El Chapo Part 2: The Tunnel King

Real Narcos

NOISER

Drama, History, Fiction, True Crime

4.8 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In the early 1980s, Chapo Guzmán is still in his mid-20s. But he’s already grabbed the attention of the Guadalajara Kingpin. Promoted to the Cartel's inner circle, he uses tunnels, ships and even submarines to transport contraband. Chapo assumes personal control of Sinaloa State and the Pacific Coast, turning his own operation into a supersized cartel. As a brutal drug war breaks out, DEA agents go undercover in an attempt to unpick Chapo’s distribution network. In doing this, they’re taking their lives in their hands... For ad-free listening, exclusive content and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Now available for Apple and Android users. Click the Noiser+ banner on Apple or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started with a 7-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Some people got killed.
0:03.6	You know, there's the saying that we have to sometimes dance with the devil.
0:07.2	And that's what we were doing. We just had to be very careful.
0:10.8	So it was the ultimate chess game where you were actually playing with your life.
0:17.2	Quite frankly, it's probably the greatest adrenaline rush that anybody can have
0:22.6	is working in an undercover role.
0:25.2	They were very flaboyant. They were very violent.
0:29.2	It was like the wild, wild west. I'll shoot first and ask questions later.
0:33.2	He was controlling the vast amount of drugs that were coming in the United States
0:36.6	from cocaine to marijuana to even heroin.
0:40.6	It's 1981.
0:42.6	And in Mexico, the Guadalajara Cartel has become the most powerful force in the world of narcotics.
0:48.6	They hold a virtual monopoly on trafficking.
0:51.6	From where they're standing, couldn't get much better.
0:55.4	Guadalajara dominates the drugstrain.
0:58.2	If leaders have more money than they could ever need,
1:01.2	all countless officials have been bribed to keep the top brass out of jail.
1:05.6	But the cartel have just made one hire that will elevate their business into the stratosphere.
1:12.6	Welcome to Real Narcos.
1:14.4	In this episode, we'll pick up the story of Joaquin Guzman,
1:17.6	the impoverished boy from Sinaloa,
1:19.6	who became the most violent and merciless criminal in North America.
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