Understanding Manipulation and Escape Techniques

Ed Calderon is a security specialist who worked on counter-narcotics and organized crime investigation in Mexico. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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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