Can He Stop Them? Inside Trumps War On Mexican Drug Cartels & The New Era Of Mexican Organized Crime

2024 has seen record-breaking cartel violence in Mexico, with brutal conflicts erupting across the country. With Donald Trump back in office, he's vowing to crush the cartels, declaring them terrorist organizations and even threatening military intervention in Mexico. But is this plan realistic?

In this deep dive, we explore:
🔹 The collapse of the old cartel system and rise of decentralized criminal groups
🔹 How cartels have diversified beyond drugs into oil theft, human smuggling, and extortion
🔹 The massive government crackdown on cartel leaders, including the arrest of El Mayo
🔹 Why Mexico is modernizing and pushing cartels out to become a global manufacturing hub
🔹 The impact of Trump’s immigration policies on cartel profits
🔹 The fentanyl epidemic, independent drug cooks, and why stopping trafficking is almost impossible

Will Trump’s war on cartels work, or is this just another chapter in the never-ending battle? Johnny does a deep dive inside the chaos in Mexico and looks at how Donald Trump's plan for war against Mexican organized crime will affect criminal groups and politics in both Mexico and the United States. He also examines the history of the relationship between legacy drug cartels and the major Mexican political parties, and how the decentralization of criminal gangs has put a strain on the drug money flowing into Mexico City.

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00:00:00 Record Violence in Mexico: 2024 Cartel Homicide Surge
00:01:37 The Rise of Violence and Crackdowns in Mexico
00:03:10 Cartel Soldiers' Earnings and Poverty in Rural Mexico
00:04:54 The Role of Mexican Cartels in Drug Trafficking
00:06:29 Decentralization of Mexican Organized Crime
00:08:03 Corruption and Drug Trafficking in Mexico
00:09:38 Inside the Legacy of Mexico's Drug Kingpins
00:11:08 Impact of Legal Marijuana on Mexican Cartels
00:12:36 Mexico's Ambition to Become a Manufacturing Hub
00:14:11 US-Mexico Relations and Cartel Conflict
00:15:47 The Impact of US Foreign Policies on the Dollar
00:17:15 Today's Sponsors
00:21:29 The Decentralized Structure of Fentanyl Operations in Northern Mexico
00:23:41 Inside the Mexican Cartels: Invisible Networks and Economy of Drug Trafficking
00:25:15 Impact of Stricter Immigration Policies on Migrant Routes
00:26:48 Challenges Facing Central American Migrants at the US-Mexico Border
00:28:33 The Fentanyl Boom in Culiacán and Global Drug Trafficking
00:30:15 Decentralization in Drug Trafficking
00:32:05 The Future of Drug Legalization in Mexico and Its Impact
00:33:57 The Impact of the Drug War on Mexican Cartels
00:35:52 The Rise of Independent Drug Traffickers in Mexico
00:37:42 The Ongoing Demand for Illegal Drugs in the US

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