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EPISODE · Apr 20, 2026 · 1H 30M

84 Patrick Winn: How The CIA & DEA Helped Create The Asian Meth State Fueling The World

from Going in Blind with Zach Tidwell

Patrick Winn is an award-winning investigative journalist and author whose latest book covered a nearly sovereign Methamphetamine state inside of Myanmar, which produces roughly 70% of the world’s methamphetamine using it’s 30,000 troops to project it’s power in the region. China supports them, and their stimulants are flooding the Southeast Asian black markets in a an entirely different way than Americans have been accustomed to from the relationship between the Mexican and South American drug cartels and the US border throughout the War on Drugs. Other topics include human trafficking, the history of the Wa people and their drug empire, historical ties to the US government through heroin and meth, fentanyl crisis in the US, how China has made a deal to arm and provide infrastructure to the Wa people whilst keeping their drugs outside of China, how investigative journalists find sources, what it takes to be an investigative journalist, how Patrick views risks to himself and his sources, living in Thailand for 18 years, and how to know when a book is finished. You can find Patrick and his work on his website: www.patrickwinnonline.comZach’s book is on the way it’s officially in the hands of an editor, and on the final path to publishing! If your new to the show and haven’t heard his incredible story, go back and listen to the show’s trailer, or visit Zach’s website at zachtidwell.com. To get the big news when it’s going to print, join his email list on the website. Follow And Support The Show Follow, rate, and review the show wherever you listen. And if that happens to be on YouTube, like this video too before sharing the episode with family and friends. Website: https://zachtidwell.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556533676388Instagram: @ZachCTidwellLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-tidwell-9076852ab/X: @ZachCTidwellApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-in-blind-with-zach-tidwell/id1787306128Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/51IxT43v95otwaXDkyr6FWYouTube: @ZachCTidwell #GIB #GoingInBlindPodcast theme music by Transistor.fm.

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