A Mexican Undercover Cop Reveals The HORRORS Of Cartel Violence, Surviving The War In Tijuana

Ed Calderon grew up in Tijuana, Mexico. At a young age he was a rebel committing petty crimes until one day he found himself as part of an elite squad of Mexican law enforcement, tasked with taking down the cartel. He came on the show to talk about being front line in one of the most notorious cartel wars in Mexican history, the current and future state of Tijuana, and the existential crisis that both Mexico and the U.S. are facing together.

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0:00 - Intro
1:30 - From Childhood to Law Enforcement in Tijuana
7:16 - TOUR DATES!
7:47 - Joining the Experimental State Police
11:57 - The Beginning of Violence
18:09 - Background Checks and Certification
23:51 - The Physical Demands of Training
26:29 - This Episode Is Sponsored By PRIZEPICKS
28:14 - Training and Brutality in Mexico
35:37 - The Horrors of Tijuana
41:36 - The Chaos in Tijuana
47:33 - Mexican Cartels and Government Corruption
54:03 - High-Level Arrests and the Mexican Army's Power
57:52 - This Episode Is Sponsored By MAGIC MIND
59:27 - Armory in a Bizarre Space
1:05:49 - Violence in the City of Tijuana
1:12:04 - Trained Zetas and the Influence of the US
1:17:42 - The Arrival of Fast and Furious Guns
1:23:52 - Violence in Mexico with guns as currency
1:29:36 - Responding to a Kidnapping in Tijuana
1:35:37 - The New Director of the Institution
1:41:36 - The Disarming of the Municipal Police
1:47:47 - The Consequences of Choosing Sides in Mexico
1:53:41 - The Treatment of Mexican Police Officers
1:59:33 - The Reality of the Drug War in Mexico
2:05:29 - The Potential for Violence in Mexico
2:11:41 - Dealing with Corruption in Mexico
2:17:41 - Changes in Mexico's Legal System
2:23:58 - The Rise of Fentanyl and Cartel Control of the Border
2:29:58 - Cartel Control and Violence at the Border
2:35:54 - Living in Mexico: Tales of Violence and Survival
2:41:50 - Security Concerns and Political Turbulence in Tijuana
2:47:48 - The Future of Populism in Mexico and Argentina
2:54:01 - The Cartels and Drug Addiction Crisis
2:59:57 - Wrapping Up