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Cartels and African Spiritual Practices
3:27:36 - 3:36:06 (08:30)
The prescription opiate epidemic in the US went down, and marijuana legalization did not hit the cartels as hard as people thought. African spiritual practices like Santeria and Palo Mayombe are still present in cartels, and they hire spiritual practitioners to curse their enemies and imbue their drug transporters with invisibility.
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The episode shares about a spiritual practitioner of certain drug cartel groups who practiced Santeria and Palo Mayombe, and how he utilized spiritual vessels loaded with human remains to carry out his work.
3:27:36 - 3:31:56 (04:20)
Summary
The episode shares about a spiritual practitioner of certain drug cartel groups who practiced Santeria and Palo Mayombe, and how he utilized spiritual vessels loaded with human remains to carry out his work.
ChapterCartels and African Spiritual Practices
Episode#346 – Ed Calderon: Mexican Drug Cartels
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Mexico's booming pharmaceutical industry has allowed for the easy flow of chemical ingredients, including fentanyl, in and out of the country.
3:31:56 - 3:36:06 (04:09)
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Mexico's booming pharmaceutical industry has allowed for the easy flow of chemical ingredients, including fentanyl, in and out of the country. This, combined with the infusion of fentanyl into heroin, has contributed to the ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States.