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"I Owe Coyotes $5,000" - Andrew Callaghan EXPOSES Cartel Deal Gone WRONG At Mexico Border

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4.8 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Andrew Callaghan recalls his wildest and most dangerous moment as a journalist—crossing the U.S.-Mexico border with coyotes during the height of the migrant crisis. From machetes in the jungle to being detained by Border Patrol and stuck watching Marley & Me in solitary—this is one you won’t forget.

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0:00.0

Did you ever do anything where you actually ever have a moment where you were actually scared?

0:04.6

Like, holy shit, we got to be careful with this.

0:06.6

Were your camera guys?

0:07.3

Yeah.

0:08.0

Oh, all the time.

0:09.2

Well, what's the scariest one?

0:10.8

I mean, personally, probably getting arrested by Border Patrol.

0:14.4

Oh, Rob, we have to do this.

0:17.2

This can you, can you break down what you did here?

0:19.4

Because this is absolutely edgy okay so the

0:22.6

video is called border patrol arrest so let me first before you watch us let me tell you the

0:26.1

purpose this is when the the border was wide open and it was a big you know migrant crisis happening

0:30.5

so i wanted to see what it was like on the mexican side as far as the final step of actually

0:34.6

meeting up with a coyote who was connected to the cartel and crossing the border, specifically over the river because I wanted to get in the water as opposed to be in the hot desert.

0:43.2

And so, yeah, we did that.

0:44.3

I didn't actually, I didn't realize that we were going to cross the river until we got there.

0:49.4

But then I kind of put two and two together.

0:51.3

And there was a guy that was collecting tax with the machete that he was like hitting against

0:55.3

this tree in the distance.

0:56.8

And I was like, all right, fuck why.

0:57.8

I got to get out of Mexico.

0:59.1

I'm looking at America like, oh, home free finally.

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