Arizona Border Sheriff Matthew Thomas | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 176

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Mike Ritland

Society & Culture, Documentary, Politics, News

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🗓️ 25 February 2024

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Matthew Thomas is an active-duty Chief Deputy Sheriff in Pinal County, Arizona - one of the fastest growing counties in the country, in no small part due to it's proximity to the southern border. During his over 31 years of duty, Matthew's served in Detention, Patrol, Traffic, Training, Academy, Narcotics, Anti-Smuggling, Motors and SWAT. Not only is Matthew a tried and true on-the-ground resource for the current crisis at the border - he's also a bellwether for how judicial precedence has worked in the state for the last three decades, and a verifiable indicator of where things may be headed next. But you don't get to be Chief Deputy just for spending time on the force - there's a whole mess of stories just waiting to be told, from working undercover to busting trafficking rings, catching cartel members, and even a few car chases to boot. Let's meet Sheriff Thomas. ---------- Get Your Copy of 'Interceptors: The Untold Fight Against the Mexican Cartels' at: https://www.onetimenation.com/shop Support Matthew Thomas - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deputy_onetime/ Website: https://www.onetimenation.com/ ---------- Sponsors: Beam Take advantage of Beam's biggest sale of the year and get up to 40% off for a limited time when you go to https://www.shopbeam.com/MIKEDROP and use promo code MIKEDROP at checkout! ---------- ZBiotics Go to zbiotics.com/MIKEDROP to get 15% off your first order when you use MIKEDROP at checkout. ZBiotics is backed with 100% money back guarantee so if you’re unsatisfied for any reason, they’ll refund your money, no questions asked. Remember to head to https://www.zbiotics.com/mikedrop and use the code MIKEDROP at checkout for 15% off. Thank you ZBiotics for sponsoring this episode and our good times. ---------- Fueled by TeamDog | www.mikeritlandco.com | @Teamdog.pet ALL THINGS MIKE RITLAND: SHOP for Fueled By Team Dog Performance Dog Food, Treats, Apparel, Accessories, and Protection dogs - MikeRitlandCo.com - https://www.MikeRitlandCo.com Team Dog Online dog training - TeamDog.pet - https://www.TeamDog.pet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.2	Would you say that there's more money in human trafficking than narcotics at this point for the cartels?
0:34.4	Yeah and it's because it is a reusable resource.
0:39.9	People always ask like what was the favorite undercover work by far the favorite.
0:46.0	You're beating up at their own game on their territory. I was comfortable because like I said I grew up in kind of a rough area around gangs around dope all that stuff and so I wasn't uncomfortable in that realm
0:56.9	if dope comes across the dope gets used and it's done a human comes across their indentured slaves and they just keep using them and using them and using them.
1:05.0	Humans are paying up front coming over, so if the cartel loses a load of humans, no big deal, they've already made their money.
1:12.0	Those humans get deported back and then they're going to make another run at a cartel is going to make money again
1:16.1	I understand for myself that my tickets already punched I just don't know the date and I think that's the same for everybody and so you just see these things and you're like well
1:24.4	They were supposed to die right there because that's when it happened So, Ladies and
1:45.0	always as always it's both an honor
1:47.0	a pleasure to welcome my next guest to the podcast.
1:50.0	He spent 31 years active and currently the chief deputy with I think it's
1:55.0	penal I think it should be penal but it's penal the county sheriff's office in
1:59.2	Arizona right there on the border in the thick of it. He's the author of
2:02.8	interceptors, the untold fight against Mexican cartels, which I have to
2:08.2	argue if it's untold. How did you tell it? It's in the story now. It's been told so you can't say that anyway.
2:14.0	He is part of the 0.27 faith-based organization that connects law enforcement and military
2:20.0	with faith- related guidance.
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