Welcome to episode

episode 328 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams.

I'm a retired agent on a case books, my blog, and my podcast case reviews with former colleagues. Today we get to speak to

Retired Agent Tom Blades, who served in the FBI for 34 years and retired Homeland Security

investigations, HSI agent Jim Weber, who served in the Department of Homeland Security for 22 years.

In this episode, Tom Blades and Jim Weber review an undercover case involving a member of the Zeta's Mexican drug cartel who wanted

to hire someone to kidnap, torture, and murder, a drug rival and his daughter as an act of retaliation.

Jim went undercover as a biker willing to accept the murder for hire assignment,

and Tom posed as his associate. At the time of the

investigation Tom supervised the FBI Safe Streets Task Force in St. Louis

Missouri and Jim was a task force in St. Louis, Missouri, and Jim was a task force officer, TFO, assigned to the task force.

As a field investigator, Tom Blades, conducted numerous investigations for 32 years of his 34-year

career.

He also operated in an undercover capacity in a variety of domestic and international cases.

As a supervisor, Tom managed a multi-agency task force, made up of over 50 FBI agents and

task force officers targeting drug trafficking

organizations. Additionally, Tom was the evidence response team supervisor and

the undercover coordinator for the St. Louis office.

Tom is the recipient of multiple Distinguished Service Awards

from the US Attorney's Office and two Federal Executive Awards for Team Excellence.

Tom is currently affiliated with Streetwise 360,

law enforcement instruction and media consulting,

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