‘El Mencho’s Days Are Numbered’: But What Comes Next?
On today’s episode, Vince welcomes back Pierre Rausini to break down a reported U.S. covert strategy, ‘Operation Sierra,’ putting pressure on Mexico’s cartels, political elites, and financial networks. They go inside the complex web of cartel power, money laundering, and U.S. leverage in Latin America.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:41 - The Effects of the Events in Venezuela on the Drug Trade
13:31 - Reported Agreement B/T Trump and Sheimbaum to Take Down Cartel Leaders
14:26 - Leaked Information of Operation Sierra
15:46 - Why Taking Out Kingpins Doesn't Work as a Strategy
17:32 - Targeting Money Launderers Is the Key to Disrupting Drug Trade
28:43 - How Targeting Narco Tunnels Works
33:32 - Targeting Tunnel Chokepoints and Not Shipments to Disrupt Operations
40:45 - Tactics of Tractor Trailer Operations vs. Tunnels
57:54 - The Plaza System - How Narco Tax Collectors Work
01:07:42 - What Drug World Could Look Like in 5 Years
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