S2 Ep31: Agent Under Fire

The Investigators

Burning Mountain

True Crime, Society & Culture

5.0 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

On February 15, 2011 HSI Special Agent Victor Avila and Special Agent Jaime Zapata were ambushed by the Zetas cartel on their way to deliver surveillance equipment to their counterparts in Monterrey, Mexico. Victor survived. Jaime Zapata did not. Victor Avila is here to tell their story.

If you'd like to discover more about this story and Victor Avila, please find his book Agent Under Fire: A Murder and a Manifesto by using any of the links below:

www.agentunderfirebook.com

https://www.libertyhillpublishing.com/bookstore/bookdetail.php?PB_ISBN=9781632215291&HC_ISBN

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1632215292/ref=tsm_1_tp_tc

To contact Victor about a personal appearance or speaking engagement, please contact him at victor@agentunderfirebook.com

Transcript

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0:00.0	Oh, I've been running from the law
0:06.5	Hope they won't shoot me down slow
0:11.9	You're listening to 1041
0:14.9	The podcast that puts you on duty
0:17.9	I'm your host Todd McComas
0:25.9	Welcome back to M41ers
0:27.4	I hope you had a crime free week
0:29.2	And if you did not, I hope that everyone is okay
0:32.2	And that you have the right detective on the case
0:36.2	Here's a little bit of housekeeping first
0:38.2	A little bit of business
0:39.2	I have a new comedy podcast
0:41.2	If you're into comedy podcast
0:43.2	That launches tomorrow
0:46.2	On Thursday, it's called Guns Blazing
0:50.2	My co-host is one of my best friends in the world
0:53.2	Fellow comedian Sean Latham
0:56.2	You might know him from Barstall Sports
0:59.2	As a $20 chef
1:01.2	And as a cast member of the Pat McAfee Show
1:04.2	Where I used to work
1:06.2	I'm very excited about it
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