West Coast Cartel Wars | SGT Aaron Schmautz and Officer Brian Marvel

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Dan Crenshaw

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🗓️ 23 January 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

As part of Rep. Crenshaw’s work on the Cartel Task Force, two officers from the West Coast joined him to share their perspectives of how local police departments are combating the fentanyl epidemic brought on by the Mexican drug cartels. SGT. Aaron Schmautz serves in the Portland Police Department and Officer Brian Marvel serves in the San Diego Police Department. They discuss the unique challenges facing both cities: Portland being a case study in drug decriminalization spinning completely out of control, and San Diego bordering the major cartel hub of Tijuana. They also share insights into the business model of the cartels, how fentanyl took over the local drug markets, the potential to prosecute dealers for murder, what good treatment programs for addicts look like, and much more.

SGT. Aaron Schmautz is a 19-year veteran of the Portland Police Department. He is the President of the Oregon Coalition of Police & Sheriffs (ORCOPS), a non-partisan organization that advocates on behalf of police officers, deputy sheriffs, and others in Oregon law enforcement organizations.

Brian Marvel is a 24-year veteran of the San Diego Police Department. He is an adjunct professor at the San Diego Regional Police Academy and President of Peace Officers Research Association.

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0:00.0	We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created.
0:03.2	As a member of Congress, I get to have a lot of really interesting people in the office.
0:07.2	Experts on what they're talking about.
0:08.8	This is the podcast.
0:10.0	For insights into the issues.
0:11.5	China, bioterrorism, Medicare for all, in-depth discussions,
0:16.0	breaking it down into simple terms.
0:18.0	We hold, we hold these truths.
0:20.1	We hold these truths.
0:21.2	With Dan Krenshaw.
0:22.1	The eagle has landed.
0:24.0	Welcome back folks with us today.
0:26.0	If you're not watching our two of our nation's finest,
0:31.0	Boys in Blue, from the West Coast, California, San Diego, California, and
0:36.2	Portland, Oregon.
0:37.2	Today we have with us Brian Marvel from the San Diego Police Department and Aaron Smouts
0:42.2	from the Portland Police Department.
0:44.0	So they just addressed the cartel task force up here in Washington, D.C.
0:48.0	and as for the usual, we try to do a more intimate and detailed
0:52.0	podcast after the task force
0:53.9	meeting both of you thanks for flying out here and then and being part of this
0:57.2	I think for having an important conversation what we had a little bit of what we
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