CJNG Getting Stronger? The Brutal Reality Inside Mexico’s Worsening Security Crisis
Borderland: Narcosis with Vincent 'Rocco' VargasShow Notes
On today’s episode, Vince welcomes back Katarina, host of Borderland: Dispatches, who shares her first-hand reporting from the site of El Mencho’s operation in Mexico. They discuss the evidence she found, the sequence of events, and the aftermath, including how the operation has impacted Mexican authorities, cartel dynamics, and local communities.
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Chapters: 00:00 - Intro & The Rumors Around El Mencho's Death (03:11) What Really Happened During the Raid? (09:49) Fake Evidence, Missing Ledgers & The Honeypot Theory (16:41) Kat Investigates the Open Crime Scene (27:20) Wild Transport Theories & The Airplane Death (31:48) The Future of CJNG & The Sinaloa Cartel (38:43) Mexican Political Fallout & Spillover Threats (46:44) US Special Forces & Global Drug Operations (54:15) Foreign Mercenaries in Ukraine & Outro
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