Undercover DEA Buy-Bust in 1990s Juarez: Inside a Real Heroin Deal
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Saturday, June 27, 2026
Former DEA Special Agent Sal Martinez takes you inside a high-stakes buy-bust operation on the El Paso-Juarez border. From confidential informants and flash money to tense negotiations, surveillance tactics, and the split-second bust signal — experience the real-life danger, strategy, and adrenaline that Hollywood always gets wrong.
In this episode, Sal breaks down:
- How DEA agents set up cocaine and black tar heroin deals
- The critical role of CIs and why “dirtier” informants were gold
- Undercover tradecraft: vehicles, clothing, signals, and safety protocols
- What really happens when the cavalry rolls in
- Lessons from the front lines of America’s most dangerous border
Raw, unfiltered stories from a highly decorated agent who made hundreds of arrests and seized tons of drugs.
Listen live every Saturday at 2:30 PM on 930 AM The Answer in San Antonio
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If you like true crime, law enforcement stories, border history, or real narc tales — this is must-watch content.
Sal’s memoir **“NARC: Convictions of an Undercover Agent”** is available now on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/NARC-Convictions-Undercover-Agent-Martinez/dp/1703630645
Border Static — Real stories from the most dangerous border in the world.
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