Mexican Cartels Are Worse Than You Think
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- Опубліковано 2 лют 2023
- The Mexico-United States geopolitical relationship is strategically important but the armed cartel gangs are holding us back. Mexico shares a 2,000 mile long border. The DEA and Mexican army are trying to stop the cartels. Mexico and America have have close trade, cultural, and demographic ties. The United States military and army works with Mexican armed forces and police to prevent cartel attacks.
Written by: Chris Cappy & Byron Tialios
Byron Tialios graduated with an MA in international security with a concentration on intel analysis. He served as a Green Beret in 3rd Special Forces Group.
Video Edited by: Michael Michaelides
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But there is one big threat to this important partnership: the powerful Mexican Transnational criminal organizations, the Cartels. According to this US department of homeland security study on Bi-national criminal proceeds, Mexican cartels earn between $19 and 29 billion dollars each year. I think we are finally at a point where these Cartels should be defined as a commercial insurgency and major threat to US National security interests but maybe not in the ways you might think. In this video we’ll also analyze the reasons why bilateral cooperation between these two great nations has recently started falling apart and the steps we might be able to take to improve relations.
On January 6th 2023 the Mexican military sent 3,000 soldiers to capture El Chapo’s son Ovidio Guzman in the city of Culiacán. Gang members set fire to vehicles and used them as roadblocks while shooting 50 caliber sniper rifles at military and civilian aircraft, shutting down the local airport for the entire day. Mexican military helicopters rained down heavy machine gun fire onto the Sinaloa Cartel gang members. Ovidio Guzman was captured and sent to face justice in Mexico city, but it came at the cost of 10 brave Mexican soldiers who were KIA and an additional 35 injured. 19 enemy cartel members were taken out and 21 more were arrested according to Mexico’s defense minister Sandoval. Mexican cartels have expanded into a strategic regional security threat for the United States of America.
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The main problem is the corrupt government officials in both countries.
Exactly
I stopped watching after is saw this one 2 mins into it. Made me think how nothing will ever change😟
Plata O Plomo
@@kevininb4379 same
And the 3 letter agency that must not bee named 😉
"there's nothing that creates strong bonds and friendships like mutually disliking someone"
Truer words were never spoken.
I read this as he was saying it. What a trip lol
Basically ww2
Especially when you say it with a German accent
@@timh6845 Nein nein nein! ^^
Чисто коммунисты и монархисты в России когда видят либерала.
“You cannot confront violence with violence”
Then explain literally every single war throughout all of human history
Has war stopped? Lol
@@lmm6665wars stop
Amlo is a complete clown. Also, el Salvador effectively showed amlos lie
@@lmm6665what a dumb response, just because wars as a whole don’t stop doesn’t mean wars are pointless, are the nazis still in power? Unfortunately there are some things that only violence can solve
You confront violence with ultraviolence
I would hate to be in the Mexican army and die fighting cartels when my boss, some corrupt politician higher up in the food chain is already in their pocket assisting the actions im dying for
I grew up as kid in Mexico, Guerrero. I had a friend who was the same age as I am (44 now)
He'd started a recycling business where he was successful. As it is common the cartel hit him up for a "piso" charge $.
He finally refused to pay and got shot 3 times as he hid in the bathroom, and got killed.
No one went to his burial except his immediate family, 5 total, as all extended family were petrified of being exposed to cartel informants.
Our relatives from down there told us. This happened February 2nd, 2023
I use to play with him when we were around 5-7 before my mother decided to come over to the US
Rest easy Roberto!
Bruh that's so fucking depressing man, RIP.
The Cartel must be stopped and the U.S. officials should stop supporting them.
he should have used his god given right to bear arms to clap back at the cartels...
Make US stop selling weapons to the cartels.
@@JO3BID3N-is-a-P3D0 fighting back would of just had them target his family right after him
@@Oskivel get that family some guns. Live free or die
As a Mexican, I totally agree and it frustrates me to see normal citizens stuck in the cross fire. Cartels must be stopped in order for Mexico to progress and provide for its citizens as much as it can. Thank you for this.
I would invert the sentence and say "when Mexico will provide for its citizens, the cartels will stop because people will no longer need those activities to make a living"
@@tobia5267but the point is that Mexico will not be able to provide for its citizens until the cartels are gone, because to provide and create prosperity, you need economic growth, and to create economic growth, you need investments, and to have investments, you need stability, and you can’t have stability until the cartels are gone.
Since there is no reason to open your new shop in town if it risk to being burned down by a gang of narcos everyday, maybe you largely indebted yourself to open that shop, so before doing any kind of meaningful investment you will need to know that your investment is not going to be wasted.
@@willy4170there is stability, it’s just not the media friendly stability that you’d prefer. The cartels should become the official government caucus. If the Taliban can run Afghanistan just because they’re the last ones standing, well, maybe we should concede to the cartels now instead of finding out how many more can die in twenty years time
Good luck, Narcotics brings in billions a year, Ive seen cartel dudes with gold plated AKMs, next time dont make cocaine illegal.
I traveled through northern Mexico in 2021. The word I was getting from the locals was that the cartels have been cooperating with local citizen militias to eradicate the petty criminals. In exchange, these locals turn a blind eye to cartel shipments and do not inform the police.
I wonder if this is true and if so, is this sort of thing widespread? It was spurred by the police being ineffective against petty crime for many decades, with a long history of corruption and apathy. The cartels, by contrast, apparently scared local criminals into submission, as petty crime had disappeared in all the areas I visited. Families were walking the streets at night in very poor neighborhoods; people were leaving bikes and valuables out unattended just like they do back in my safe midwestern US neighborhood. You can always tell when people are feeling safe and secure and I never got the slightest impression of anyone being concerned for their safety or for their possessions.
Could such a devil's bargain have been struck? If so, this is yet another sign of the collapsing authority of the Mexican state, even if the results are positive.
I worked for a little bit in Mexico as an analyst for the USG. The biggest issue that I saw is that narcos have a weird, semi-accepted/semi-romanticized place in local culture. From my understanding it's a very complicated relationship that has to do with mistrust of the government, governmental corruption and failures, a history that glorifies outlaws (who were often seen as freedom fighters), work by the cartels in the communities, and fear and poverty. While most people I met admitted the many faults with the cartels, many also expressed that getting rid of the cartels and bringing in the Mexican government would be worse. Alternatively, others I spoke with equated the cartels to the government (ie, cartel corruption drives many aspects of government).
