Tranq and the New Street Drugs That Have Taken Over Cities Around the Country

Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

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Society & Culture

4.8 • 607 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Today on Change Agents, Andy speaks with former Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Los Angeles Field Division, Bill Bodner. Bill had a 31-year career in the Drug Enforcement Administration, in which he was responsible for overseeing the daily operations of 14 offices located in Nevada, Hawaii, Guam, Saipan, and the counties which make up the greater Los Angeles area. Bill discusses the evolution in American street drugs, the forces behind these new drugs, and how deadly substances like Xylazine — known as tranq — infiltrated the modern drug market. SPONSORS: Change Agents is presented by Montana Knife Company. Use CODE "CHANGEAGENTS10" for 10% off your first order at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Four Branches Bourbon Please check their story out at ⁠⁠⁠fourbranches.com⁠⁠⁠ and pick up a bottle of their fine bourbon today. Use the code “IRONCLAD10” to get 10% off. MTNTOUGH Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mtntough.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ and enter code CHANGE to receive 40% OFF - a savings of about $100 your MTNTOUGH+ annual subscription. NAVY SEAL FOUNDATIONVisit ⁠⁠shop.navysealfoundation.org⁠⁠ to grab your gear now. Show your respect by wearing your support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	100% of the pills that are sold on social media or on the street are fake, right?
0:06.6	They're not real prescription pills, 100% of them.
0:09.1	And people ask me, like I said, how do you know that?
0:12.8	Here's all I can say.
0:14.6	At DEA, the agents bought pills every single day undercover, thousands of them.
0:19.7	Every week, every month, they were seizing close to a million pills just in the LA office, right?
0:25.4	These pills go to a laboratory, they get tested.
0:28.2	That's the lab results.
0:31.7	How can I help?
0:33.0	How can I be useful in ending needless suffering?
0:36.5	Do not be afraid of work that has no end.
0:42.3	We have to organize a social movement.
0:46.3	We have an opportunity to lead by example,
0:49.3	versus just talking, hot air.
0:52.3	I think the more people in this fight the more we grow eventually you could change
0:57.2	you know the people are the ones that can make the change good morning everybody welcome
1:06.0	back to change agents an ironclad original, presented by Montana Knife Company.
1:16.5	Strap in, everybody, because we're going to be talking about Trank, an emerging epidemic in the drug world. The medical term for the drug is xylasein, and it is typically used
1:22.6	by veterinarians to anesthetize animals. On the street, it's known as tranquil, and it is frequently cooked down to a powder form, and it's mixed with heroin or fentanyl.
1:33.8	It can lead to horrific results, including disfigurement and amputation. My guest today is Bill Bodner, who was the special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration,
1:45.6	Los Angeles Field Division. He was responsible for overseeing the daily operations of 14
1:51.2	offices located in Nevada, Hawaii, Guang, Saipan, and the seven Southern California counties,
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