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Kovach.
    Petersen asked, “So Calhoun is giving up great targets, how does that involve the shooting today?”
    Unfortunately, Kovach did not have all the answers. The fact remained that he and Romero were standing on the front line with the weight of this disaster on their shoulders. He was confident there would be some way to save both of their careers if he could convince Dix to help.
    Kovach answered, “Calhoun gave up a suspected Mexico cartel with ties to Canada, Afghanistan, Thailand, and China, which was unknown even to us. These guys are distributing cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, guns, and selling underage women into slavery and prostitution. It’s a spinoff from the Gulf Cartel. They have people in the San Diego area acting as teachers, social workers, officers, doctors, some even working for the Department of Motor Vehicles. Maybe even the judicial system.”
    Dix was shocked at the information. The sheer size and sophistication of the resources the cartel would have depleted to get this deeply woven into the local infrastructure would certainly convince the politicians to wheel and deal with Calhoun. “I hate this side of law enforcement,” Dix mumbled. Unfortunately, the world of narcotics came with these types of deals. Some might say it was a necessary evil needed to catch the bad guys.
    Dix looked from Petersen to Kovach. “Calhoun sure knows how to pick them. Our intended victim and the three hired guns were all Hispanic. I’m expecting you to fill in the blanks.”
    Kovach proceeded to tell Petersen and Dix how several street level drug sellers were apprehended based on information from Calhoun. Pieces of intelligence gathered from the low level drug dealers were shared with Calhoun and he would further direct them where to look. Eventually, the San Diego Sheriff’s Office and HSI joined forces in an effort to move up the food chain. Their intent was to apprehend the main leaders of the covert cartel and dismantle it.
    He shared, “Obviously every step of the way has been managed by headquarters because there are several people who would like to see Calhoun hang. We had a great break in pushing the case forward last week with a solid seizure at the Tijuana border. A trail car was spotted following the load car by a Border Patrol agent. The load was picked off as the trail car was sent to the secondary inspection area. The man driving that car was the man you and Petersen saved today. His name is Pedro Sanchez, and he is a paid Confidential Source (CS) working for HSI.”
    Petersen couldn’t believe his ears. Of all the luck, he thought. He chuckled and looked over at Dix.
    “Don’t even start with me. I’ve always been known as the ‘Dark Cloud,’ this just further cements that nickname.”
    All the men in the room laughed out loud. As the connections and revelations began to sink in the men grew quiet again.
    Kovach broke the silence. “We’ve been asked to debrief you and your partner. Then somehow convince you and your agency to help us out on the other side of the United States.”
    “Oh no! There’s no way,” Petersen answered for Dix. This was precisely what he did not want to hear.
    Dix jumped in, “Doug this is sticky already. We’ve both been ordered not to get involved and we’re both being investigated for the shooting. I tend to stretch the rules from time to time, but this one could cost our careers…not to mention Petersen just made sergeant.”
    Kovach was afraid Dix would not help. He knew it wasn’t that Dix didn’t want to help but the fact was they were ordered not to get involved. They were on paid administrative leave, and currently being investigated for the shooting that saved his informant. He prepared for all the red tape prior to locating Dix.
    He was already given the green light to further recruit Petersen and Dix by the Director of HSI who had called in a favor with the police Chief at the Miami Dade Police Department. Still, he needed to see just how much