S21 Ep119: Riptide: Cartels, Cocaine, and an Undercover Cop's Fall from Grace w/Javier Guzman and Elizabeth Guzman

rue Crime Tuesday presents: Riptide: Cartels, Cocaine, and an Undercover Cop's Fall from Grace with former Undercover Narotics Agent/ Author, Javier Guzman, and former Assistant Attorney General/Author, Elizabeth Guzman! Javier—a Spanish-speaking, street-smart cop who had grown up in the South Bronx—is a decorated cop who produces results. Recently awarded Officer of the Year, he is married to a beautiful and brilliant attorney, Elizabeth. Javier knows exactly what he’s getting into when he goes undercover in Operation PROMO, infiltrating a savage Colombian drug cartel. He lives on the edge every day, with shotguns pressed against his forehead, threats of torture, and constant fear of being discovered and/or killed. Things are not as they appear in the wilderness of mirrors; that is the reality of an undercover narc. Javier becomes mired in a living web of lies, deceit, and betrayal, where surviving the day is a victory. As the strain increases, the cracks begin to appear, yet Javier's calls for help are dismissed. The black-and-white lines that governed his life and made him a coveted undercover cop blur. ***Javier begins to sympathize with the people he is supposed to be targeting.*** On Today's program, Javier and Beth detail Javier's upbringing in New York, his desire to want to fight crime, His rise through the Tampa Police Department, and the Narcotics division! And the appointment to the DEA, and the contacts that led Javier astray and led him straight to a jail cell!  Get your copy of "Riptide: Cartels, Cocaine, and an Undercover Cop's Fall from Grace" here:  https://bit.ly/47BlZp4 DUMB CRIMES AND STUPID CRIMINALS TAKE THE WEEK OFF.... IT WILL BE BACK NEXT WEEK!  Jessica Freeburg is offering a new program on her website! STOP SHRINKING: A 30 Day Path to Calm Inner Authority is for everyone who finds themselves: \- Overthinking \- People-pleasing \- Replaying Conversations for hours \- Shrinking when you want to speak \- Reacting when you wish you had stayed calm. THIS COURSE WAS CREATED FOR YOU! Find out more here:  https://www.jessicafreeburg.com/stop-shrinking Check out Jessica Freeburg's website and order her brand new books here:  https://jessica-freeburg.mykajabi.com/my-books And check out Jess on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@jessicafreeburgwrites Want a new spot to hang out, have that perfect dinner, and see some great entertainment? Look no further than Jellybean and Julia's in Coon Rapids, MN! https://jellybeanandjulias.com/ For the first time, get ALL NEW TRUE CRIME TUESDAY GEAR!  Represent your favorite true crime podcast in style! There are new and different (and really cool) items all the time in the Darkness Radio Online store at our website! . Check out the Darkness Radio Store!   https://www.darknessradioshow.com/store/ Make sure you update your Darkness Radio Apple Apps! And subscribe to the Darkness Radio YouTube page:  https://www.youtube.com/@DRTimDennis #crime #truecrime #truecrimepodcasts #truecrimetuesday #javierguzman #elizabethguzman #riptide #cartelscocaineandanundercovercopsfallfromgrace #bronx #newyork #tampa #florida #crackcocaine #druglord #drugring #colombians #moneylaundering #dea #bobmazur #promo #luislatorre #memoir #dumbcrimesstupidcriminals #timdennis #jessicafreeburg #paranormalauthor #floridaman #drugcrimes #foodcrimes #stupidcrimes #funnycrimes  #sexcrimes