This is a major issue that we noted, including a tendency for police and cartels to work together and even have dual membership. What did become apparent is that simply 'getting rid' of the cartels was not going to be a realistic goal nor a lasting solution. This is especially true since the US plays a healthy role in supporting and enabling the cartels. The major customer base for cartel products (drugs mostly, but also some prostitution and other activities) are US citizens. Until the US takes meaningful steps to address and combat its own massive drug problems, the cartels are guaranteed to exist. The conservative mantra of 'let's attack the cartels' is simplistic, infantile and will never succeed. So long as there is a massive consumer base in a wealthy nation like the US, desperate people and criminals in impoverished nations will band together to exploit that consumer base for profit. Any approach to the cartels has to be multi-dimensional, comprehensive and long-term. Unfortunately, the USA has proven itself to be largely incapable in terms of any of these aspects (we don't do multi-dimensional plans, we don't seek comprehensive solutions and we have the attention span of a squirrel when it comes to issues).
It's like the Italian mob in America in the early 1900s
Even years after the collapse of the Italian mob US citizens were still obsessed with mob movies like "good fellas" and
"The Godfather"
Glad to see you pointed out the customer base being responsible.
There will never not be a market for drugs everywhere. Mexico will never not be between the US and cocaine-producing countries. Instead of blaming the consumer, maybe you should look at how much money filters into the cartels through alphabet agencies
wut m8 obsessed? Goodfellas was about the decline and demise of the mob and the Godfather was fictionalized and operatic. Those also happen to be two of the most well made films of the latter 20th century. They're not some surface-level appeal to a passing fad
@@InnerDness people don't make bafia movies. It's a passed fad
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Great piece, well researched effort.
*_TRUST !!_*
This is the first time I heard someone outside Mexico say "Michoacan" so I had to do a second take.
But yeah, some people believe that joining and/or supporting the cartels is a better alternative to the corruption within the government. Which is a shame knowing that this country has a lot of potential from its people, culture and location they can provide to the world.
Hearing this guy pronounce non-english things cracks me up everytime
Miochohan
11:40
But he mispronounced it…🤷🏼♂️
You never smoked that Michoacan man?
I'd call this whole issue a "Narco-Feudalism" rather than a comercial insurgency. This is because the cartels here in México are more akin to medieval feudal-states in the ways they operate.
good observation. Also the assimilation with feudal Japans Yakusa criminal organizations.
Cartels are out here playing crusader kings irl
The DEA run the cartels, just ask Obama's buddy, Genaro Luna.
That's just how any group coming to power start slowly working its way to the government tier of cohesion, many ways this can go since drugs aren't going away the US will probably continue treating this as a way to make some money just like the Mexican government is.
You make an excellent point
“Drug demand in the US is worse than you thought”
Good content. Thank you.
I'm from Mexico and I live near a state totally in the red zone and evaded by the cartels, even though my city is quiet... when I have to drive to another city or just walking the streets late at night I'm scared that something happens to me. The worst thing is that unfortunately there are many people who have these beings as idols
It’s gotta be Tamaulipas, zacatecas, or Michoacán.
Am I right?
I live in a red state and my city is full of cartels and military, and shootings happens too often, and people on my city now see it as a normal thing
@@CuarentaZ40 Tamaulipas, Zacatecas, o Michoacan son muy conocidos por su nivel de inseguridad por culpa de los medios. Son buenos estados y la gente es bella. Creo que los peores e mas peligrosas ciudades son Texas, California, Illinois, Florida, entre otras. Un chingo de racismo y sobre todo tiroteos a lo loco. En Mexico no esta permitido portar armas y si no fuera por culpa de los gringos de andar vendiendo tanta arma (vista gorda), Mexico seria un paraiso para la seguridad. Nuestro querido presidente AMLO heredo muchisimo corrupcion e inseguridad. En tan solo tiempo ha barrido e disminuido la corrupcion y inseguridad. MEXICO ES BELLO. LES INVITO A CONOCERLO MEJOR ANTES QUE LO CRITIQUEN. MEJOR ANALIZAN LA CORRUPCION, RACISMO, INSEGURDIAD, DROGADICCION ENTRE OTRAS COSAS EN TU PROPIO PAIS. YA NI EL MUNDO LOS QUIERE, POR METICHES E ABUSIVOS. Trump once said "america first, america alone". Well, its gonna become reality very soon. Nobody likes a gringo, just your dollars.
@@CuarentaZ40 Yeah those are the worst, besides Ciudad Juarez. Other than that, the rest of the country ain't that bad
Los narcos son los heroes del pueblo
I spoke to a business Woman in Mexico about the situation. She told me that the Cartel was more organized then the Government, saying they have a better tax collection system than the government. there was no consequence to avoiding taxes from the government, but the Cartel does. she had a quote I'll never forget She said "Mexico Survives in spite itself and on the will of it's people alone" the Mexican people are resilient and deserve respect
Your friend is absolutely correct. Good comment.
Wow that’s cold and true. May I know how did she say that in Spanish? You probably didn’t translate it literally so I’m curious to know what expression she used
@@asaelsalas6511 She spoke English ,worked both sides of the border but lived in and operated in Mexico
So you made the whole thing up, is what you are saying.
@@txmade4371 yep You're right no Mexican people speak English and I don't visit Playa del carman every Year, Try eating at Romeo's you Dumb Racist
Excellent work, thank you.
Cappy, thank you for sharing part of your personal life and battle with addiction. One day at a time, brother. You got this.
Not worse than I think, I've been following information about the cartels for about 10 years. Most people have absolutely no concept of the true horror of the cartels.
I even informed the dangerous of purchasing illicit narcotics that fund a cartel but they shrug it off. They don't really care and I suspect the US Federal government is enabling the drug war
Yeah; really boils my blood when people downplay them or just turn a blind eye to the violence they use to strangle their own country.
Videos like the infamous "Funkytown" have shown me exactly why these people need to be stopped.
I think most people just don't understand on what these cartels are capable of nowadays while also being ready to use brutality for their own good.
