Undercover Narcotics Detective-Britt Elmore

[@BeccaJean415]

I'm pretty sure this guy arrested me. 2002, I had just come back from a drop in NY, we got caught, my partner took the heat & went to San Bruno. I hit the street (I was from there) w/some of the kilo they never found when they tossed our hotel room- sold some, used some, had plenty. You'd think I'd be mad- that this guy busted me selling, but in hindsight it saved me. I had a large rap sheet. But nothing violent. I didn't know things existed like rehab, 12 step, etc. I was so so tired @ 25. I had lived 4 lifetimes by then. I got into drug court w/ a 3 year joint suspension & large "stay away." area. Anyway, this month, I will have been clean 22 years. So, thx 😆 👍

[@BeccaJean415]

I just remembered your fake name & code on my pager 😆

[@matturner6890]

Good on you, glad you're on the straight and narrow, it's proof we can all change if we want it.

[@KatsuragiNamika]

That's badass, honestly. You're awesome 🩷

[@WarriorWomann]

Bless you. One day at a time ❤

[@justinward7331]

If this is true, then congratulations. He saved your life.

[@thewinterwoods]

Never in the history of law enforcement has anyone looked more like a cop than this guy.

[@CGJUGO80]

Lol lookin like Herc from the Wire

[@FLBeautyQueen]

If you watch the uncensored version, he plays & look the part 👌

[@onetwo12onetwo526]

As well never in the history of getting convicted and going to the penitentiary as anyone ever thanked A cop FOH

[@enterthebruce91]

​@@CGJUGO80Man looks like Vic Mackey from The Shield 😂

[@nickknaack]

Yeah, how did he trick shit heads for 25 years....

[@TridentNorthBroadcast]

I lived in Ca most of my life. Back in 2006 I remember being homeless and strung out on heroin. I had MRSA over most of my body from abcesses. I couldn't get arrested. They would release me every time. The only thing that saved me was wanting to see my son again. I left to Ky and never looked back. Today Im 50 and sober, living with my son and his grandmother, taking care of them now. I am so fortunate to have gotten out before fentanyl.

[@JuicyPeaches504]

Hugs 🧡 ~Stay awesome!

[@t9amera]

👏 love these comments. With our world filled with so much loss from all the shit out there, it's nice to hear of the ones who made it and are thriving. Wishing you all the best!

[@BeeKay4444]

Congrats on your sobriety!

[@quietreason8679]

Well done sir.

[@trent3872]

You're a badass.

[@vapedadforchrist]

dude looks exsctly like a cop funny people still fell for it.

[@frenchieoverlord5159]

I know right? Like common ppl open ur eyes

[@Last_Chance.]

Facts

[@Last_Chance.]

@@frenchieoverlord5159 not everyone is like us Frenchie. I hope you have a beautiful day sweetheart

[@ddz1375]

Why are criminals your heroes?

[@Gram820]

Anyone can look like drug dealer. Just add some 'sleaze'.

[@katttpiffnsam]

Damn…i would never buy anything from this guy, he looks like a cop 😂

[@moderatia1]

If you didn't know he was a cop NOW, you'd think he was some gym bro MMA fighter. don't kid yourself lol

[@a.leehilliard4716]

He looks like a total cop. His color of the day is ohaki.

[@Hooskerdoo32]

He said he would dress different then dummy.

[@southphillylilly]

@@moderatia1 no, he looks like a cop, even without knowing. the kind of cop that has an ego bigger than any drug he's been involved in

[@Last_Chance.]

​@@moderatia1only an ignorant person would think he's not a cop. He reeks of bacon.

[@Martin-qb2mw]

GREAT decision to make a longer feature with this guy. Can't wait to watch it.

[@gerryisnotfunny]

Jail providing that moment of clarity is what did it for me. Five years ago today was the last time I was arrested. Tomorrow I celebrate five years clean.

[@nikkidotts3687]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

[@shellysbrewing]

Happy Sobriety day!!! I'm so fortunate that I got to read this on your new sober renewal date ❤ much love - from another former addict turned to recovery

[@astralfluxaf]

Don’t you think you could have reached that clarity in a rehab through a civilized manner without being traumatized through prisons made for violent criminals?

[@degeneratesrow3525]

Congrats man

[@sherrimclouth8559]

Congratulations!​@@shellysbrewing

[@dustinmorrison9895]

I can say from experience, me detoxing off fent/ opiates. Was THE BEST thing that has happened to me. Now I'm coming up on 5 years clean!

[@SgtNateHigers]

Yeah no shit? Being clean is better than being on fent, WHO KNEW

[@Eyes_dont_Lie]

Good for u my friend. Thats what its about. Drugs r poison and death!!!

