CrashOut Chronicles

Feb 14 2025 28 ep. 36 mins 161

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Reporting on crime and drugs, cops and gangster politics, guerrillas and psychadelics, and the people who live and die through it all, with journalist Ioan Grillo

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20. Cartels Named As Terrorist Groups

Feb 14 2025 15 mins

A list of nine cartels and gangs was leaked to the New York Times of those that are supposedly going to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the Trump White House. In this CrashOut Chronicle video, I go through who they are, how we got here and what impact the terrorist designation will have. Support the show

19. The Sinaloa Cartel Civil War

Dec 14 2024 16 mins

With on-the-ground reporting and analysis, I look at the brutal battle in Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel between the Mayos and Chapitos. Since it exploded in September, it has caused over 1,000 deaths and disappearances and shows no sign of stopping. Thanks to Omid Visua for editing. For full video, other reports and to support my work, please go to www.crashoutmedia.com Support the show

18. Narco Submarines with Guillermo Galdos

Nov 21 2024 37 mins

I talk with journalist Guillermo Galdos about his latest documentary on the submarines full of cocaine that cross the Atlantic. For more stories and to support, go to: www.crashoutmedia.com Support the show

17. UK Drug Journalism with Ex Vice Editor

Oct 15 2024 37 mins

I talk to Max Daly about his decades covering drxgs in the UK and his work as international drugs editor for Vice. Check out more on his work and books at: http://www.maxdaly.com/ Check out of my stuff at: www.crashoutmedia.com Support the show

16. Mexico's New Plan To Fight Cartels

Oct 08 2024 13 mins

I look at the security strategy of new Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum. For more info, check out: www.crashoutmedia.com Support the show

15. Confessions of a Marijuana Mercanary - Ken Behr

Sep 09 2024 44 mins

Ken Behr was a major smuggler of marijuana and cocaine into South Florida from the 1970s to the 1990s. When he finally got caught, he made a deal and worked undercover for the DEA for two years. He reveals all in his new book, "Confessions of a Marijuana Mercenary," which he talks about in this fascinating interview. For more info, go to: www.crashoutmedia.com Support the show

14. Rehabs That Lock Addicts Up For Years

Aug 30 2024 35 mins

I talk to anthropologist Angela Garcia about the "anexos" in Mexico City that keep dozens of so-called addicts locked up in a single room for years using harsh methods such as chaining them to the wall. She has written about these for her new book, "The Way That Leads Among The Lost." I also talk to her about addiction in the New Mexico where she is from and any hopes of breaking t

13. China's Client Narco State

Aug 21 2024 54 mins

Sometimes you find a story that just blows you away and makes you wonder how you hadn’t heard it before. Patrick Winn’s new book “Narcotopia” did just that in painting the first detailed portrait of the Wa State, an Asian territory the size of Belgium that is effectively run by a drug cartel. Wa State is officially in Myanmar but is self governed with its own army, supplied

12. How The Taliban Smashed Opium

Aug 07 2024 38 mins

I talk with bad ass journalist Hollie McKay who reported in Afghanistan about how the opium was trafficked massively under the Allied occupation and how the Taliban destroyed it. You can check out Hollie's Subtsack on: https://holliesmckay.substack.com/ To read more CrashOut stories and support the Chronicles go to: www.crashoutmedia.com Support the show

11. The True Story of the Arrest of El Mayo?

Jul 30 2024 14 mins

I get into the seismic detention of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada. For my full story please go to: https://www.crashoutmedia.com/p/exclu... You can also see more of my pieces and support my work at: www.crashoutmedia.com Support the show