@@adoc4015 I think the cartel is so powerful they are working with the elites
I worked with a security guard who came from Mexico. He worked as a policeman in Mexico. He was threatened with death if he stayed, so he left Mexico. He told me the Cartel has been operating in Mexico for 70 years and are in all parts of society. They are everywhere..... I think he said it would require a very bad civil war, but that might not do it.
The Cartels would win the war.
@@Marinealver probably right, so should they evacuate all those that seek asylum, watch everyone that enters so that you can over 10-20 years identify cartel members and send them back to Mexico or arrest them. Essentially chocking mexico of any people which means at the least less income for cartels so they’ll go more international focus and that would require higher risk and a complete relocation which might increase there risk of arrest. But first you have to clean up your own ppl to see who have been being payed off for the last 70 years. It’s not easy but 🤷🏽♂️ can’t let civilians be lambs for the slaughter whenever a cartel member has a temper tantrum
would be like fighting the taliban. and we all know how that worked out
I think to fully get rid of cartels the law abiding citizens would have to leave mexico completely and high tech advanced weapon systems like drones would need to be deployed to absolutely crush them; then again the real problem arises in that how do you really know? Half the politicians and half the law enforcement are in the cartels pocket which truly leads to an unstable powder keg that is so difficult to solve conventionally which is why the cartels retain so much power and influence in mexico.
@@Marinealverno they wouldnt if the america did something about it and stop toying with them. We are the reason they are so powerful ☠️. You need a dictator to wipe the cartles out only an iron fist shot first ask questions later
Brilliant research
As someone who takes a great interest in history, political science, and economics I’ve got to say, great take!
As a Mexican, I've lost 3 members of my family to cartels, when we have nothing to do with them, and they threatened to kidnap me so we had to flee and leave my house with everything inside, and never came back.
Wow very sad keep your head up and carry on 💖🤘
Dead by American guns 😢
@@gabrielbarragan178 dead by cartel members this humanitarian problem that should be addressed
@Tesssayou The root of the problem is the US insatiable need for illicit drugs. It's Capitalism 101, if there is a demand, someone will supply it, if there isn't a demand, there's no point in supplying something no one wants. We can never advance until the US gets their shit in order...
Right...guns don't kill ppl.....ppl kill ppl
As someone who lives closer to the border than the vast majority of my fellow Americans, I get very skeptical of non local coverage of Mexico.
I gotta say I'm impressed at Cappy's work, and it's why I hold him and T&P in high regard.
Just don't let him say Spanish words and you're right.
Mucho Garcia Cappy!
because they kill any reporters in mexico that they can that report on them at all.
Or maybe because the cartels' main interests may be well beyond the border and thus its activities?
thanks for the kind words, it's tough to do the topic justice and this is my attempt to begin to explore all of the different perspectives on the issue
What a thoughtful non-partisan approach to this enormous problem. Thank you for making a video that manages to expose such a delicate problem without getting anyone upset. This is very insightful and even offers some hope.
Great vid
i have always thought that our short sighted politicians should spend more time engaging with Mexico, a country that is very similar to us in history and culture, and not china.
Buddy they’re spending time with Mexico we have a great relationship with Mexico so many people on both sides have their hands in the cookie jar we are the ones buying drugs not producing 😂😂😂we have to handle our drug problem and mental health problem before we get mixed up in other countries problems just look at what we are doing to hati😭😭 maybe bc I’m the younger generation but people worry too much about what other countries are doing then what’s going on at home it’s just sad that we come together when they try to take our guns or police brutality we don’t have any unity here
China is the biggest threat to the US. They also don't give a crap about their labs selling God knows what to Americans. Can't say I blame them because it is our problem.
Mexico... Not sure what else we can do personally. We send them money and Intel. Corruption is on both sides. There is no easy solution.
@@dianapennepacker6854 I think it’s just funny that we get mad at countries for doing the same thing we’ve been doing for the past 40 years let’s not bring up the cia selling crack cocaine in the early 90’s that pretty much separated America 😭😭
@@kani6855 not to mention the whole cartel thing is an awesome boogey man when ya rile up rightwingers nvm that they knowingly have addicts and sellers in their own families that contribute to the cartels cashflow. ppl too scared to address the mental health issue cus they see it a moral failing instead of a mental sickness brought about by economic instability for most and a straight up mental issue for the rest.
@@dianapennepacker6854 like I get what ur saying but we have a lot of fucked up shit that a lot of people don’t even know y’all would be surprised with the amount of wild things we’ve done I just don’t think we should be blaming everything on China or get mad when a country does shit we do we bully a lot of countries 😭😭
As a Mexican that lives in Tijuana, I can say that these type of issues needs way more exposure on foreigners because its a big problem here and can impact US-MEX relations especially on the economic growth sector so for both countries to grow further we need to address the cartel problem. Excellent work on documenting this topic Mr Cappy
You should spread the word about Genaro Garcia Luna and his trial if youre truly a mexican, because im and youre kind of ignoring some things that must be said
All that is required is sanctions. The same level as Venezuela and inflation 10x. I don't think the cartel bosses will manage and will escape. How will they pay their subordinates and the people will guns. 🤣
Obama sold cartels automatic rifles, Fast and Furious, look it up. A BP agent was killed with one of those said guns.
If USA consumes less drugs then it would solve the cartel problems, and it can also sell less gun to Mexico.
@@ismalinkin why don’t u do it
Never forget "Operation Fast and Furious" and that the US government trained the group that became "Los Zetas".
Cartels reading rich dad poor dad killed me 😂😂💀
I wasn’t expecting this from you Cappy, thanks for talking about my country. Unfortunately, narcos and this problems are not the first priority of our government due to the deep connections they have in almost every sphere of it
What are the biggest issues you see that are the biggest issues?
@@davidl.7317 I think the biggest issue is that organized crime has been allowed to get to the point that they're putting out promotional videos and have their own advertising campaign.....
Which is a damn shame, because "Made in Mexico" is a lot more appealing than "Made in China."
Remind me - which country is internationally famous for bridge and dam collapses, and which one invented tacos?
@@davidl.7317 biggest issue would be how corrupt the government has become. Cartels literally own the police
Yep, sadly there's a lot of corruption in Mexico. Too easy to pay people off to look the other way. 😔 I work with a guy who immigrated to America and was born in Mexico. Ramon tells me some scary stories about the Narcos. Not to be messed with. The head guy has his own personal army. They know who he is, where he is but are too afraid to go after him.
