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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(07:13) – Corruption

(40:55) – Cartels

(56:16) – El Chapo

(1:13:27) – Weapons

(1:25:33) – Assassinations

(1:34:20) – Counter-ambush teams

(1:57:46) – PTSD and alcohol

(2:20:25) – Improvised weapons

(2:23:57) – Street fights

(2:52:54) – Kidnapping

(2:57:10) – Escaping restraints

(3:06:38) – Imitation

(3:15:06) – Narco cults

(3:28:01) – Adolfo Constanzo

(3:32:29) – Fentanyl

(3:49:14) – Immigration

(4:00:34) – Advice for young people

(4:09:06) – Mortality