[@phumimabanga962]

Good for you. Keep it up

[@billbarney4937]

its intense with opiates and some synthetic narcotics unless you have some kind of prescription where you can slowly decrease the dose over a period of several months or longer depending on the drug youre taking

[@ConcreteRiver]

Rule 1-absolutely, under no circumstances should you ever give a statement to/talk to the police. Always request a lawyer.

[@KemDawg123]

Exactly

[@a.leehilliard4716]

Never. They can't be trusted. F this guy.

[@yogithebear7493]

Even if they pretty much got you dead to rights

[@ExtremelyRightWing]

​@@yogithebear7493ESPECIALLY if they got you dead to rights.

[@aspartamekillsyaknow9019]

Ya think?

[@AT-re4cv]

Loved watching, Mark. My dad also was undercover and our family suffered from it. Still to this day a severe emotional communication barrier exists from all the trauma he saw. Absent parent my whole childhood. I know most have it worst, but this was my experience and it was great to hear his side.

[@diesto-vg5jz]

Well at least the drug problem got solved so it wasn’t all For nothing ?

[@ThePomskysPalace]

Imagine people actually born in the hood and dealt this lifestyle. Their PTSD must be through the roof. Your father was still able to leave and go “home” to a safe place, most don’t. Then we wonder why so many men and fathers in the hood aren’t able to do their job properly, or why many families are broken. The backlash the mother has to take on when Dads in the streets is also super difficult, basically being a single mom just so dad can be outside supporting for the family. We don’t give most enough credit for enduring a lot of that trauma without choice.

[@krisstapleton196]

​@ThePomskysPalace oh please. You act like these fathers in the hood have no agency. These men are capable of not impregnating multiple women. They are capable of staying around and being a father. They are capable of gaining legal employment. It's ridiculous that our culture infantilizes these people. I understand their lives are difficult but acting like they have no options isn't helping them.

[@ThePomskysPalace]

@@krisstapleton196 Have you been to the hood? Find enough jobs to support a family to employ all capable adults.. You think employers in the suburbs are going to hire a fleet of hood dudes over a bunch of white boy? Your comment truly shows ignorance, I spoke on the actual mental challenges faced when growing up in poverty. It’s real! If you don’t understand it, be grateful!

[@lynnkno]

​@@krisstapleton196thankyou I was gonna chime in but hell I'm just a white girl from the hood whose baby daddy has been to prison for selling, myself as well. We've both since gained lawful employment. May not be together but he still pays child support. It's all about choices yet ppl claim not to have them. Everyone has a choice. If legal immigrants can come from other countries and make a living why can't ppl get out the hood. Nonsense

[@brettgreen853]

I have seen him plenty down there back in the day. '05-'08 in the L. Glad I made it out of there and got myself into treatment. I cant thank God enough for giving me the strength to overcome that time in my life. I saw things that no one wants to see. I am sure he has too. Thanks for the interview.

[@moderatia1]

Lol love how he turned the camera on himself like, "Yeah my dudes, this is what I do."

[@aspartamekillsyaknow9019]

I don't

[@Danno.]

I was waiting for him to wink and throw up a gang sign *cue full house theme song*

[@docwhoshops]

He’s retired, so he’s good

[@calishiiine0006]

Dirty game. Dont play in the pig pen

[@SgtNateHigers]

Pretty sure it’s for legal reasons to show that it was actually him making the purchase

[@Trench777]

That was a FANTASTIC interview, Mark. Really enjoyed that one. Thank you to Britt. 100%

[@MsLibertyorDeath]

I really appreciated this interview. Britt has some good stories and insights and opinions based on experience.

[@theshaveffect5753]

60?! Holy smokes, he looks good 😮

[@Memiceelfandeye]

‼️‼️

[@maryannsimms7189]

Hottie… look at those guns. Lucky wife.

[@brotherbear1162]

Trt has changed the game.

[@Memiceelfandeye]

@@brotherbear1162 some are born with it, some need trt. This one is the former, he’s a beast. As within, so without ✌🏼&🫶🏼

[@neworleans1979]

I thought maybe 45 def not 60!!!

[@DontCryAboutIt]

I don't condone drug use but him saying a user going to jail won't be hurt is not fully accurate. A high functioning user likely gets a criminal record, loses their job and their family suffers and may convert into a street addict. In Canada Cannabis is legal for personal use. It may keep people from abusing alcohol and it may be better for enforcement and the courts to target the more dangerous drugs. I maybe wrong but I'm thinking legalizing Cannabis has removed the allure of being forbidden and thus lessened it's impact as a gateway drug

[@henryphilipbelliIII1074]

When one chooses to set aside character they can justify all kinds of inhumane behaviors ✌️♥️💯

[@aspartamekillsyaknow9019]

If he was really that high functioning & an asset, a few days in jail shouldn't phase him too much. If you're really that good of an employee, you can practically get away with anything.

