Episode #61 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Uttam Dhillon, former DEA Director

Episode 61 February 21, 2022 01:07:57
Episode #61 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Uttam Dhillon, former DEA Director
High Truths on Drugs and Addiction
Episode #61 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Uttam Dhillon, former DEA Director

Feb 21 2022 | 01:07:57

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Show Notes

Do we still have a war on drugs? Listen to a conversation with Former DEA director, Uttam Dhillon. Uttam Dhillon is a principal of Michael Best Consulting LLC, a management consulting firm specializing in drug-related and law enforcement issues.  He is also a member of the board of directors of Opioid Clinical Management, Inc. and a member of the board of advisors of DisposeRx, Inc., and Gatekeeper Innovation, Inc., companies dedicated to reducing drug addiction and drug overdose deaths. Mr. Dhillon served as the fifteenth director of INTERPOL Washington—the U.S. National Central Bureau (USNCB)—until January 2021.  As Director, Mr. Dhillon acted as the official U.S. representative to the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), the world’s largest police organization, and its 194 member countries. From 2018 to 2020, Mr. Dhillon served as the Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration where he led a workforce of over 15,000 and oversaw a budget of $3.2 billion. Mr. Dhillon was responsible for DEA’s enforcement, intelligence, administration, and regulatory activities worldwide. Mr. Dhillon has also served as Deputy Counsel and Deputy Assistant to the President, as an Associate Deputy Attorney General, and as a federal prosecutor.  In 2006, Mr. Dhillon was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate as the first Director of the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security.  Mr. Dhillon has significant Congressional experience including serving as Chief Oversight Counsel for the House Financial Services Committee, Chief Counsel and Deputy Staff Director for the House Select Committee on Homeland Security, and Senior Investigative Counsel for the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. dcconsult.us Newsweek article: Congress must act on fentanyl. Feb 11, 2022

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