#314 - The Surprising Truth Behind Mexico’s Cartel War, Child Hitmen & CJNG | Johnny Mitchell

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4.6 • 649 Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2025

⏱️ 194 minutes

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SPONSORS: 1) True Classic: Upgrade your wardrobe and save on True Classic at TrueClassic.com/JULIAN ! #trueclassicpod PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey (***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ Johnny Mitchell is a former drug trafficker who gives you an insiders look into the world of drugs, crime, and prison. JOHNNY'S LINKS: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@theconnectpod?si=0ek9jnJjosVW96o9 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamjohnnymitchell?igsh=bTk1OHZiNG50bHBy&utm_source=qr FOLLOW JULIAN DOREY INSTAGRAM (Podcast): https://www.instagram.com/juliandoreypodcast/ INSTAGRAM (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey/ X: https://twitter.com/julianddorey JULIAN YT CHANNELS - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Clips YT: https://www.youtube.com/@juliandoreyclips - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Daily YT: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianDoreyDaily - SUBSCRIBE to Best of JDP: https://www.youtube.com/@bestofJDP ****TIMESTAMPS**** 00:00 – Red Shay, Johnny vs Mexican Gov, Johnny’s uniqueness 07:21 – Stand-up origins, wd game, California-Mexico ties 18:47 – Parents knew, hip-hop influence, Bitcoin doubts 30:00 – Why wd, black market vs legal, Jorge Ventura grow-ops 39:24 – Cartel sophistication, gas scheme, corruption, Ed Calderon, El Mencho, military ties 46:54 – Jalisco, CJNG, cartel drug tests, white collar structure 56:33 – Cartel as shadow gov, safety in Mexico, Harvey Dent 01:03:54 – Cartel subtle control, 17yo killer, policing neighborhoods 01:11:56 – YouTube fatigue, TikTok rise, Julian Israel podcast, sourcing cartel subjects 01:20:06 – Filming constraints, what subjects gain, two-state politics 01:29:02 – Israel-Palestine difficulty, Douglas McGregor, Hannibal Directive 01:41:13 – Anti-Netanyahu sentiment, antisemitism on X, underdog love, mail smuggling 01:59:09 – Getting caught, bribery, federal prison system 02:09:18 – First night in jail, Punchmade Dev, jail fights 02:16:15 – Max security, talent shows, short-form future 02:29:57 – U.S. training cartels, printing money 02:36:57 – CIA + bankers, Chapo’s kids, organized crime 02:46:34 – CIA benefits from cartel wars, war on terror shift 02:56:23 – Uneasy in cartel land, The Connect, cartel decline 03:02:49 – China-Mexico funnel, narco Panama Canal, future without cartels CREDITS: - Host, Editor & Producer: Julian Dorey - COO, Producer & Editor: Alessi Allaman - https://www.youtube.com/@UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ - In-Studio Producer: Joey Deef - https://www.instagram.com/joeydeef/ Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 314 - Johnny Mitchell Music by Artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And these people in Mexico, my God, they're dealing with so much trauma.
0:04.0	45 minutes outside of where the World Cup is coming, it's dominated by the Nuevo Halisco
0:10.0	Cartel. Hot Zone, by the way. These guys are relentless. They catch thieves, drug addicts.
0:16.0	They take them to the ranches and they'll have them used as target practice.
0:19.0	We interviewed a kid, bro.
0:20.9	He was part of the cartel for three months, probably 20 people.
0:24.3	He was a sweetest kid, okay?
0:26.6	They might be the most powerful cartel that's ever existed in Mexico.
0:29.8	You need to think of them as a level of government.
0:32.7	Mencho worth $40 billion.
0:34.9	There's white collar people, the legal side, and then the people that want to be cicadios,
0:39.5	and these are like 16-year-old.
0:40.6	It's wild, bro.
0:42.6	So we went to a cartel deep in the hills of Mexico, no government around.
0:46.8	We were with these kids guarding the most wanted, longest free lord in the world.
0:52.9	So... Hey, guys, if you're not following me on Spotify, please hit that follow. longest free lord in the world. So,
0:59.8	Hey guys, if you're not following me on Spotify, please hit that follow button and leave a five-star review.
1:29.3	They're both a huge, huge life story and you don't get to organize it ahead of time like a scriptwriter in Hollywood where every single thing is perfect so that you can get it in the two hours, ten minutes or whatever. And he's just kind of going and feeling it out. How do you do that in an hour? Like imagine talking to Red Shea for like 45 minutes. Dude, that exactly is...
1:31.3	You wouldn't even got to... you wouldn't get to 8 14.
1:33.3	Dude, that's his windup, 45 minutes.
1:37.3	Man.
1:38.3	Dude, when he was in here, just like, every time that guy All your guests are rats
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