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The Connect- with Johnny Mitchell

Inside The Fall Of Mexico's Most Powerful Drug Empire: The Truth About El Mayo & The Sinaloa Cartel

The Connect- with Johnny Mitchell

Johnny Mitchell

True Crime

4.3563 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

The Sinaloa Cartel has long been considered Mexico's most dominant criminal empire, but with the recent arrest of its legendary leader, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, is this truly the end? Or is the cartel simply evolving and expanding beyond borders? In this deep dive, we explore: - The real reason behind El Mayo’s arrest and whether it was staged - How U.S. and Mexican authorities have historically worked with cartels - The cartel's global expansion into Europe, Asia, and beyond - The parallels between today's drug war and past U.S. policies - Why America’s crackdown on fentanyl may actually make things worse Despite government crackdowns and military intervention, drug trafficking is far from over. The Sinaloa Cartel is adapting, decentralizing, and finding new ways to operate. Will the war on drugs ever succeed, or is this just history repeating itself? This Episode Is #Sponsored By The Following: MANDO! Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get $5 off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code MITCHELL  at shopmando.com! #mandopod TRUE CLASSIC! Upgrade your wardrobe and save on @trueclassic at trueclassic.com/CONNECT! #trueclassicpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Fallen drug lord Ismail Mio Zimbada is making a deal with federal prosecutors in New York City as we speak.

0:07.2

Is this finally the end of the mighty Sinaloa cartel?

0:10.3

Mexico's most powerful and longest lasting drug empire?

0:13.8

It seems like the threats from the U.S. to cripple the command of Mexico's criminal organizations is actually working.

0:19.9

The Mexican military have swarmed the U.S.-Mexico border,

0:22.6

ice raids and deportations are happening all over the country,

0:25.6

and U.S. Navy planes are conducting clandestine surveillance missions over mainland Mexico.

0:30.6

Maybe these zero-tolerance, tough-on-crime tactics, work after all.

0:34.6

Maybe Trump's new military approach to dealing with cartels will actually

0:38.8

curb fentanyl trafficking into the U.S. and once and for all close the book on the era of

0:44.0

lawlessness and criminal supremacy in Mexico. I'm here to tell you why not only is that not going to

0:49.2

happen, but why things are about to get worse, and how the war on the Sinaloa cartel has not caused them to implode,

0:55.7

but actually expand across the globe.

0:58.2

And before we get into it,

0:59.1

if you wouldn't mind taking a second

1:00.4

to like the video, leave a comment,

1:02.0

and subscribe to the channel if you have not already,

1:04.7

it is greatly, greatly appreciated.

1:07.0

All right, vamanos.

1:13.5

I know it seems like we're living through this scary, unprecedented era, but just like

1:17.8

everything in society, all we're doing is repeating history.

1:21.0

Here in America, we're living through a Republican revolution on the heels of a failed

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