True Crime stories of how retired DEA Special Agent, Larry Ray Hardin, kept his faith while fighting drugs, the mafia, and cartels. Interviews of other agents and private investigators will share their stories.
"Departamento Administrative de Seguridad (DAS) asked DEA to help search Pablo Escobar's former smuggler's home." Living and working as a DEA Agent in Bogota, Colombia Episode 1; I am a Consular Officer at the American Embassy, a U.S. Naval Officer, & I am from Spain, and How Drug Cartels Learn about DEA Operations. These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our other books; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo and Home is Never the Same are available on Amazon and our website: larryrayhardin.com
"I showed Janet Napolitano and her aide photos of the miniature white houses in Mexico. The aide said, 'Oh, I've been to this home.'" Final Activities in Yuma AZ; Targeted Twice for Illegal Activities, AUSAs Wanted this to Go Away, & Stay out of Trouble and Just Do Your Job. These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the bookFighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our other books; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo and Home is Never the Same are available on Amazon and our website: larryrayhardin.com
"Officer Hutchinson grabbed Sgt. Crowe by his feet, pulled him out, away from the jeep, and shot him in the chest." Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 34; Narcotics Officers Lt. Danny Elkins & Sgt. Mike Crowe are Assassinated.These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the bookFighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our other books; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo and Home is Never the Same are available on Amazon and our website: larryrayhardin.com
"Officer Vaca came to our office and said there would be threats against us." Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 33; The Officer I'm Assigned to Work with is One of The Corrupt Cops. These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our other books; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo and Home is Never the Same are available on Amazon and our website: larryrayhardin.com
"DEA Agent Kiki Camarena trusted the local Mexican cops, and that trust cost him his life." Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 32; Focus on the Facts Before the Conspiracy, Dealing with Corrupt Cops, Wife of a DEA Agent, and The County Attorney's Office will Indict. These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our other books; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo and Home is Never the Same are available on Amazon and our website: larryrayhardin.com
"I don't care what DEA does. They'll never touch my brothers or me. I'm connected to the US government." Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 31; You've Got Another AUSA, Who's protecting the Chinese Seafood Company, and I Want to Do This for Don and Roy. These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our other books; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo and Home is Never the Same are available on Amazon and our website: larryrayhardin.com
"That's why I was running into all these problems getting prosecutions against the brothers." Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 30; Snorted Cocaine and Sex with Young Girls: Meeting the AUSA and DEA Can't Touch Me. These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our other books; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo and Home is Never the Same are available on Amazon and our website: larryrayhardin.com
"Why did Bento say I work for the Spooks? Maybe the brothers also believe that?" Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 29; Shot Several Times in Vietnam, The Murders & The Corrupt Cops, A Former DEA Administrator, and United States Attorney's Office in Phoenix. These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our other books; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo and Home is Never the Same are available on Amazon and our website: larryrayhardin.com
"Commandanté was smiling as he spoke of the disappearing cocaine from the stolen plane." Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 28; The Dark Battle of the Drug World, Arizona State Senator & The Garcia Brothers, and Photo of a DEA Agent. These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our other books; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo and Home is Never the Same are available on Amazon and our website: larryrayhardin.com
"We don't want DEA to focus on us!" Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 27; Karaoke Night in Colorado Springs and They Killed a DEA Agent. These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our other books; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo and Home is Never the Same are available on Amazon and our website: larryrayhardin.com
"The white heroin is there. Santo & Angelito saw it with their own eyes!" Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 26; Tiger Shrimp Tails and Destroyed $70,000 of Frozen Shrimp Tails. These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our other books; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo and Home is Never the Same are available on Amazon and our website: larryrayhardin.com
Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 25; Employees & Young Girls Sexually Abused and Don't Snort Cocaine nor Have Sex with Young Girls. "I met Joselito again. He scares me, and so does Marco Oscuro." These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our other books; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo and Home is Never the Same are available on Amazon and our website: larryrayhardin.com
Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 24; Cocaine & Heroin with Frozen Fish & Shrimp and Chinese Seafood Company Wants to Meet with Santo. "I want you to protect my CI if he needs it and gather information on the meeting with the Asians in Chinatown." These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our other books; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo and Home is Never the Same are available on Amazon and our website: larryrayhardin.com
Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 23; Mexicans Trafficking White Heroin. It was incredible how fast the IT Specialist from FBI retrieved the information from el Pulpo's computer in Mexico. ... photos and emails of Asians with el Pulpo and Javier Garcia in her hands. These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our other books; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo and Home is Never the Same are available on Amazon and our website: larryrayhardin.com
Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 22; Mexican Federal Army Asked for $3-million and 30 Kilos of Cocaine at $14,500 a Kilo. "A drug defendant squealed like a rat to DEA on the Garcia brothers' trafficking organization." These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our other books; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo and Home is Never the Same are available on Amazon and our website: larryrayhardin.com
Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 21; You don't Kill a DEA Agent without Permission, Traveling Alone Across the Border, & DEA Agents They Wanted to Kill. Santo told me "The brothers and their family always seem to know you're in town." These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our other books; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo, and Home is Never the same are available on Amazon and our website at: larryrayhardin.com
Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 20; AUSA Removed from the Case, A Kilo of Cocaine or A Pound of Heroin, Asian Connection, & DEA Agents Ambushed. "You've got to have the Chinese and Mexican government working together to make that happen!" These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our earlier book; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 19; U.S. and Mexico Port-of-entries (POEs). Santo & Angelito were terrified the brothers would find out they were working with DEA. These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our earlier book; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 18; No Guts to go after Corrupt Cops and We will Make sure They're Dead. Joselito is the King of Heroin and Jaime is the King of Cocaine . These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our earlier book; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 17; Underground Tunnel near the San Luis POE, Corrupt Mexican Offers and U.S. Political Officials, Catholic Priest is Assassinated, Weapons and Narcotics Trade. "DoD personnel revealed there was a 95% chance that a tunnel existed in the area of Franco Finca's outlet agricultural produce warehouse." These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our earlier book; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
After a brief holiday break! Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 16; Drug Tunnels Discovered Between the U.S. and Mexico, 30 Packages of Marijuana, and Agricultural Produce, Shrimp, and Furniture Trucks. "Tunnels were suspected to lead from Mexico to stash houses and produce businesses near the POE." These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our earlier book; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 15; Video Cameras Inside & Outside, 77 Tons of Cocaine Over 3 Months, and Narcotics Sniffing Dogs Alert to 226 Pounds of Cocaine. The next day, "You need to see the recording from the inside video at the warehouse." These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our earlier book; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 14; Southeast Asian Traffickers and Corrupt Official with 32 Kilos of Cocaine. "I was sadly thinking; I hope it's not someone in my office." These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our earlier book; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 13; Have You Ever Killed Someone, Meeting with the Garcia Brothers in El Gulfo, and Something Isn't Right. "Santo told me later, 'I think Javier and Joselito are dangerous people.'" These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our earlier book; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 12; Stay Focused & Be Safe in Mexico and Illegals Believe Border Patrol Agents are Shooting at Them. "I couldn't believe Santo was going to meet with Javier Garcia. This was everything I hoped for." These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our earlier book; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 11; Be Careful with that Young Girl, Corruption at the Mexican Border, and They Drank and Did Some Dope. "I made it very clear to Santo, 'Don't do drugs while working for DEA.'" These stories are based on Larry Hardin's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our earlier book; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 10; Almost Shot by a California Highway Patrol Officer, Young Girls and Cops, Working Alone Across the Border in Mexico. These stories are based on his life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our earlier book; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 9; A White House and An American Business in Mexico – The Maquiladora. These stories are based on his life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our earlier book; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 8; Larry's Little Sweet-Pea .38 Revolver and Meeting with Los Angeles Narcotics Officers. These stories are based on his life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our earlier book; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 7; An Explosion Inside the IRS Office, Leaks & Corruption in Law Enforcement, and I'm Not Stopping. These stories are based on his life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our earlier book; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 6; Looking for a Confidential Informant (CI) and Fighting for Our Lives. These stories are based on his life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our earlier book; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
Trust is Everything when CollaboratingThis is a special interview podcast; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Podcast Interview with Randy Torgerson; Private Investigator, Randy Torgerson talks about his current work and collaborating with Larry. His stories are based on his current work and our book Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo. This book and Larry's book; Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 4; Suspects in the attempted murder of DEA agents. These stories are based on his life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our earlier book; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 4; Seized 539 pounds of cocaine and Spanish priests called the mountain El Camino del Diablo, The Path of the Devil. These stories are based on his life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our earlier book; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 3; A former Presidential staffer and a professor, how he squealed like a pig, and the Mafia and Hells Angels. These stories are based on his life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our earlier book; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
Living and working in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 2; Information leaked to the press by the Reagan/Bush administration and a DEA agent murdered in Mexico. These stories are based on his life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our earlier book; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
This is beginning Larry's life in Yuma; As a DEA Agent in Yuma AZ, Episode 1; pursuing traffickers moving dope along the border of Arizona and Mexico. These stories are based on his life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our earlier book; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
In this podcast, Moving on to DEA, Episode 2; Larry talks about his visit to Kentucky, scaring his Momma, and getting ready to move to Yuma, Arizona.
In this podcast, Moving on to DEA, Episode 1; Larry shares stories of his first cases with DEA about dope trafficking and prostitution in San Diego, California.
In this episode, Larry shares his interviews with DEA while living in San Diego, California.
Beginning My Career, Episode 2; with Larry looking into his career options and his first interview with DEA. These stories are based on his life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our earlier book; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
This is beginning Larry's Career; My Career, Episode 1; getting married. These stories are based on his life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our earlier book; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
This is the final episode of Growing Up in Kentucky, Episode 7. We begin a new chapter next week. These stories are based on Larry's life presented in the book Fighting My Greatest Enemy, Myself. His book and our earlier book; Path of the Devil, Camino del Diablo are available on Amazon. larryrayhardin.com
Episode 6, is the next part of Larry's story about Growing Up in Kentucky and how he got his basic values.
Episode 5, is the next part of Larry's story about Growing Up in Kentucky and how he got his basic values.
Episode 4, is the next part of Larry's story about Growing Up in Kentucky. How he got his values as a child.
This is Episode 3, the continuation of Larry's story about Growing Up in Kentucky. How he got his values as a child.
Who are the people I'm hearing on the Podcasts?Who is this DEA Agent?How did he become a voice to share true stories of real crime?Who is the narrator and what is her background?How can these stories be "for real?"
This is the case that inspired Larry Hardin's work in Yuma, AZ to pursue the Garcia Cartel for the attempted murder of two DEA Agents in 1975.
This is the continuation of Larry's story about Growing Up in Kentucky. How he got his values as a child.
This is our introduction about the stories we will share in our podcasts. Periodically, we will also have interviews with other agents and private investigators. New podcasts will be uploaded weekly. Subscribe to our channel and we will keep you informed when we have new episodes and interviews available.
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