The corruption on both sides is the real poison. If your tools are broken you can't do a thing.
Wanna know how to solve corruption in Mexico? Close the borders.
Agreed plus the health system that subscribe way to harmful/powerfull medications for minor injuries which drives people into Drug use therefore granting the cartels more possible income
That's true as far as it goes, however it really doesn't matter, pure market driven economics, supply and demand, Americans love their drugs.
Very well said
HUUURRRR BOTH SIDES. That is the smoothest brain take. Its almost entirely Obama who armed them and now Biden enabling them with his inaction. The cartels were an awful lot quieter under Bush and Trump
Great show buds.
wish you talked about how big pharm and insurance companies are making bank off of the problems too.
Completely unexpected, but definitely needed! Thanks for spreading awareness. The cartels brutality makes ISIS killings look like child's play. With 95% of crime being unsolved in Mexico and so many clandestine graves in the countryside.
ISIS KİLLED KAFİRS NOT CHİLDS
And not one Mexican is asking for American's help or want it.
@@Ivan_762 Where do the cartels get the money to fund all their terror.
@@MusMasi Americans !
@@MusMasi From the American drug addicts.
I grew up in Texas and even as a child in the 90s I was told to watch out for cartels and never try to fight the Mexican kids I went to school with. Turns out I went to school with 3 kids that had family In cartels and I made friends with them until I went into the military in 2008
So u were trying to bulling spanic kids don't u
@@deepsecret-jp9oj no I think he means he was told by parents watch out for the Mexican kids more than the other kids who aren't involved to the most powerful criminals on earth that's not including government
@@D-A-A- exactly
Glad you got away from those roaches.
@@juliehernandez80 that's a weird thing to say considering your last name
It's amazing how they aren't considered terrorists from the Department of State.
That sax makes you transcend to another level
It's good to see somebody taking a measured and insightful approach to a complex topic in a time where others rush to uninformed action. We need more stuff like this in our foreign policy discourse and in our politics, in general.
Operation fast and furious (ATF Gun Scandal) look it up
You're trying too hard
@@liberatedentrepreneur149 who r you talking to?
no politics.
Cappy: gets kidnapped in Mexico
900K members of the spare parts army with varying levels of training and equipment:
*And we took that personally*
@@ivangarcia1327
Como el pirata oh que?
Mexico government wondering why thousands of armed American citizens are wandering into their country at an alarm rate
Npc
@@Bruno_bm151 literally lol
Oh lord no, they can have him.
This the longest video ive ever watched on UA-cam lol this guy is good 💯
Good Vid!!
Mistrust and corruption on both ends will always be an issue
corruption is not an issue in the US, stop falling for propaganda
When i hear americans complaining of having hard working and christian mexicans on their soil, they really should contemplate what we have deal with in Europe as we would gladly take them in instead of the lsIamists who hates our society and Europeans and only come for money and to not have to work for it.
It’s why it’ll never happen two many people on both sides have they’re hands in the cookie jar😭😭
that fast n furious op did a damn good job of fucking shit up. stank of contra bs.
@@kani6855 1. too many, 2. their.
I agree that targeting the cartels money is a good way to hurt them. Unfortunately when the FBI uncovered HSBC was knowingly laundering massive amounts of cartel money no one went to jail. There was a large fine dished out, but ultimately all it amounted to was a few weeks of profit
fines for big cash is just an other operating cost, that said we could be using them as a mole now.
There has never been a real crackdown on crime. The 'war' is only on the easily blamed and the easily caught.
Legalizing drugs would reduce their profits, but nobody wants to admit the war on drugs made the cartels stronger.
@@jonatand2045 Ain't that the damn dirty truth.
@@jonatand2045 I live in a state in which marijuana is legal yet I personally know people that still get their drugs illegally.
goes much deeper than you say !
10:54 Thank you for candidly mentioning that taxes are extortion.
Back in the 80's you could walk into TJ and have a great time without fear. The last time I went for work we had to travel in the company security van with an armed guard. Wee were not allowed to leave the hotel. The food at the hotel was awful, at least they had beer and cable tv.
Even in the mid-90s it was still relatively safe.
Lol, mike is a fearful guy. I was walking to revolution Street , had the best Italian Ravioli in my life .
It was a bit shady when I was stationed tin San Diego in 2000 , but I think shortly after that it really got bad. I spent many a night in TJ and somehow came out unscathed
Scarry cat!
I grew up in TJ. Things were okay, only the occasional violence that would make headlines. Nowadays I don't know anyone that hasn't been a victim or personally known a victim of murder, armed robbery, extortion, or kidnapping. You'll probably be fine walking around Playas, having tacos and going to department stores for a day or two. But if you stay long enough, or you get unlucky, something will happen to you or someone close to you.
The Cartels are literally the embodiment of “Money can buy power”
Fr
And it does.
Also buys a nice ticket to hell
When the only deal on the table is gold or lead even strong men will fold
I hope Mexico and the US can figure this out. As a Canadian I'm a bit distanced from this, but we are still feeling the effects. The US Canadian border is so large, and very easy to cross it's an issue for us in Canada as well.
You're badass bro
You didn't mention the cartels' almost total control of the human smuggling across the border as a revenue stream. Depending on the distance traveled, and the country of origin, it can cost $10k-20k per person. This typically incurs a debt which must be rapidly re-paid when the trafficked individual arrives here. Failure to do so brings a rather severe punishment.
Traffickers get executed. Allowing for anything less is to be a traitor, at which point said traitor is executed as well.
@@Aqueox Which point does somebody do the same to your family for revenge? Revenge is real and those who want it know that torturing your will hurt you more than killing you. Careful how bad you think you are. There are people out there worse than you.
Here’s what I call a White man solution: focus less on drugs and savagery and work on introducing civilization to your country! El Chapo Taco was reduced to being a SuperMax prisoner when he tried his shenanigans in the USA.
Since most mexicans and central americans don't have 10-20k USD cash, they are getting that money from jewish micro-finance operations, often with whatever minimal property they have in mex/C. America as collateral.
@@evangelicalsnever-lie9792 Defending hostiles?
You get to die for your sins.
