Uncovering the Cartel Underworld | Ioan Grillo

Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw

Dan Crenshaw

Politics, Energy, Healthcare, News, World, Society & Culture, Regulations, Finance, America, Freedom

4.6 • 16K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Ioan Grillo has spent over twenty years reporting on the frontlines of the Mexican cartel wars. He joined Rep. Crenshaw’s Cartel Task Force to brief Congress on the rise of paramilitary cartels, their diversified portfolio of criminal operations (which includes tapping oil pipelines), and the complex duopoly of power they share with the Mexican government. They also discuss the challenges America faces working with Mexico to restrict weapons trafficking. And Ioan shares his methods for developing sources within the cartels, sometimes at great risk to his life.

Ioan Grillo is a journalist and author who has been covering cartels and Latin America since 2001. He is the author of “El Narco”, “Gangster Warlords”, and “Blood Gun Money.” Follow his reporting at www.crashoutmedia.com and on Twitter at @IoanGrillo.

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0:00.0	We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created.
0:03.2	As a member of Congress, I get to have a lot of really interesting people in the office.
0:07.2	Experts on what they're talking about.
0:08.8	This is the podcast.
0:10.0	For insights into the issues.
0:11.5	China, bioterrorism, Medicare for all, in-depth discussions,
0:16.0	breaking it down into simple terms.
0:18.0	We hold, we hold these truths.
0:20.1	We hold these truths.
0:21.2	With Dan Krenshaw.
0:22.1	The eagle has landed.
0:24.0	All right, welcome back everybody.
0:25.0	You know, a few weeks ago, we had a task force to combat Mexican drug cartels
0:30.0	a meeting, as we do every week, and we always have a special guest with us and
0:35.5	those guests have ranged from officials at Homeland Security, DEA, FBI, local law
0:42.2	enforcement, ex-Mexican police officers.
0:48.4	We've had Bill Barr, former Attorney General, speak to our task force.
0:53.4	We're the President of Ecuador at some point.
0:55.3	So I haven't been following some of the podcast
0:58.3	that we've put out with those guests.
0:59.9	You should.
1:00.5	This guest is really good.
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