241: Part 2: He Fooled Drug Cartels in Panama AND Colombia — Here's How

Game of Crimes

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🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 73 minutes

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In Part 2 of this exclusive Game of Crimes interview, 26-year DEA veteran Jeff Sweetin goes deeper — into the fake identities, the legendary pranks, the family sacrifices, and the parts of undercover work that no training manual ever prepares you for. From covert operations in Panama and Colombia to the quiet toll the job takes long after the mission ends, this is the conversation that happens when the debrief is over and the cameras finally get the truth.

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0:00.0	There were some death threats against me and my family and my sons and my wife.
0:05.6	And the FBI called it.
0:06.7	The threats came through.
0:07.5	The FBI contacted me and said, we believe these are real threats.
0:10.2	It was getting out of hand.
0:11.3	They said, listen, we think these guys may try to kill you.
0:14.2	EA came and put some alarms in my expensive alarms in my house and said, go in peace.
0:19.0	Kind of the anxiety of worrying about my family,
0:21.2	primarily my wife, was really an interesting, interesting time. One of the harder times I had
0:27.7	because I was helpless. I'm Steve Murphy, DEA Special Agent Retired and now host of the Game
0:33.0	of Crimes podcast. If you've seen the Netflix series Narcos, then you know my story. I now bring you stories
0:40.0	of heroism and bravery from our law enforcement and military heroes and occasionally from
0:46.2	the criminals that they faced. episode of Game of Crimes with Murph in the morning.
1:06.4	We're here with Jeff Sweeten this week.
1:09.5	Jeff's a 30-year law enforcement veteran, spent 26 years the Drug Enforcement Administration, made it up to the highest ranks that you can make.
1:18.0	We call it the Senior Executive Service without getting a presidential appointment.
1:21.8	We're going to get into that, especially his time out in Colorado, because that was a lot of fun for him.
1:27.1	But, Jeff,
1:27.9	welcome back to the second part of this. Thanks. Thanks. I'll try to be more, more attentive
1:33.0	this time. Oh, yeah. This is hilarious. If you folks haven't seen yesterday's episode,
1:39.6	what you couldn't see is I'm having to continually take my glasses off and dry my eyes because we laugh so
1:45.2	much. I've got tears running down my cheeks here. And I kind of feel today is probably going to be
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