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Latest Future Policing Podcast Episode: Combating Fentanyl
In this Future Policing episode, former DHS official and cyber expert Jake Braun explains how the Sinaloa Cartel uses modern technology — like drones, the dark web, and cryptocurrency — to distribute fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills, creating what he calls a “mass poisoning.” He argues that traditional “kingpin” takedowns don’t work and that law enforcement should adopt an AI-enabled, counter-terrorism-style “counter-network” strategy to dismantle the cartel’s infrastructure.