Hidden War - Reclaiming America's Wildlands from the Drug Cartels
(Room Surf D)
20 Jan 22
11:30 AM
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12:30 PM
In the Hidden War -How Special Operations Game Wardens are Reclaiming America's Wildlands seminar Lt. John Nores Jr (ret.) co-founder of California Dept of Fish and Wildlife's spec ops Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET), gives an updated overview of MET's fight to stop international drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) from destroying our nation's wildlife resources. Nares covers changing . cartel crime tends since the drop of Covid 19 including the cartel's increased use of EPA banned poisons affecting our wildlife resources and MET's use of advanced tactics K9's to effectively stop these criminal groups. Nores discusses the debate over regulated cannabis laws and their effects on our wildlife resources and the challenges for SCI and other conservation organizations to aid in this national fight.