[@petarrakoc1416]

Also if they are going through withdrawals, prisons don’t do shit to help out

[@luke144]

A lot of what this guy said was regurgitated cop jargon. Ignorant and almost naive. The correctional system has really fallen short of correcting bad behavior for as long as it's been around... It's painting the walls when the roof is leaking.

[@user-R___]

I think he means like a holding cell, guy seems switched on enough to understand a record fucks up pols lives

[@LisaDollerschell]

This gentleman has had a guardian angel on his shoulder for his career. Thank you for your service

[@nmnl19]

Awesome interview 👍🏻 I rarely watch these all the way through but this one held my interest

[@staleyexplores]

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result. We cant arrest our way out of this problem...

[@Gram820]

Make 'Drug Prevention' a new Mandatory subject in elementary schools across the country. Part of the curriculum. Starting in 3rd grade. In every damn school in the country.

[@vascamp4854]

So it's better now without the arrests? Got it.

[@andreavanda5402]

@@Gram820 They already tried that. I was a parent that took part in that program. Obviously it didn't work.

[@andreavanda5402]

@@vascamp4854 No, it's not better without the arrests. but that's not the point, the point is that it doesn't make a difference.

[@joannebutzerin6448]

The problem grew and escalated when we STOPPED arresting people. We did not have anywhere near as big of a drug problem when we took addicts off the street. Not only that, we've been letting addicts run free for years now. Has the problem gotten better as a result? Hell no! It has gotten much worse!

[@tomholschbach5966]

Another awesome one Mark. Thank you

[@Ditadoll]

One of my favorite interviews! Very informative. Also can’t believe this man is 60, so amazing 🎉🎉🎉 !

[@faitdebeauxreve]

This man clearly knows nothing about addiction. You cannot arrest/incarcerate your way out of this crisis. The War on Drugs is an abject failure. It’s been going on since the 60s and addiction is worse than ever. So what does that tell you?

[@broncoteno7181]

Yeah this guy seems like he is regurgitating what he heard at he team briefing “they need consequences “

[@andreavanda5402]

Yes, you are correct!

[@LauraVee63]

I don't think you get it: The main point is that having stricter laws would make people more accountable, thereby having consequences to pay. If you spent 2-3 months away, you'd understand. Do yourself a favor and look at the statistics of addicts being taken away from their drug of choice. It has a sobering, positive effect.

[@broncoteno7181]

@@LauraVee63 you are just not correct. Prison doesn’t cure addiction.

[@faitdebeauxreve]

@@LauraVee63 except that doesn’t work. Hence why the War on Drugs is a failure. If “getting tough on crime” worked, then after Clinton passed the crime laws in the 90s, the drug epidemics would have disappeared…but they didn’t. They got worse. It’s been proven that the “crack downs” do not in fact decrease the amount of drug use.

[@wayneemerson5651]

I spent 6 years doing undercover work. I was always a good 'natural' actor but my years in UC made me Hollywood star material. You had to become 'one of them', think, talk, act like them, not all cops are cut out for that. When he was talking about asking the perp if he was going to rob him after the 3rd time he pulled out his gun from his waistband, I was thinking how convincing he was, the perp was likely scared of him. It was a great time of my life but after a while the adrenaline dumps got to me. Couldn't imagine 25 years of this! I resigned and went on to other private sector work but those memories of what I use to do will last a lifetime. Great interview and hats off to Britt and happy retirement.

[@antonbyarmbar6767]

“A lot of them would come to a decision that they didn’t want to do this anymore”. 😂 a “lot” of them. Yeah, ok. Addiction relapse rates are over 90%. He should’ve said “a few of them…” Come on, be accurate and honest.

[@jimmyhooks]

Me personally, I always believe KZbin commenters over seasoned professionals. Everyone knows the most accurate information you could ever get is from the internet's comment sections, duhh

[@diesto-vg5jz]

@@jimmyhooks that is actually the relapse rate. But beleieve this illiterate uneducated meathead that knows absolutely nothing about addiction

[@diesto-vg5jz]

“A guy had a knee operation and then got on Vicodin the doctor took it away so he went to fentanyl”. Why did the doctor take the Vicodin away? Because of cops like this throwing doctors in jail. Would the guy have been better off on Vicodin the cops banned or fentanyl the cops can’t do fuck about?

[@zacharyduncan6118]

I’m a social worker and I’m op isn’t wrong, most people relapse immediately after leaving treatment, and especially jail.

[@Gram72534]

Personal use Shouldn't be illegal!!! This guy fought a losing battle for 25 years and didn't learn a damn thing!! Dude what you did and your way of confronting the drug issues are incorrect a complete waste of time and money, how could you not see that???

