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S8 Ep809: 3. Headline: Mexican Cartel Indictments and the Irony of Venezuelan Authoritarianism Guest: Professor Evan Ellis Summary: The US has taken the unprecedented step of indicting a sitting Mexican governor for cartel ties, complicating relations during USMCA

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John Batchelor

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🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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3. Headline: Mexican Cartel Indictments and the Irony of Venezuelan Authoritarianism Guest: Professor Evan Ellis Summary: The US has taken the unprecedented step of indicting a sitting Mexican governor for cartel ties, complicating relations during USMCA negotiations. Meanwhile, in Venezuela, the US has helped remove Maduro but continues to engage with the remaining dictatorship for oil, leaving the democratic opposition marginalized. 3
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0:51.9

anticipating the reorganizing of the USMCA from some years past, Mexico and Canada

0:58.6

are preparing their positions. They're presenting their best case. They're looking to deal with

1:03.6

the tariffs that Donald Trump announced in 2025 that mayor and may not be coming back

1:09.8

because there's been Supreme Court decision, because

1:12.6

there's dealing with China. Many things make that question of the next USMCA a very large

1:20.0

unknown. However, there is news this morning of the U.S. alleging that the governor of the Sinaloa state is in league with the Sinaloa cartel.

1:33.7

This doesn't sound like news except that it is because the U.S. is now very clearly putting the cartels under check.

1:44.0

We've made a strong night move here.

1:46.5

And we look to Mexico City. All right, your move, Mexico City.

1:51.1

Evan, you give me to understand that Sinaloa is a Swiss cheese of corruption.

1:58.1

Holes everywhere.

2:00.1

And that's well known.

2:02.1

So what is the decision here to come out and say, we doubt your governor to Mexico?

2:09.1

How does it work?

2:11.0

Well, first of all, John, I think the thing that's really kind of unprecedented about this is for the U.S.

2:15.9

to indict and basically demand extradition,

2:18.8

among other people, of a current sitting governor. The U.S. usually goes after people after they're out

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