Borderland: Narcosis with Vincent 'Rocco' Vargas

The CJNG Kentucky Cattle Conspiracy (Jon Griggs Supercut)

Borderland: Narcosis with Vincent 'Rocco' Vargas

Show Notes

What started as a routine security check in rural Kentucky unraveled into what might be the largest cattle fraud scheme in U.S. history, and that was just the tip of the iceberg.

This compilation brings together the complete, escalating investigation by Borderland into a massive criminal enterprise that the authorities seemingly refuse to touch. Follow security contractor Jon Griggs as he risks everything to expose a web of corruption that stretches far beyond the pasture.

Borderland is an IRONCLAD Original

Chapters:

00:00 – Part 1: The Phantom Herd 15:42 – Part 2: Six Months Later (The Danger Escalates)

32:15 – Part 3: One Year Later (The Cover-Up & The Unseen Evidence)

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