[@jazztheglass6139]

Had a family member who did that for over a decade and a half. He drained the family of over $300,000 in that time. Big money in the 70's - 80's. His problems became his mother's, children's, child mothers, brother's problems. Blighted their lives in ways you can't imagine. If it wasn't for his family connections he would have ended up in a box or a prison cell

[@Gram72534]

@@jazztheglass6139 I would argue that the reason he had to spend $300,000.00 and lie and ruin his family life because, of bad laws against people that need help, making it illegal is what makes it so expensive! The stigma that you and he puts on people with a disease causes massive shame and is the number one reason said person would lie and cheat to get what they desperately needed!!! I don't doubt what you're saying about this person, but I seriously doubt you understand why these things are happening!!!

[@Jaa__17]

@@jazztheglass6139what do you mean? You knew a addict? I don’t understand what this got to do with. If personal use should be legal or illegal ?

[@JOSHW1CK5]

It's actually making the problem worse because you're introducing even more problems for the person. But it's a failed system that's working perfectly for those that matter, big shocker.

Of course personal use should be illegal. Not weed. You can't have legal fent or coke.

[@KJ-tz7vc]

Mark looks like he just LOVES recording those commercials. LOL

[@gonagetcha8102]

Hi Mark Another informative interview. Britt thank you for confirming exactly what I thought of our government and who is allowing our country to be destroyed by the GREED they put before our lives.

[@andreavanda5402]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[@BigGuy10Points]

“Their situation is sad but not our problem” perfectly said

[@claudiedaudie143]

Absolutely excellent work Mark! Informative and extremely interesting interview!

[@Memo51040]

As a Bay Area native this guy ain’t made a dent

[@ImCantuxxx]

Why don’t you help out than loser?

[@andreavanda5402]

He's NOT supposed to make a dent. It's supposed to look like he's doing something, to appease the public. Where in fact, nothing is being done because the powers that be want it that way. Those in power have a lot to gain from people being strung out on drugs (money and compliance) and way more to lose if they aren't. And that's why it's never going to end.

[@marybeth1579]

One hand can’t clap alone ….. until the gov steps up - it’s pointless !!! But, that doesn’t mean the police aren’t working hard with the tools they have.

[@Gammarocksxx]

do we still think this way tho ? are you sure it is not big pharma ? or is that a no no to say ? is that the stock market ??? are you sure th gov is not the problem

[@Hood2Country]

They should close the border

[@paigehamilton4997]

​@Day-h8b the Government is one of the problems

[@Miguel-ve1lh]

Definitely big Pharma No doubt about it 🇨🇳

[@leneo1731]

I truly don't understand how a person who's been working with the Law Enforcement for decades believe death penalty for 3 grams of drugs will solve the drug crisis! That's actually a bit scare to hear because him saying that means he in fact don't understand shit about addiction. He has no understanding of addiction and therefore probably has no emphaty towards addicts. Also, The US has the death penalty for murder and possibly other serious crimes. Have that prevented people from killing? Not at all. In fact, The US are high up on the statistics when it comes to murders. At least I know it's many times higher than for example countries in Europe and Scandinavia. So that though process of his really shocked me a bit and makes absolutely no sense to me. I'd thought someone working in the fields he's been, would've known that harsh sentences against drugs is meaningless and that he's more about education, prevention and rehabilitation instead of harder sentences. I just don't get it.

[@_BirdOfGoodOmen]

Worked for Singapore.

[@Last_Chance.]

He's got a huge ego. That's the problem more than anything. He wants to be able to say that he has brought people to death.

[@chrism5126]

Oh really, how are the current drug laws working out for you in California? clown

[@petarrakoc1416]

@lextalionis8616no you are

[@goulashigabor]

Think like this, you and the boys deal but one gets pinched and gets death...how paranoid you would be or think twice about continuing this trade...harsh punishment will deter most ppl.

[@ZipZap-r3u]

one of my favorite sub genres in the channel. hell yes

[@southphillylilly]

Not mine, especially this guy. He's a rat and I have a feeling that he's one of those cops who is above the law, especially after seeing him turn that camera around and smirk.

[@janetpersons7647]

Sometimes I get the creepy feeling there is a goal to thin the population.

[@ByrdRecords]

Bugs and Drugs, Bugs and Drugs... Smooth operation --Joe Pesci

[@NoLoyalMudHound96]

Once the devil that is fent hit our communities that’s when I started feeling like that’s the grand plan to thin out the population , it’s so sad , wish more than anything that it never hit our country as bad as it has. Sad seeing old friends and people from high school gone due to other substances being laced with the death sentence. :(

[@donnablack6280]

I agree, Janet. The CIA is running the cartels.

[@loosegoose937]

Thank you for the footage!

[@heatherxo6476]

Mark I don’t know if you’ll ever see this but you should interview Gabor mate. That would be fantastic. He specializes in childhood trauma. ❤ I hope you see this because that would be an amazing interview

[@Gram820]

Yes, agree!!!

