#397 - "We're Under Siege" China's New Deal With The Sinaloa Cartel | John Nores

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Danny Jones

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🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 140 minutes

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Watch every episode ad-free & uncensored on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dannyjones John Nores is a game warden who discovered and combatted Mexican cartels operating in the forests of California & Montana. He explains how China's partnership with the Sinaloa cartel is America's biggest threat. His latest book is "Hidden War: How Special Operations Game Wardens Are Reclaiming America's Wildlands From The Drug Cartels". SPONSORS https://liquid-iv.com - Use code DANNY for 20% off your first order. https://amentara.com/go/djp - Use code DJ11 for an EXTRA 11% off. https://shopify.com/dannyjones - Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today. https://takeultra.com - Use code DANNY for 15% off. https://whiterabbitenergy.com/?ref=DJP - Use code DJP for 20% off EPISODE LINKS https://www.johnnores.com Hidden War Book: https://amzn.to/3PLItP2 FOLLOW DANNY JONES https://www.instagram.com/dannyjones https://twitter.com/jonesdanny OUTLINE 00:00 - The Game Warden protecting the Emerald Triangle 07:38 - Game Warden training 12:00 - Hunting for consumption in California 17:56 - Human deaths from California Mountain Lions 21:06 - Why hunting is GOOD for wildlife 27:38 - Unique elk species in California & Montana 29:25 - Hunting coyotes to protect other species 35:08 - Why cattle ranching is dying 39:14 - Shoot-outs with drug cartels in the California woods 42:50 - How 9/11 changed game warden training 47:09 - Cartels diverting water sources for illegal drug farms 53:52 - Encountering Sinaloa Cartel growers 01:01:45 - The anti-grow operation task force 01:08:07 - The first Sinaloa Cartel grow farm shoot-out 01:19:27 - Cartel booby traps around grow farms 01:22:21 - "El diablo": cartel's favorite pesticide 01:29:30 - When cartels started growing drugs in the U.S. 01:30:58 - Sinaloa boss' confessions about growth farms 01:38:54 - China & Mexico's joint fentanyl operation 01:46:39 - China's involvement in weed & fentanyl trade 01:54:12 - How China penetrates our Northern border 01:59:37 - Illegal cartel grow farms are worse than ever 02:04:53 - How to fix the cartel drug farm problem 02:08:22 - Why legalizing marijuana is a net positive 02:12:04 - The Madeira beach grouper fishing industry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:02.7	How did this whole thing start for you?
1:04.6	Well, Danny, you hit it on the head.
1:08.2	You don't think a game warden's, you know, involved in drug cartels, growing illegal weed, and now the responsible fentanyl and meth and human trafficking.
1:11.6	It's a national issue now.
1:13.6	And a national problem, major problem that I'm dealing with now post-retirement, post-operational, by talking to you today.
1:19.6	So once again, thanks for having me.
1:21.6	My pleasure.
1:22.6	It's cool to finally meet you.
1:24.6	Yeah, when I started off as a game warden, I wanted to protect the three Ws, wildlife, waterways, and wildlands.
1:30.8	Grew up in a conservation family. My dad was a hunter, a military veteran, angler, fly fisherman,
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