You should have mentioned the numerous Mexican security personnel who were trained either by the US, or in the US mold, that defected and started their own cartels. Los Zetas was probably the most well known in the states but there’s countless others, both current and past.
Yeah that's the big problem with arming people.
Yeah, military and police don't pay well for low ranks in third world. Expect corruption
@@destroyerarmor2846 Originally, First World meant US allied countries. Second World were USSR allied countries. Third World were non alligned countries. That would make Mexico a First World nation.
So we shouldn't train people to fight the cartels because then the cartels might win?
@@ridesharegold6659 Training is only one component, you need to strengthen the institutions as well. What's the point of teaching a fireteam excellent COIN tactics if they'll ditch their $145 per month job to make $1,500 a month working for a cartel group? You risk death in both, but only one pays rent and groceries.
Dude 😅lol😅in some of the episodes you were showing Cuba and not Mexico 😂
But anyway, it’s a good and informative video . 👍
Very good
The U.S. trained a number of Mexican soldiers at Fort Brag by special forces instructors. The goal was to train and equip them in their government's fight with the cartels. The outcome was predictable by those of us in the U.S. Border Patrol back then. Those trained and equipped in the U.S. immediately hired on with the cartels. They called themselves, "Los Zetas."
You think that’s a coincidence?
@@mahomesgoat Given it was during Obama and after seeing what Obama did in Fast and Furious and the weapons he was feeding ISIS? I wouldn't doubt intent.
It was fort Campbell
@@mahomesgoat sounds like how the people who did 911 where trained in the US also
They switched sides to make a living not as prominent as before but not to be played around with
Im convinced there's a few issues to solve the problem. Caring parents, not being able to afford anything and so on. These are the reasons people join gangs or do business with them
Excellent
I am so happy about the amount of coverage that I've been seeing about cartels as of late. We NEED people to understand how influential these cartels are over the lives of people in Mexico. They are ruthless and have killed thousands in Mexico and Southern America in pursuit of their selfish goals.
Facts its too engraved in their culture to grow up into a cartel. Shit is sad 🤦🏽♂️
Well, the rise of those cartels profited in large parts of the U.S.'s idiotic drug and foreign policies, but hey...it's far easier to blame a bunch of Mobsters than the shortcomings and sometimes willfully manipulative Actions of some elected career criminals...sarcasm:off, had to be said.
@@txbased1752 why do y'all blame the cartels though who are the ones that created them in the first place I can tell you for sure that it wasn't the Mexican government it's was the ones that created al Qaeda an isis that's where that's who
@@SVC96. cartels have always been there with and without us. Naturally a criminal organization will rise and thrive in a corrupted country bro.... The difference now some organizations had been trained by Navy seals for their tactics. that is why ZETAS was created and raised the bar of ultraviolence that is seen daily. That was a while back. Now we got the people from El Mayo, Los Chapitos, El Mencho organizations fighting each other and the government at the same time. It's a pure clusterfxck that can't be undone. That old training may have been forgotten but the newfound brutality still remains strong 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
@@SVC96. Al Qaeda & ISIS only want to kill non believing infedels, they take their quran Bible too literally when they read that line 🤦🏽♂️ cartels kill just to kill, look up cases like La Barbie and Chino Antrax
The problem with the cartels are not mainly on its fire power , but it is in their capacity to corrupt the Mexican institutions. As a mexican, I can tell you that the cartels are not going to disappear because the government is so entangled with them that , is impossible nowdays
So it’s a cultural problem.
Everyone gets their cut from a Mexican beat cop to us agencies. Even China gets a peice. It's been said the Cia/dea favors sinaloa while China favors cjng catel.
@@adspur yes, American culture is obsessed with drugs use.
God is still in control. Praying everyday 🙏 ❤️
@@adspur absolutely, yes
It’s complicated when there is corruption in the government on both sides of these countries
It was going great but lost me at “mio-cho-han”😂
As a Mexican American with strong ties to both lands it makes me weep on how bad the relationship is between the two countries. I see the destruction the drug consumption has taken entire families and towns in the north. And the sheer fear and dependence of families and towns in the south. I hope there can be some sort of reform to help heal this wound.
I hate to say this, but it’ll only happen when the cartel gets bolder in the north. The USA will use more force and it’ll pressure Mexico to do the same. Change only happens when there is no other way. 😔
the US deep state is aligned with most, if not all of the cartels simply because there is too much money to be made from it. They simply dont care how bad it negatively affects society in general. Lastly, they are practically "above the law" and immune from any justice, plus the MSM hides/shields this info from the public.
its only going to get worse. prepare accordingly.
Same background. I share the same feelings brother. The saddest thing about this whole thing in my opinion though is that Mexico is an amazing country and its people are some of the kindest, most welcoming and compassionate in the world but the common consensus among most Americans is that Mexico is a failed state with nothing to offer outside of the top three resort cities (some wouldn’t even dare visit those either). While I’m of Mexican descent, I’m not “Mexican-Mexican” so I wouldn’t dare speak for them out of respect. All I will say is that Mexico is a country of striking dichotomies. Land of billionaires and shantytowns, kindness and violence, beauty and horror. What many Americans miss though is that Mexico doesn’t exist in a bubble. Maybe if we realized how much our country has had a hand historically in shaping Mexico into the country it is today, for better or for worse, we wouldn’t be so quick to judge and criticize their problems. I know many Americans won’t like hearing that but it’s the truth. I myself was oblivious to many of these issues because it either wasn’t taught in school or greatly mischaracterized in favor of the US. Just look at the Mexican-American War for example. North of the border it was all “manifest destiny” while down south it was “the US stole half of our sovereign territory after an unprovoked invasion”. I understand the truth lies somewhere in the middle, but it sure as hell wasn’t “we were gifted the empty territory from California to Texas by Mexico” as I was led to believe in an elementary school history lesson.
So, it’s all America’s fault.
Thanks!
@@GasPipeJimmy it is. We’ve created an entire illegal industry through the war on drugs and other dumb policies.
I’m loving this frequency in your uploads!
