Podcast – Covering Mexico’s Drug Wars From the Inside. A Disturbing Account.
How would you like a job where your colleagues routinely disappear or are victims of death threats? This is the reality of what is it like to be a reporter covering the drug trafficking world of Mexican drug cartels.
This mind-boggling world pushes the limits of human decency every day. It is an amazing and wild ride, and critically acclaimed author and narco-reporter, Ioan Grillo takes you along for a first-hand experience. He will drop nicknames of famous cartel bosses and leave you feeling sick from what they do.
Author of the seminal book El Narco, Grillo tells us who the top cartels are today, how they got there, and what has shocked him the most.
Just look at this excerpt from his book:
“The world has watched stunned at the bloodshed in Mexico. Seventy thousand are murdered since 2006; police chiefs are shot within hours of taking office; villagers dig up mass graves comparable to civil wars; car bombs rattle streets; piles of headless corpses haunt town squares”
If you want a glimpse into the shadows, tune in now and listen.
In this episode, you will learn:
- What territory is the most coveted.
- How cartels influence Middle Eastern fundamentalists.
- How cartels organize themselves.
And much more.
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Thanks for your interviews and product knowledge of different locations in south and Central Americas… Really enjoyed your recent interview with Ioan and his book El Narco…
Panama has been my focus for quite a while as I was born there and and recently visited 8/2013… Had a big Family reunion as my cousin was the President their when Jimmy Carter was ours and the Canal was turned over to Panamanians… thanks again and Viva Tropical…
@Johm, Hey thanks! We appreciate you taking the time to read Viva!