Meet The Cartel Hunters At War With New ZETA Drug Cartel- Mexico's Most Violent Organization

The Connect- with Johnny Mitchell

Johnny Mitchell

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🗓️ 18 May 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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When people think of Mexican cartels, names like Sinaloa dominate the headlines. But hidden away in the vast deserts of Coahuila, a much darker, more violent history unfolded — the rise and brutal reign of the Zetas. In this special report, we travel to the front lines with Mexico's elite security forces who purged the Zetas from the region and continue to battle their successors, the Northeast Cartel. From mass disappearances and brutal massacres to military-style cartel warfare, discover how Coahuila became one of the only states to rid itself of organized crime — and the lessons it holds for the rest of Mexico. - Inside stories from cartel hunters - The true origins of the Zetas - Northeast Cartel's brutal rise - How Coahuila beat back cartel control - The future of cartel wars in Mexico Thank you to Sombra and Saltillo Safari! Check them out if you're in Mexico- https://www.instagram.com/saltillosafari/?hl=en Follow Sombra: https://www.instagram.com/sombra_cuachic/ Do us a huge favor and like this video, leave a comment, and subscribe to the channel. Gracias! This Episode Is #Sponsored By The Following: AVA! Download the Ava app today, and when you join use promo code CONNECT to get your first month FREE! True Classic! Upgrade your wardrobe and save on @trueclassic at https://trueclassic.com/CONNECT #trueclassicpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.1	When we think about organized crime in Mexico, what's the first name that comes to mind?
0:34.3	A Cartel de Sinaloa, the Sinaloa Cartel. That's the brand name dominating the headlines these days, who Americans now associate
0:40.9	with fentanyl and kingpins and cartel violence at the southern border, and who fake news
0:45.6	channels like ours have been using as clickbait for years.
0:48.3	But what if I told you that the most powerful and violent Mexican criminal organizations
0:52.3	are located more than a thousand miles from
0:54.8	Sinola on the eastern edge of Mexico, home to the new frontier of the country's never-ending war
1:00.4	on cartels. We decided to take a trip to the state of Kuala to embed ourselves with Mexican
1:05.4	security forces on the front lines of this new battle to find out who the players are and how the cops are fighting back.
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