Ed Calderon: Mexican Drug Cartels | Lex Fridman Podcast

Ed Calderon is a security specialist who worked on counter-narcotics and organized crime investigation in Mexico. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
0:59 - Corruption
34:41 - Cartels
50:02 - El Chapo
1:07:13 - Weapons
1:19:19 - Assassinations
1:28:05 - Counter-ambush teams
1:51:32 - PTSD and alcohol
2:14:11 - Improvised weapons
2:17:43 - Street fights
2:46:40 - Kidnapping
2:50:56 - Escaping restraints
3:00:24 - Imitation
3:08:52 - Narco cults
3:21:47 - Adolfo Constanzo
3:26:15 - Fentanyl
3:42:59 - Immigration
3:54:19 - Advice for young people
4:02:52 - Mortality

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