[@siouxsquaw]

@@Gram820agree 100%. Gabor Matè’s work is so important in drug abuse/trauma (the one thing they never talked about in the interview 😢

[@heatherxo6476]

Let’s blow up the chat til mark sees !!

[@siouxsquaw]

@@heatherxo6476 YES!

[@billbarney4937]

thats why people use drugs. childhood trauma of some kind

[@abikuneebus]

His theory about jail for personal use being a “time out” sounds great until you realize that one’s criminal record is inversely proportional to their career prospects. Since we live in a world where careers decide and define lives, each arrest makes someone more likely to continue using drugs-“why even bother getting clean when my future is so bleak?” I got lucky, never got a charge, only _participated_ for a few years in my younger 20s, and have managed to work my way up into an excellent career, should be able to buy a beach house before I’m 50. If they could do a time out in a medical setting without any lasting record, that could probably work

[@vagramvardanyan9407]

Exactly it costs $130,000 per inmate per year in California, treatment for anyone especially the homeless when they are ready would cost a fraction of that. Also your right it makes employment with a felony drug possession difficult if not impossible. For every addict that arresting helped changed their life 10 other people lost their jobs and careers and spiraled deeper into addiction. Employment is one of the most important things for addicts to stay clean.

[@joannebutzerin6448]

A felony record is nowhere near as damaging to one's career as multiple decades of hard core drug use. People who are is addicted and using are not going to stop because they suddenly want to build a career. That's just unrealistic. There are also programs that help people expunge their record once they get clean. So no, potential damage to a person's career is not a legitimate reason to eliminate consequences for using/selling drugs.

[@Jbartholomew14]

this guy says we should feel bad for cops because when they arrest people they have to do "four hours of paperwork" ... brother, that is part of the job and I dont feel bad about you having to write words down documenting what happened.

[@1312Mork2]

mindblowing lol.

[@56Spookdog]

That’s what you got from that part of the interview, try think past you bias.

[@Jbartholomew14]

@@56Spookdog I also caught the part when he said putting people in jail and charging them with crimes "isnt gonna hurt them" when its pretty clear in this country that felons struggle to get jobs

[@eatassonthefirstdate]

This dude is the definition of a pig. He's cocky n entitled and he's NEVER slowed down any real drug trafficking in his life.bust one dealer 3 more pop up in his place. Dude didn't do shit but help the courts make money off of mostly helpless junkies. He ain't made no real dent in NOTHIN. He thinks he's saved America 😅

[@11valdano]

@@Jbartholomew14 as they should

[@Blackbeauty001]

Please do more of this type of interviews this is very interesting. Thanks mark

[@SonnyBonobo]

"Open Air Insane Asylum's"...Wow great point

[@lisaheltonhudson]

Such a true statement! Perfect description.

[@dianestearns8194]

Thank you for your years of service Fantastic interview!!!!

[@deprivome938]

I was waiting for Britt to come back. The best video

[@TheAnthoula14]

Lol at this guy trying to tell Mark about opiate wirhdrawal...Mark's like, yeah, I'm familiar....

[@diesto-vg5jz]

Neither of them have a clue

[@kdeloris2225]

The drug problem is a serious problem in America. It's wiping us out. The problem is way more severe than what we know.

[@xandercrews4729]

It was a pandemic way before covid

[@Imsickofallyallseeingmyname]

The opportunity to rot in a cell. What a joke

[@rasoncurtis2648]

I’m sorry, but around the 24:00 he goes out of his way to say that a US citizens privacy isn’t important to the feds basically. As a police officer in the country we live in where you have privacy for a reason and you’re not allowed to evade those privacies even if you’re doing something illegal I just think that’s wrong irregardless if you’re doing something wrong or not a person should have privacy point-blank completely away from the government, pretty sure that’s why we have the constitution but it’s cops not necessarily like him, but it is officers that think the constitution and everything that it has to constitute does not apply to them when they’re trying to go after a convict. I still do not believe you should be able to cheat and being able to find out if these people are doing something wrong or not you have to do it the right way you shouldn’t be able to put a tracker on somebody’s car in a public place that is invasion of privacy. For example. I get it. People are dying and things need to happen though you know figure out how we can prevent people from dying from these events but privacy definitely should be a number one concern irregardless if you’re doing something wrong or not.

[@rasoncurtis2648]

25:10 says nobody’s going to jail, but our jails are at highest capacity that we have ever seen in the United States on that note, if you want to say people aren’t going to jail, you should say the right people aren’t going to jail because I think the wrong people are going to jail. The people that shouldn’t be going to jail are going to jail and that’s why undercover shit shouldn’t be, so prevalent in the justice system because a lot of those people aren’t doing it for the wrong reasons but I’m not a cop so I guess I have no say. I know that there’s a lot of people in jail but a lot of the wrong people and maybe that’s a part of the problem you people you cops who are putting the wrong people in jail. If you initially put the right people in jail for the right things, then I think it would be different..

