DEA Criminal Investigator on Cartels, Undercover Work & Major Drug Busts | Chris Howell

Christopher Howell was the Police Chief of the Virgin Islands — and he’s spent decades taking down drug cartels, weapons traffickers, and some of the most dangerous criminals in the world. From going undercover and running covert surveillance to leading international task forces with over 150 agents, Christopher’s career reads like something out of a crime drama. #PoliceChief #VirginIslands #CartelTakedown #UndercoverOperations #TrueCrimePodcast #DrugTraffickingStories #LawEnforcementLife #AmericaMostWanted Thank you to PRIZEPICKS, EXPRESSVPN & BLUCHEW, for sponsoring this episode: Prizepicks: Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/IANBICK and use code IANBICK and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! ExpressVPN: Secure your online data TODAY by visiting https://www.expressvpn.com/lockedin to find out how you can get up to four extra months. BlueChew: Visit https://bluechew.com/ and use promo code LOCKEDIN at checkout to get your first month of BlueChew FREE & pay five bucks for shipping. Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Use code LOCKEDIN for 20% OFF Wooooo Energy Buy Merch: http://www.ianbick.com/shop Timestamps: 00:00 Inside the Virgin Islands Drug Trade: How It Really Works 03:03 Growing Up in Paradise: Early Life & Influences 09:09 Becoming a Virgin Islands Police Officer 14:46 First Undercover Mission: How It Nearly Went Wrong 23:24 Corruption & Crime in the Virgin Islands Exposed 27:19 Joining the Gun Task Force & Chasing Firearms 36:36 Creating the DEA Task Force from the Ground Up 41:53 Rising Through the Ranks & Building Massive Cases 53:08 Guns, Drugs & Federal Operations That Changed the Islands 01:02:08 Cracking Major Drug Trafficking Rings 01:17:30 Crazy Surveillance Stories & High-Stakes Takedowns 01:26:01 Biggest Busts & Close Calls With Death 01:39:16 Taking Down Violent Gangs & Organizations 01:55:42 Retaliation & Fear: The Dark Side of Police Work 02:08:38 Murders, Corruption & The Cases That Haunt Him 02:23:49 Big Wins, Big Losses & High-Dollar Asset Seizures 02:40:08 Wiretaps, Covert Ops & Creative Police Tactics 02:53:00 Promotion to Police Chief & Why He Almost Said No 03:00:10 Lessons From a Career Fighting Guns & Drugs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices