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213: Pt 2: David Tyree – The hidden world of financial crimes and cartels

Game of Crimes

Game of Crimes

True Crime

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Murph continues his powerful conversation with retired DEA Special Agent David Tyree, diving deeper into the human side of law enforcement and the international fight against drug trafficking.

David reflects on the importance of children, family, and community in shaping the legacy of law enforcement. He shares stories from his time in Portugal, where international teamwork and financial investigations played a crucial role in dismantling powerful drug trafficking networks. With raw honesty, David emphasizes the role of mentorship, leadership, and self-regulation within the DEA, highlighting how these values not only guide agents but also protect communities worldwide.

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0:00.0

I know it sounds weird for people to, where we get excited talking to these criminals, but that's how we learn the inner workings of these organizations.

0:08.0

And they love to talk about it if you're just willing to be interested and not interesting.

0:12.3

That's the best piece of advice I ever got from a New Mexico State police officer about undercover.

0:17.8

Guy was incredible.

0:19.5

And I was new learning to do undercover.

0:21.8

And he said, bro, if you can just shut your mouth and be interested and not interesting,

0:26.5

they'll tell you everything.

0:28.0

And it worked.

0:29.0

Yeah, my old partner, my old partner would tell me, he's from Tennessee and West Virginia.

0:33.3

He said, I can't do his accent every day.

0:35.6

God gave you two ears for a reason.

0:37.5

Shut your mouth.

0:38.2

And I say, oh, okay.

0:51.7

Hey, guys.

0:52.5

Welcome back for part two of this week's episode with David Tyree, 25-year retired DEA agent,

0:59.5

stud of the world master of financial investigations.

1:03.2

We got us the topics yesterday's episode that I wasn't expected to go to,

1:07.9

but they were some of the most important things we talk about on here.

1:10.4

And that's how we can help children, our thoughts on addiction, responsibility, permissiveness.

1:17.7

Those that you listen to me all the time, you know, I talk about those topics over and over again because they just kind of tick me off.

1:24.7

But there's nothing more important to talk about our children. You know, it's real corny

1:29.7

to say this, but they are our future. Whether we like it or not. Absolutely. So David,

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