[@TPG1977]

Agreed! This guy doesn’t get why we have the bill of rights or the 4th amendment. Guess he didn’t take his oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the US serious.

[@rasoncurtis2648]

@@TPG1977 I wish everyone took it more seriously out world would be a better place fr

[@diesto-vg5jz]

@@TPG1977he’s a cop. He’s never read, let alone the constitution

[@user-mq6dy2ee5f]

"privacy definitely should be a number one concern irregardless if you’re doing something wrong or not" - exactly how I feel and we should all be a little bit worried about our privacy being taken away. People just don't seem to care that much about it, but it's actually really dangerous to side with this attitude.

[@JohnDoe-lx5rm]

It was an hour but felt like 10 mins. It very interesting and very easy to listen to and pretty much enjoyed every single sentence. Watched it on one breath. It was indeed amazing, thanks for this one I honestly enjoyed it very much. Great interview, great interviewer and interviewee

[@zacharyfair6738]

Singapore - they stamp your passport and then provide a little card. Lady said "keep this in your passport until you leave". It said - drug trafficking is punishable by death....

[@FLBeautyQueen]

These are the most interesting interviews⭐️❤️🙏

[@dgk7477]

Thank you so much for service, you are a role model to Americans protecting us.

[@not_for_nothing]

"Their situation is sad down there, but it's not our problem". Actually you are describing why it IS our problem. I wish one could articulate the relationship between US foreign policy, neighboring failing/failed states and the influx of criminals running drugs in our cities without being accused of being of being an apologist for crime, or being an "internationalist". Border security matters but flows matter too. For instance, think about the impact of ratcheting sanctions on Venezuela in the past few years, their domestic economy and the surge in criminal gangs entering the US. Plenty of examples from previous decades too.

[@Silversmoke1000]

Well, we have zero border security now so...

[@xandercrews4729]

There’s no sanctions on Mexico or Guatemala

[@KyleAnneMcCory]

Unfortunately catching middle men does nothing to stop the drug problem. Once we see the cartel go down we will know were getting places. Not saying this is Britt, but a lot of big cops are in with the cartel and catch civilian drug dealers to make it look like they're trying to stop the drugs they're trafficking into the streets.

[@pippadot679]

Great content Mark. Great hearing his story.

[@21gramz]

Awesome interview mark

[@Everton4109]

Had a teammate and his dad was a narc and he also coached our little league team. I remember we played a team and their coach and my friends dad met at the mound and had words but we still played the game. And once it was over I remember they both BOLTED!!!! I mean sprinted to their cars. I found out later he had been investigating the other coach for months and just so happened they coached their kids teams never knew it. Never saw him or my teammate again. Must have had to move bc cover was blown.

[@gypsyman1939]

This interview was awesome. Very knowledgeable

[@CalenWAV]

The problem isn’t the legality of drugs, it’s the illegality that creates a profit incentive for them to be mass exported into my country.

[@Tahara-h2q]

Dr.Carl Hart Psychologist And Neuroscientist His talks and research are 💯

[@greenie75]

Plenty of legal opioids where I'm from. Believe me, these zombie citizens are just a drain on society. No Government can endorse this with a clear conscience, which is why they have back-tracked. My dad is one of the ones still addicted. His doctor will be his supplier until the day he dies. Damn sad.

[@ArdentNotary]

BOOM! you just said it

[@wydopnthrtl]

Excellent interview! Thank you

[@fleurcoremans9828]

Loved this interview and also the guy. What a great physique and sane head on his shoulders for his age...Incredible....This should be watched by politicians.....thanks Mark....well done once again!

[@georgewashington2036]

Need to interview more cops who tell the truth about corruption inside the force.

[@wilsonjerry4197]

I loved this guy's life and story. Thank him for sharing and you for bringing to me. Just awesome. 😊

[@peggysmith5202]

Totally agree with his homelessness thinking!!!! TOTALLY. HE NAILED IT

[@GeneDalton-vy2qs]

One of the best interviews ever. I really enjoyed this talk.

[@danielhutanu9091]

absolutely brilliant interview and story - incredible life story and good lessons to learn

[@wayndeet]

Thats was great, thanks for conducting this interview. When i was growing up, everone thought i was a narc, its the main reason why i never tried law enforcement. Should have, could have, would have... Is too late. Follow your passion. Thanks again mark.

[@Ali-vm1cj]

US needs to open up govt funded mental heath hospitals again. That requires money. Our govt rather keep things as it is with privatized prisons. Follow the money.

