The Kingpin Strategy: Did It Work and Is It Still Relevant?

This panel includes former DEA Administrator Robert Bonner; former Chief of Major Investigations for DEA, Robert Nieves; former Assistant Administrator for Operations, Doug Wankel; and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division at the Department of Justice, Mary Lee Warren. The panel explores the what, why, and how of the Kingpin Strategy. Panelists also touch on current challenges facing DEA and the U.S. government involving large, vertically integrated drug trafficking organizations, such as Mexican drug cartels.