Vince welcomes back Katarina, host of Borderland: Dispatches, who shares her first-hand reporting from the site of El Mencho’s operation in Mexico.
They discuss the evidence she found, the sequence of events, and the aftermath, including how the operation has impacted Mexican authorities, cartel dynamics, and local communities.
Chapters
00:00 - Intro & The Rumors Around El Mencho’s Death
03:11 - What Really Happened During the Raid?
09:49 - Fake Evidence, Missing Ledgers & The Honeypot Theory
16:41 - Kat Investigates the Open Crime Scene
27:20 - Wild Transport Theories & The Airplane Death
31:48 - The Future of CJNG & The Sinaloa Cartel
38:43 - Mexican Political Fallout & Spillover Threats
46:44 - US Special Forces & Global Drug Operations
54:15 - Foreign Mercenaries in Ukraine & Outro
