Ignacio Esteban

And you pay a premium for that because that's what you want. And a lot of these guys have horrific criminal histories. So I dealt a lot with repeat violent offenders. I dealt a lot with gang members, armed drug traffickers, international firearms traffickers, domestic firearms traffickers. I dealt with armed home invaders, cases for murder for hires. So that was ATF's niche. What does ATF do?

Alcohol, tobacco, firearms. Well, it's a small A for alcohol, a small T for tobacco, a huge F and immediate E for explosives. So we do a lot of gun cases. Needless to say, a lot of guns. And that's what ATF is. And so I found that fascinating. And I knew something about guns, but man, I became an expert on pretty much the Gun Control Act.

Alcohol, tobacco, firearms. Well, it's a small A for alcohol, a small T for tobacco, a huge F and immediate E for explosives. So we do a lot of gun cases. Needless to say, a lot of guns. And that's what ATF is. And so I found that fascinating. And I knew something about guns, but man, I became an expert on pretty much the Gun Control Act.

Alcohol, tobacco, firearms. Well, it's a small A for alcohol, a small T for tobacco, a huge F and immediate E for explosives. So we do a lot of gun cases. Needless to say, a lot of guns. And that's what ATF is. And so I found that fascinating. And I knew something about guns, but man, I became an expert on pretty much the Gun Control Act.

NFA, National Firearms Act, and all the different weapons from machine guns, silencers, pipe bombs. You know, ATF is sometimes called, with all the training, ATF stands for all the fun because we would do a lot of shooting. I mean, I trained in handguns from pistols, revolvers, my M4, which is a short barrel rifle, right? I had shotguns. Sometimes short barrel shotguns also we were shooting.

NFA, National Firearms Act, and all the different weapons from machine guns, silencers, pipe bombs. You know, ATF is sometimes called, with all the training, ATF stands for all the fun because we would do a lot of shooting. I mean, I trained in handguns from pistols, revolvers, my M4, which is a short barrel rifle, right? I had shotguns. Sometimes short barrel shotguns also we were shooting.

NFA, National Firearms Act, and all the different weapons from machine guns, silencers, pipe bombs. You know, ATF is sometimes called, with all the training, ATF stands for all the fun because we would do a lot of shooting. I mean, I trained in handguns from pistols, revolvers, my M4, which is a short barrel rifle, right? I had shotguns. Sometimes short barrel shotguns also we were shooting.

So we trained a lot of different weapons. And then we also were familiarized in case we come across different machine guns, we know what we're doing, right? Got to make sure and check all that stuff out. So that's what we did, ATF. And sometimes early enough, you have to cut your teeth. You know, one of the guys I worked with, he was Puerto Rican.

So we trained a lot of different weapons. And then we also were familiarized in case we come across different machine guns, we know what we're doing, right? Got to make sure and check all that stuff out. So that's what we did, ATF. And sometimes early enough, you have to cut your teeth. You know, one of the guys I worked with, he was Puerto Rican.

So we trained a lot of different weapons. And then we also were familiarized in case we come across different machine guns, we know what we're doing, right? Got to make sure and check all that stuff out. So that's what we did, ATF. And sometimes early enough, you have to cut your teeth. You know, one of the guys I worked with, he was Puerto Rican.

And he was involved back in the eighties in a shootout where he had a 6.9 millimeter. The bad guy has 6.9 millimeter. He fired the round and his round went into his gun and plugged the barrel. So he's like this and the round goes like this. It's like one in a million. and Hialeah back in the 80s. So it can get ugly and wild. So we had a good time.

And he was involved back in the eighties in a shootout where he had a 6.9 millimeter. The bad guy has 6.9 millimeter. He fired the round and his round went into his gun and plugged the barrel. So he's like this and the round goes like this. It's like one in a million. and Hialeah back in the 80s. So it can get ugly and wild. So we had a good time.

And he was involved back in the eighties in a shootout where he had a 6.9 millimeter. The bad guy has 6.9 millimeter. He fired the round and his round went into his gun and plugged the barrel. So he's like this and the round goes like this. It's like one in a million. and Hialeah back in the 80s. So it can get ugly and wild. So we had a good time.

We had some good stories and I learned a lot from him and him being Puerto Rican and I saw how he tackled things and all that. So I developed my own style. We worked a lot together and then I grew up and then, you know what also helps? Having good informants. You have a good informants, which way I developed a lot of these guys. They can pretty much, you walk on water, it's a goal.

We had some good stories and I learned a lot from him and him being Puerto Rican and I saw how he tackled things and all that. So I developed my own style. We worked a lot together and then I grew up and then, you know what also helps? Having good informants. You have a good informants, which way I developed a lot of these guys. They can pretty much, you walk on water, it's a goal.

We had some good stories and I learned a lot from him and him being Puerto Rican and I saw how he tackled things and all that. So I developed my own style. We worked a lot together and then I grew up and then, you know what also helps? Having good informants. You have a good informants, which way I developed a lot of these guys. They can pretty much, you walk on water, it's a goal.

You say, hey, he vouches for you. Some more questions. Let's do business. He said, you're the guy. Okay, man, this is what you want. No questions asked. And boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. This is what these guys do. But if you have a bad informant who's playing both sides, it'll destroy your investigation. Yeah, you have to have them accountable.

You say, hey, he vouches for you. Some more questions. Let's do business. He said, you're the guy. Okay, man, this is what you want. No questions asked. And boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. This is what these guys do. But if you have a bad informant who's playing both sides, it'll destroy your investigation. Yeah, you have to have them accountable.

You say, hey, he vouches for you. Some more questions. Let's do business. He said, you're the guy. Okay, man, this is what you want. No questions asked. And boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. This is what these guys do. But if you have a bad informant who's playing both sides, it'll destroy your investigation. Yeah, you have to have them accountable.

So you really, and once you, that's why I like to, once I have the introduction, I cut them out. Yeah. Done. And I don't want to deal with the drama with an informant. They can ruin your case. I put too much hard work because ATF is a very smaller outfit than the FBI or DEA, right? We have less than 3000 agents, I think 2800, right? FBI has four times that. enormous size.