[@loganheilman5481]

That being video was amazing. He has so chill about it, just another day at the office

[@mneff69]

Great interview, I was messed up in drugs but always had a dream of going undercover and taking the drug dealers of the streets. It was a insight for me to get off of them. Sober for many years but never pursued my dream.

[@Hood2Country]

Mind your own business maybe then you will grow up

[@SlumpTia]

Same here 😢. i do ride alongs with police though. it’s so fun & i don’t have to switch carriers 😅

[@Gram820]

​@@Hood2Countryhow old are you??What a childish comment.

[@siouxsquaw]

@@Hood2Country???

[@marieneu264]

1:02:43 I think this might be my favorite person you’ve ever interviewed. What an amazing man!!!

[@Miss_Toots]

What's the relevance of the time stamp?

[@lorry2763]

. Some people are more prone to addiction. People need consequences. Utah has a way to wipe out charges by cleaning up and going to 'drug courts this program saved my nieces life.

[@SlumpTia]

damn even theft?

[@lorry2763]

@bushratbeachbum only for drug charges. She had to test clean every week as well as going before a judge every week. If they test dirty they would give you a chance. Test dirty again they send you to jail for the weekend and third time you are kicked out of the program and required to serve the original sentence. Not appearing before the judge had consequences too. I might have a few details wrong but I only went with her once. She was on a very bad path but this program worked. It took her about a year to get through it.

[@lorry2763]

@@SlumpTia not for theft. Specifically for drugs

[@amfmfilms]

He has a really great attitude and outlook on life and problems in America, I loved this interview

[@diesto-vg5jz]

New title: another Loser of the drug war.

[@PontiacSunfires]

💯

[@Steventhrowsbirds]

I was waiting for new content. Thanks!

[@dillonjohnson3106]

Thanks for what you do, good interview!

[@williamforester8108]

THANKS, AWESOME SHOW !!!!!!!!!

[@DrLesleyStevens]

He's right. Its the court letting thém out with no consequences and DA. Not charging enough plea deals.

[@diesto-vg5jz]

Remember when we did that for 40 years straight? How’d that work out? Also get Dr. out of your title that’s for MDs and physical science PhDs.

[@industrialdrummer44]

Research has proven time after time that you can't arrest away addiction.

[@Chungalhunga]

Research and helping the citizens is the last thing on corrupt politician's mind.

[@Happy_Spatula]

And you cant decriminalise without social programs & rehabilitation

[@Chungalhunga]

@@Happy_Spatula How do you rehabilitate warmongering, corrupt politicians and their followers?

[@Happy_Spatula]

@@Chungalhunga my comment wasn't in reply to you. I was replying to O.P

[@Chungalhunga]

@@Happy_Spatula I knew you did. Sometimes we have further discussion, other times not. Either way is ok.

[@americanangler94559]

This guy would have worked with a relative of mine...the Boss was his name and he ran the drug enforcement for the bay area out of the Santa Rosa Sheriff's Department. A lot of his time was spent in SF. The Boss hand picked his team and every one of those cops retired a millionaire. That's right Pilgrim, they kept most of the drug money for themselves. I believe it still works that way, because it's a thin blue line.

[@dubaiedge]

True. They get *a LOT* of perks to keep or straight up steal. The public really has no idea about this. The sole line is which side of the so-called law you're seen as on.

[@mjp7316]

If you have your finances right, you should be a millionaire by the time you retire. Not hard in California, many PD jobs start out at 6 figures

[@seankash8546]

There is little long-term sense in arresting or incarcerating drug users, although a short stay in jail may give them a reprieve from the streets (though this is probably not always true in its own right). A good policy change would be for police to stop "offering" the singular alternative of arrest & punishment, and offer vectors to treatment services or hospitals. In our current climate, it only makes sense to investigate and prosecute the largest-grossing criminal operations, which certain federal agencies already have operational data on. I would hope that local organizations ask for access to that data, instead of going about it their own way and "starting at the bottom", as it were, through doing something like small undercover buys.

[@luannebaker6936]

Thank you for sharing this video. 😊

[@spikerzombie]

It doesn’t make sense to give someone a “legal time out” for personal use of a substance that doesn’t solve the root problem of addiction

[@bjkarana]

Forcing someone to detox gives them a break from the cycle. That's how rehab works too, along with therapy. There's no reason why jail can't be a starting point as well, as many addicts never have the chance before they OD and die.

[@VAPIDISM]

Spot on about it being a mental health issue. Though I am not sure how you would go about tackling it when in the US your healthcare system is tied in with business and profits.

[@abbyweitz7011]

Marks commercials are so funny 😂😂

[@aren1998]

Right😅 he's pro

[@helenmcdonnell2585]

Bless him

[@kdeloris2225]

Mark has a good voice for commercials.

[@moderatia1]

@@abbyweitz7011 "I got these raycons...you want some?"