I work road construction in Atlanta. Met some guys outside of my hotel who offered us some Modelos, they were from Honduras. They told us if they didn’t send money back to the cartel from their checks that the cartel would kill them or their family if they ever saw them back in Mexico. Scary shit dude
LOL idk how i feel about the coca cola in exchange got burrito bit 😅😂😂😂
Nice work Cappy! As a Mexican myself I got to say, you Got it pretty accurate and I strongly believe that your prop for a resolution on this matter should be taken more in consideration. Love the way you make geopolitical war related issues pretty easy to digest.
Pensaba que era el único mexicano en activo que veía a capy, xD y pues si la situación es muy jodida , aquí en mi ciudad que es una de las más importantes del país las calles las controlan los criminales, a 2 cuadras de donde vivo está el punto de venta de droga y tienen comprada la policía, ya te imaginarás toda la podredumbre, balaceras ya no hay como en el 2010 pero es por la corrupción asquerosa el gobierno es el que más provecho saca de todo eso
Looks like he CAN’T cover the Ukraine war since they’re LOSING in Bukhmut’s meat grinder courtesy of Russia’s offense. Don’t forget this channel promotes U.S military PROPAGANDA due to the fact that he calls the same FAILED “war on terror” and “war on drugs” nonsense which only gives government more excuse to takeaway our civil liberties (freedom).
I used to like this guy when he was objective. Now he’s becoming a JOKE!
And he stayed on brand with his atrocious pronunciation of non-English words (and threw in a bonus mispronunciation of the USAF general's name too)...
@@sdpadres3896 Orale Dago PBVX3
hey neighbor! glad to hear it sounds like I got some things correct. great to hear from our allies to the south.
As a Mexican living in Mexico that is sick of cartels, I would love to see a solid and plausible solution to end this crisis that is affecting both countries in equal measures.
You won’t not until the United States stop sending weapons guns R 15 their behind this shit let’s not make fool of ourselves
There will be not to worry God will take care of it
Invasion
Mexico has to grant military access to the US military on three conditions:
1. The military access is only available as long as the US military operates jointly with Mexican military with the sole objective of taking out the cartels.
2. The US military makes available use of SFO-D, Green Berets or Rangers. Any use of explosive ordnance, including MOABs, must be approved by the Mexican government before being used on cartel targets.
3. The US military is granted immunity in taking out cartel targets if they warn civilians inside the target area a strike will happen in the area. Any life loss is not prosecutable.
Get a gun and protect yourself. What's the problem?
bro had me at the coca cola for the b'fast ritos😂
Where do you get your trading numbers from, they seem backwards........
Now that your talking about Mexico, could you talk about the main Mexican rifle, the FX-05
Estaría chido.
@@u2beuser714 eeeeee that’s dark
@@Aguila_Azteca_1810 simon
@@michaelgj23 what the rifle?
The FX-05 Xiuhcoatl rifle looks very similar to the H&K G36. Not an exact copy. So no trademark patent violations. Has been in heavy use since 2006 so you can consider the FX-05 Xiuhcoatl rifle very good, very dependable and worth the money. And the FX-05 Xiuhcoatl uses the 5.56-NATO ammunition. Uses typical STANAG magazines. STANAG is NATO standard. Your AR-15 uses the same magazines as the FX-05 Xiuhcoatl. Plus, this rifle is not one of those stupid bullpup rifles. Such as the British SA-80, French FAMAS or the Israeli TAVAR. The magazine on the FX-05 Xiuhcoatl is in front of the trigger like all good rifles have. One interesting thing is the name. Xiuhcoatl is a Mayan word for "fire snake." The only problem I have is I don't know how to say Xiuhcoatl.
When i was in elementary school a friend of mine was having a birthday party in small cyber cafe Infront of his apartment building, luckily i wasn't there, turns out the house next to the café was a safehouse, cartel people from a rival cartel found out, went there and threw 2 grenades and fired machine guns at the house with zero regard for the children next to it. As far as i recall thankfully no kids where injured but it shows how soulless these people are. Thank you for shining some attention on the issue. Most Mexicans hate the cartels and see how they're destroying our country but sadly they do have an extremely powerful and large propaganda machine that feeds on the poor, uneducated or marginalized.
Cartels are fucking monsters man. They'd even torture children that are not in any way involved.
Bro I love how you at least attempt to pronounce correctly the name of Mexican people and the states, you are awesome bro and you now have a new fan and subscriber
Lmaoooo @ 11:41 😂 “miyochowhan” lmao for Michoacán 😂
You did an amazing job explaining the problem in detail. One missed piece of information is that the soldiers that went to the US (Fort Benning) for training ended up creating their own cartel: Los "Zetas". Doesn't exist anymore, but was the most vicious of them all.
You think worse than the cjng cartel? While I believe crime for crime the zetas were worse the additional power and overall manpower and show of force the CJNG possessed always far outweighed what the zetas could accomplish which is why they didn’t survive.
The School of Americas, aka the US military sponsored torture school, responsible for countless human rights abuses in Latin America. They trained Latin American military personnel to use terror and bloodshed against civilians, the declassified training manuals advocate using torture methods, blackmail and execution. Almost a dozen dictators were produced by that school alone, it's no surprise that some of its graduates went on to form a cartel. And barely any Americans even know about the school's existence.
@@gscryinlikeabitch Yes man it was worse, they didnt have much power but I think they knew that and make up for it in cruelty, I think you can still find their videos on internet they were famous. They were the ones that started the dismembering and insane tortures trend among cartels
The zetas do exist.
Well, the Los Zetas got wiped out by the other Zeta cartel a few years ago and then CJNG came along and asserted their dominance as the most highly trained and lethal cartel. There are probably still fragments/holdovers of the Los Zetas in existence but they are smart enough not to brag about it.
I met a Mexican exchange student while stationed in Belgium. We quickly realized that we had very much more in common with eachother than the Europeans. The Europeans thought mexico was a third world hell hole with no movie theaters and they thought America was a violent barbaric country full of idiots. Mexico and south America should be the American focus. Also Breakfast burritos are vastly superior to Coca Cola.
The thing is neither of them ( México and south américa) wants EEUU
Well we're the Europeans really wrong...
@@gpl992 yes, just as wrong as your use of "we're" instead of "were".
we dont eat breakfast burritos in Mexico, that is texmex
Can confirm. I found the same in Germany when I met with Brazilians and Columbians. We were way more culturally similar than the Americans and Europeans.
