and precision
I'd have to disagree. As a chemist that values my tissues, I'd wear gloves for most substances, not just the one group you mentioned. There are numerous acids/bases, oxidizers, and various poisons that gloves would protect against too.
@@tophilactic I'm trying to think when I was like " this reaction needs me to feel it better, let me rub my hands on the... solvent?????"
51-49...thats really all you can ask of Life. Make _____ 51% in my favor
All drugs should be legal. The DEA shouldn't exist.
U people missed bob the builder
bean this is about drug trafficking not gang banging
why do they all have goofy disguises
hum. yes @f1 technically impossible to be @orange des "concessions" #HasToBeThatWay
This man has probably ruined the lives of potheads all over the world.
I'm pretty sure the DEA is more concerned with cocaine, heroin, meth, and the like. They leave the life-ruining of potheads to local cops who go about it with gusto.
He's based then.
If their life was ruined then it's on them. Don't break the law if you don't want to deal with the consequences
@@danielsmith6782 I mean, for people involved in trafficking cocaine and heroin? Yeah, lock 'em up. But marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol and yet it was treated as worse than crystal meth for systemic reasons that are way too complex to explain via RUclips comment.
@@firstnamelastname9444 And even then they're mostly going after cocaine and heroin. Or meth.
Buddy's the same color as the tan KFC guy
The asymmetrical beard.......
obviously they’re not going to show walter white making meth realistically are they 🤦♂️
Who wears Veil in the front seats of the Church
Badass mf
NAN check their milk
This is a man I'd want on my side if I was in trouble.
That wonderful beard. Just sayin'.
in reference to sabotage. Shooting a person in back after they just emptied a magazine in the wall would have been justified. The dude was literally running for cover. Also the whole point of Arnold giving an impromptu briefing was to show how outside of the law they were acting. It was kind of the point.
lmao Fent
Not sure I understand his comment on the AK guy.. some bad guy shooting at you with a full auto AK doesn’t need to be facing you for you to use deadly force. Shooting him in the back as he runs while reloading is perfectly justified. You think we’re going to wait until he reloads and faces us to drop him?..
Agreed! Came looking for a comment regarding that.
Also, if he's armed, obviously has intent to harm (just shot full auto), and is running away, who's to say he doesn't grab a hostage or something?
Craig the Christian.
I laughed pretty hard when he said a cop would probably get indicted for shooting someone in the back...
Yuo a not a member have the DEA because the aparenta have does children them shuold put yuo in prison are shut yuo
Yuo supose to be in prison not the Kuklus Klan
lol cool set interns
Does drugs dealers yuo nows that them do a lot a drugs