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Foreign Intelligence Services' Operations in Mexico
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1:30:46 - 1:42:32 (11:46)

There are currently operations from Cuban intelligence services in Mexico, while China has partnerships and influences in Venezuela. With the lack of police presence, drug cartels have seized the opportunity to move their products and control crime in the region.

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Criminal organizations like cartels operate in the US with similar structures to those in other countries, from a security branch to a distribution branch.
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Cartels
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Criminal organizations like cartels operate in the US with similar structures to those in other countries, from a security branch to a distribution branch. They have taken advantage of the reduction of police presence during the current times to move and sell their products, sometimes using local gangs as partners and even smuggling luxury goods like clothing or shoes.

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Foreign Intelligence Services' Operations in Mexico
Episode
#7 Ed Calderon Drug Cartel / Narcos Expert
Podcast
Shawn Ryan Show
The drug trade from China to Mexico involves the production of fentanyl, with specialists instructing labs on how to produce it.
1:34:47 - 1:38:41 (03:53)
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Drug Trade
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The drug trade from China to Mexico involves the production of fentanyl, with specialists instructing labs on how to produce it. Although the DEA arrested several individuals involved in the trade, many believe that it is not sustainable to try and stop the drug trade in this way.

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Foreign Intelligence Services' Operations in Mexico
Episode
#7 Ed Calderon Drug Cartel / Narcos Expert
Podcast
Shawn Ryan Show
The security field outside the US has observed Cuban Intelligence Services in Mexico and China's influence in Venezuela.
1:38:41 - 1:42:32 (03:51)
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Security
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The security field outside the US has observed Cuban Intelligence Services in Mexico and China's influence in Venezuela. It is in China's best interest to have ownership and control over Mexico, given the country's destabilized state and lithium deposits that China has secured the rights to mine.

Chapter
Foreign Intelligence Services' Operations in Mexico
Episode
#7 Ed Calderon Drug Cartel / Narcos Expert
Podcast
Shawn Ryan Show