[@rcarlisi63]

Arresting people for marijuana is a crime....get the hard stuff off the street...

[@billj4525]

I mean it's very stupid for weed to be illegal, but these guys have to do their job in places that it is, so it's not a crime on their part when they arrest someone for weed.

[@WaismannMethod]

We need to secure our borders like any responsible country and make mental health services available to everyone who needs them. If we don't tackle these issues head-on, things will only get worse.

[@tatianarodriguez-nt3yl]

Good morning from NY! Loving this series 🙊

[@56Spookdog]

Good to see you recorded enough for a 2nd segment hope there’s a 3rd. Britt you’ve obviously have been through a lot if life ever gets to please seek help don’t put it off before it’s too late.

[@afoolsjourney4444]

Good morning mark .. Loved this interview.. My dad was an undercover police officer for workers comp .. the stories were insane .. rip dad

[@Last_Chance.]

God bless you brother

[@nicktucker8297]

Just comply and everything will be ok… LOL

[@ArdentNotary]

Pretty much the only thing I heard, lol..

[@ritasellers5052]

They make it a revolving door for a reason. For one the more money they make and two eventually they die and if they get rid of the ones dealing and using they get rid of the issue. But they want to make as much money off them as possible before that happens. It's such a broken system. Jail is not rehabilitation. But that's where rehabilitation needs to be... and the programs they do have most of them are ran by other inmates which is ridiculous is most cases. 😢😢

[@hannahmitchell87]

I've heard that prisons are profit-driven but I don't fully understand how exactly & for who? Like what route does the money take? So the govt / taxpayer pays the prison for housing inmates? And who ultimately benefits from the profits? Do cops get bonuses the more people they arrest? Sorry if I'm being dense. Pretty clueless on this

[@Slick_Rick859]

Tightening the rules up isn’t going to do nothing. If you give these drug dealers life in prison then you better start building more prisons. 😂

[@ritasellers5052]

My son did 7 years in prison over a attempt to deal charge he did 3 half was out 18 days on house arrest went back 3 half got out went to jail work release so on rest of time. On a attempt to deal!!!!! More then most child molesters ever get.

[@graestarr]

​@@ritasellers5052 ☮& 💓 2 👩‍👦

[@Last_Chance.]

Can't stand a narc

[@HonestObservations]

Can’t stand a drug/arms dealer. 🤡

[@darlenefoster3379]

@Last_Chance. Your comment is so old school.

[@Last_Chance.]

@@darlenefoster3379 I am old school

[@LimoneneDaddy]

My problem is these guys think they're just as tough as the street guys

[@Slick_Rick859]

@@HonestObservationsbig pharma is the biggest drug dealer of them all. I guess if the government does it then it’s ok because it’s taxed. If a everyday citizen does it then it’s illegal cause government doesn’t get its cut through taxes.

[@funnybunnystmbl7383]

The government wants this crisis. Why? Not completely sure, but trust they definitely have a nefarious reason.

[@gldnsunrising7761]

BINGO. Like I always say, all these many different "issues" are by design baby.

[@aaronartale]

They want you dead. They're culling the herd.

[@WardaShahrazad]

Your freedom ends where mine begins. Meaning if I can’t walk down the street for fear for my life why are the rights of ppl shooting up and stealing more important than my right to not stay home in fear? This is not just me but many ppl asking this question now.

[@andreavanda5402]

Because the people in power want you to be in fear. When the public is afraid, then they do not ask questions, they do not demand change, and they do not protest. And so the power stays in the hands of the controllers intentionally creating the problem. It's a scheme that works every time.

[@lupenunez3984]

This was so real and informative it should be viewed by everyone

[@zacharyduncan6118]

This dude lacks all understanding of what having serious drug charges does for consequences on somebodies life whether they go to jail or not. Instead of charging people and throwing them in jail over and over court order people to participate in treatment for a year.

[@Ichunddie]

Why does no one ever tell the truth when Mark asks why they believe why the government doesn't change the laws? because they earn money themselves, every one of us knows it!

[@jaydasolai2559]

Great interview

[@bryanmacdonald7430]

Right from the horses mouth. I’m a recovering addict that has seen and done things most only read about. I was reluctant to watch this cause even though I’ve been sober a long time and have clarity, I still know that most of these guys agendas are not the addicts well being. But I was pleasantly surprised to see this guy isn’t one of those. I don’t agree with the longer they sit in jail the more they’ll think about going out and doing it again. Fact is, felons can’t get jobs and there is big fast money in dope so they are pretty much bound to that lifestyle. Thank you for your service. I hope you have a great retirement

[@bryanmacdonald7430]

Btw this is why CA is a shithole. It the good ole government

[@annaelisavettavonnedozza9607]

I’m sure you made a huge difference in society putting crackheads in jail Our War on Drugs has totally & completely failed