Side note: I thought it was hilarious when they asked me to show them on a map where Romania was (to prove Americans don't know geography), and I responded by asking them where Uruguay was! Lol, they put it in Peru. At least I pointed to Hungary.
Mexican Soldiers are made of something different. as someone from the US, all I can say is thank you for serving your country, and protecting the Mexican people and help keep drugs out of the US.
and thank you for the best food EVAR!
@@beesod6412
Thank you for your appreciation of Mexico, but I have to be honest and realistic. The cartels, the government, the police, the military and in general the institutions, are all in complicity, they overlap and benefit from traffic. From the lowest-ranking municipal police officer in a small town, to the president of the country, everyone knows what is happening with this movement and they are complicit. And in the USA, it is practically the same. Our governments and militias have the ability to conquer almost any nation on earth if they want to, but oddly enough, they can't do anything against the criminal groups, that will never surpass them in strength.
Thank you for acknowledging that
@@Edith.G.G. Afghanistan
at 5:22 you said 680 thousand but the subtitle said 68 thousand. Was that a typo?
As a Mexican I thank you for bringing this to the spotlight
I won’t let my country fall to the cartels and the CCP
😂
Your country has already been controlled by the cartels for a long time.
The only thing you’re doing here is making yourself feel better about something that you have no power to stop or change.
US needs to legalize drugs and begin its own unrestricted manufacturing. This is the only thing that will bring the prices, revenues and profits down, and cartel, corrupt powers down with it.
It already has fallen
@@Passportking01 yo mama has fallen too
@@TraderJoe007 so as your mom
19:39 he said that way too casually. I had to rewind for that number DAMN
Great analysis. This is considered basic knowledge in Mexico. I would like the media to talk about American Cartels more though. Imagine if Italy said Cosa Nostra is full of non-italians, or if Japan said the Yakuza are not Japanese. It's silly, isn't it?
The Japanese might say that about Zainichi gangs.
What American Cartels?
@@PrimetimeXThere are national cartels in the U.S., especially in Chicago.
@@sorongana5346they arent mostly american, though
@@jacaredosvudu1638 I don't think you understand what a cartel is. Have you heard of Folk Nation, People Nation? These are national criminal cartels that have been operating in the U.S. since 70s-80s.
Don't worry, _public attention_ will focus back on Mexico again, when the next Sicario film is released …
Fucking wild...I feel like Americana have a hard on for these movies but don't realize that shit is actually happening in Mexico and sometimes even in the US. People are worried about even hitchhiking through the woods because of the cartels.
Since those were done by the guy who does Yellowstone and all the spin offs be a long wait
@@specialnewb9821 would be nice to see a sicario TV series on hbo or one of those networks.
As a Mexican, we have this lady that went to clean our house with her 3 children and she was a very kind woman that we relied on for years. Sadly, it was until then that she lost one of her children. There’s some theories on what happened; he was last heard from when he went to Tijuana with his “shady” friends that could’ve been involved with the cartel. they think that the cartel could’ve kidnapped him and had forced him to join them. It’s really sad on how bad the situation in Mexico is.
Since ur Mexican I gotta ask, would u support the American military coming into Mexico to destroy the cartel
@@MustangJunky : 👍👍👍👍👍👍!.
Yeah western war against Mexico is the only solution to the cartels
@@MustangJunky Military occupation aint gonna do shit.
@@tommyscott9085 explain
Refreshing to hear a realistic world view.
I liked the video. But OMG the pronunciation of Mexican cities was killing me 😂
A follow up on their influence in the USA would be awesome
Yeah; kinda would like to see that, and how it influences organized crime here.
There's a documentary about how the cartels have infiltrated the marijuana growing operations in California.
i wish us military go in and all countries supply weapons to cartels and stupid muricans i want to see that
AND THE INSATIABLE APPETITE THAT AMERICANS HAVE FOR DRUGS, I WANT HIM TO TALK ABOUT HOW THIS IS AFFECTING BOTH SIDES, IS A VICIOUS CYCLE, THE CARTELS SELL THE DRUGS AND AMERICANS ARE BUYING AND CONSUMING.
No influence only food and music
I'm from el paso and grew up with the Juarez cartel next door. Honestly long as there's a demand for drugs and other criminal activities there will be cartels to keep on going. Where there's a will, there's a way and Mexicans are geniuses when it comes to finding ways.
If there wasn't drugs there wouldn't be a demand
@@Crimepaysaskapolitician Absolutely false.
@@Crimepaysaskapolitician The other side of that coin is legalizing cocaine and growing it (somehow?) in US. Tax dollars, but yikes. A cocaine dispensary? Basically just steal the cartel's customers
@@Crimepaysaskapolitician what a white lie.
@@clumsiii Decriminalizing those who are addicts and leading them down the path to eventual rehabilitation would cut much of the demand especially if you use drugs that aren’t cut with things like fentanyl or tranq that would happen outside a highly regulated domestic system.
13:18 Jesus, that gun on the right takes the term "long gun" to the next level.
Great video, need to talk about the fact that they are now working with Chinese organized crime and why that takes this to a whole new level of scary.
Care to bet that these Chinese gangs have contacts in the CCP?
It's been a minute since I visited Mexico, but the Federales I came across seemed way less sketchy than the soldiers that were patrolling, interesting change.
Every president since Felipe Calderón have been trying to militarize the country, Obrador took it to the ultimate level, the federal police was just the beginning, many civilian institutions are being replaced by the army, the results have been horrible as you may expect
🤔 It's possible those weren't soldiers but cartel members, you never know nowadays.
@@luis_zuniga why not both
@@KennyNGA The troop is generally legal. It is easier to buy 1 or 3 bosses than 100 soldiers. In addition, the areas of operations are usually rotated, therefore, you must buy a different boss or buy a higher-ranking one.
Nah bro you want to trust the soldiers over the feds
It's sad and frustrating that people sees these organizations as heroes, or allies.
When youre an outsider it is sad. I saw it the same way but someone had told me that residents of some towns would much rather have cartel help than government help since cartels have a quicker response to needs. Sad reality that people adore the cartels because the local gov fails to help, or get impeded
Sickening.
Humm can you tell me how many civs the cartels have killed and maybe tell me how many the US military killed in Iraq alone
@@alexjoens5014 this is about México coño not the US. And we know already damn.
