CrashOut Podcast

Mar 25 2025 31 ep. 37 mins 165

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

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23. The Canada Cartel Connection

Mar 25 2025 50 mins

While all eyes are focuses on the U.S. southern border with Mexico, the United States has a northern border that is almost three times as long. I talk with journalist Katarina Szulc about cartels in Canada and how fzntanyl crosses south from there. For more on this and other stories and to support the podcast, please go to www.crashoutmedia.com Support the show

22. Jalisco Cartel Extermination Camp

Mar 23 2025 63 mins

Two weeks on from the macabre discovery of the training and alleged extermination camp of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, the case continues to shake Mexico. But is there hope it will ever be resolved and justice will be delivered to the families of loved ones lost? Katarina Szulc and I go through all we know about the camp and the worrying developments. For more, go to www.cras

21. Trump Sends (Alleged) Gang To Salvador "Prison Colony"

Mar 17 2025 9 mins

On Sunday, a U.S. flight packed with alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang flew to El Salvador to be sent to one of the world’s most feared prisons - despite an attempt by a U.S. judge to halt it. The measure fits in with a more radical approach to fight gangs and cartels across the Americas, but will face a legal fight as many of the measures of President Trump will. For mo

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