How I Went From Accounting to Chasing Cartels for the DEA

Episode 270 | by Steve Murphy | 3 days ago

I had an accounting degree, and I threw it all away to chase cartels. Seven years on the streets of Orlando, then almost 30 years with the DEA taking down traffickers, learning what real leadership costs when lives are on the line.

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From an FBI presentation that lit the fire as a teen, to a Tallahassee ride-along that hooked him for life, to seven years with Orlando Police, Rob earned his way into the DEA Agent ranks where he spent almost three decades battling drug trafficking, leading task forces, running high-stakes operations, and now serving as Executive Director of Atlanta-Carolinas HIDTA.