⁣The US border is a topic we have not looked at before and there is no-one more qualified to discuss this subject than Jaeson Jones. Jaeson is a renowned expert on the threats posed by unsecured borders and is a nationally recognized authority on the Mexican Cartels. He has lived and breathed the southern border his whole career and his insights into the drug cartels that ruin millions of people lives is unique. He explains what is really going in in the drug war and how people trafficking is very much part of that problem. We end our chat by looking at the solutions which are possible to combat transnational crime and regain control of the 2000 mile US-Mexico border. Jaeson Jones is a retired Captain from the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Intelligence and Counterterrorism Division. He managed the daily operations for the Texas Rangers, Border Security Operations Center (BSOC). He supervised Human Intelligence (HUMINT) operations in several nations and managed Intelligence lead operations for the longest 24/7 border operation in Texas history, Operation Secure Texas. He liaised daily with law enforcement and members of the intelligence community to collaborate with all disciplines of the homeland security enterprise. Jaeson was responsible for providing timely information and analysis necessary to prevent and protect against all threats. This included providing analysis and Intelligence to the Texas Rangers, Criminal Investigations Division, Texas Highway Patrol, Aircraft Section, and State Emergency Management Division. Given his knowledge of Mexican Cartel operations and threats involving border security, Jaeson frequently speaks to executives within all disciplines of homeland security throughout the nation. His focus is on best practices for combating transnational threats and the spread of violent criminal networks. He served as the Critical Incident Commander in the State Intelligence Center during both Fort Hood shootings, Austin IRS Echelon building attack, University of Texas active shooter incident, Odessa shooting involving four officers shot with over 1,200 rounds fired, Ranger Recon Mexican Cartel shooting, Murder of a Bexar County Sergeant, and the Bastrop County wildfire disaster. Jaeson has led investigations targeting Mexican cartels leadership and built programs that collaborated closely with the U.S. intelligence community to help save lives in Mexico and throughout the United States. Connect with Jaeson..... WEBSITES: https://www.jaesonjones.com/ https://tripwirestriggers.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/jaeson_jones?lang=en FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/JaesonJ Interview recorded 31.1.23 Audio Podcast version available on Podbean and all major podcast directories. ⁣https://heartsofoak.podbean.com/ To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more https://heartsofoak.org/connect/