A Mexican Undercover Cop Reveals The HORRORS Of Cartel Violence, Surviving The War In Tijuana

The Connect- with Johnny Mitchell

Johnny Mitchell

True Crime

4.3 • 563 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2023

⏱️ 182 minutes

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Summary

Ed Calderon grew up in Tijuana, Mexico. At a young age he was a rebel committing petty crimes until one day he found himself as part of an elite squad of Mexican law enforcement, tasked with taking down the cartel. He came on the show to talk about being front line in one of the most notorious cartel wars in Mexican history, the current and future state of Tijuana, and the existential crisis that both Mexico and the U.S. are facing together. Go Support Ed! Website: https://www.edsmanifesto.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/manifestoradiopodcast/ YouTube: @manifestoradionetwork3191 This Episode Is Brought To You By The Following Sponsors: PrizePicks: https://www.prizepicks.com/connect Promo Code: CONNECT Magic Mind: https://try.magicmind.com/ Join The Patreon For Bonus Content! https://www.patreon.com/theconnectshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Attention.
0:02.0	Oh, hang on.
0:04.0	Attention.
0:05.0	Rail travellers, platform paces, window gazers and armrest negotiators.
0:10.0	Have you heard?
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0:28.3	Teas and season exclusions apply.
0:29.7	I found myself in a refurbished prison being shaven, bald by a bunch of Mexican special forces,
0:38.7	so which are the same people that turned into the Zetas later on.
0:41.8	Today's guest is the one and only Ed Calderon.
0:45.0	Ed was a former federal police officer in Tijuana
0:48.8	during the height of the cartel wars there.
0:52.3	You might have seen him tell his story on Joe Rogan and
0:54.8	Sean Ryan. He came on today to tell us all about his experience as an undercover cop in one of
1:00.8	the most violent cities in the world. He talked about Tijuana today and where he thinks the country
1:06.4	is headed. He exposes high-level Mexican police corruption and talks about what it's really like
1:12.5	to battle it out with the cartels. By the way, for some of the even crazier stories, we can't tell
1:17.9	here, go over to patreon.com slash the Connect show. It is the one and only Ed Calderon right here
1:24.6	on The Connect with Johnny Mitchell. Right now, what you're seeing in Mexico is targeted fights against a few specific organizations
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