@@alexjoens5014 so we just going to overlook the fact of them killing civilians? their days are numbered.
In the tri- cities WA the cartel charges 2000 per seasonal worker
GOOD VIDEO BRO!! MORE ON THIS TOPIC WOULD BE AWESOME
my stories with the narco as a mexican
1, they kidnapped my parents for not paying rights to use the floor in their business, they are fine but they were kidnapped in the local police parking lot, this was in the worst time of drug trafficking in Mexico in about 2008
2- I was 20 and in the middle of the night I heard the most powerful gun shots I've ever heard lol, a car ran from a military checkpoint and they chased him until he crashed his car into the house on the back street, there was an exchange of shots (where all the narcos died) and another car of narcos arrived trying to recover the bodies and fired at the army behind them and threw two grenades and god the grenades exploded hard xD, balance: another car of dead narcos when returning them the attack
3- Two houses from mine there is a point of sale for drugs and at one point a rival group went by a car and fired their weapons at the front causing the junkies and the seller to end up running inside my property leaving traces of blood. eventually on another occasion they killed the seller but the site continues to be used by other people who do not value their life
The Prohibition in early 1900s taught that any war on drugs would be a failure. Most people are politically authoritarian hence support authoritarian politicians especially conservatives.
They turn a blind eye on historical lesson of Prohibition and have long sanction police corruption and violence. They are attracted to politicians who preach demagoguery.
Police oppose legalizing drugs because it would destroy their protection racket for drug traffickers..
The war on drugs helps demagogue politicians especially conservatives because it helps fuel crime and violence.
@@prioris55555 A.k.a, by the pupoet masters "population control"
@bacon bros your ability to laugh while describing that trauma is a little bit commendable & a little bit scary /sad at the same time.
I hope you take care of your mental health. Wishing you many blessings
@@marklampo8164 mass media censorship and even domestic murders are sanctioned by the political establishments are sanctioned by politicians and grassroots in US who support them. grassroots live by the ethics and morality of a mafia.
mexico estimated missing people in over last 10 years is over 100K and clearly the military, police and politicians in mexico are helping cover up the abductions and their murders in open view. US politicians are relatively very silent.
the US arrested the former head of the mexico military defense briefly because he was involved in protecting the cartels so even the top of the. law enforcement chain is involved. they should be charged with treason.
many grassroots people in mexico have to protect themselves against the police.
if the cartels need someone assassinated, the police pick them up and deliver them to the execution site.
@@prioris55555 great points but it’s not only conservatives the left could have legalized drugs many times but has not , also they are all one big party right and left a uni party the left with its mobs, unions, corruption , regulations , is not any cleaner or better if it’s not a corporation exploiting then it’s a dem supporting union that will take its place exploiting the labor
As a Mexican I gotta say that the main reason of why Cartels get stronger is the Narco-culture, actually it's mainly about songs, movies, series and stories about high rank Narcos called "capos" and the religious part is uncommon
These things get inside people's heads and it motivates them to become narcos, the more susceptible part of the society to become a narco are the teenagers and sadly it's common to see teenagers getting involved in these criminal organizations
The Narco-culture enhances the image of these criminals by telling just the luxurious part, money, power, expensive cars, houses, respect of everyone and beautiful women you can get by becoming a narco, its pure propaganda
But also people join cartels because of the economic situation, the job offers are low and salaries are mediocre so deperate people try to look for a way to make money and sustain their families
If we want to get rid of cartels first, we need to change as society, stop consuming Narco-culture and educate our children, tell them about the real part of becoming a narco, keep the investigation to freeze narco's accounts and also legalization of some drugs can help a lot
Educating children is the hard part. In the US we had the DARE program to educate kids about the dangers of drugs. It had an adverse effect, and they found that kids in the DARE program were more likely to use drugs than those that weren't part of it in a very noticeably stark contrast. The program was ended as a result.
@MrKoalaburger fontunately, in Mexico we don't have a drug consuming problem and it could be hard to believe because he have a lot of cartels distributing drugs all over the country, we have more alcoholics than drug addicts
In my opinion consuming a drug is not completely bad, the real deal is how much and how often you consume it and if everyone knew that there wouldn't be that much people getting addicted to it (except for some drugs with extremely huge probs of addiction, everyone should completely avoid those) and I know that many addicts in US are innocent people who where receiving doses of drugs for medical treatment and that's fkd up but that's a problem the medical institutes and the government need to solve asap
Nothing to do with that. It’s corruption that allows to grow the narcos into what they are.
@@MrKoalaburger its because people in the DARE program where cringy trying to fit in with teenagers culture doing gimmicks, instead of just doing it normal
@@ernestogastelum9123 There was some of that. A lot of it was trying to "scare us straight" and we didn't buy it. We just mocked the overweight cops that tried to intimidate us.
God. A commercial insurgency. I don't think two words have made such a horrifying combination.
I love Robert kyosakis book too
My parents are from Mexico and I'm really concerned about the CJNG in Puebla, my dad's hometown since they are the most dangerous cartel. I pray to God in order to help my family to get out of this horrible situation. One of my uncles one of them is my dad's brother was kidnapped by a group of cartel members and was forced to walk across a hilly desert. The cartels and this corruption must be stopped. God bless Mexico ✝✝✝✝
My people from Puebla too
What’d they want with your uncle?
Don't pray, VOTE!!!!
@@TheSubwizzle idk he may have been kidnapped in the streets
@mariocasarez3896 wish it was that easy. Much like the USA, Mexico has 2 primary political parties that overwhelmingly have controlled the country for many decades. The PRI party has held on to power the longest and is widely viewed as corrupt. The current party in power is called MORENA and hasn't accomplished anything different in 4 years in power. Electoral fraud is also a huge problem here. Politicians buy people's votes for $50 worth of groceries.
This was a great piece, I tip my hat to you for calling it like you see it unbiased. My respects, regards, and gratitude is sent your way along with the utmost desire for success and luck to shine down on you.
Some aren't regular individuals this are some of the toppest tear military soldiers in Action.
might I suggest the El Salvador model?
great work - continued success to you Cappy and your team
Excellent just like the rest of your content! I wouldn't mind seeing some more Task & Purpose videos about closer to home situations. Thank you for putting "spare parts army" into my lexicon! I'm so grateful.