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The Time the Mexican Army Ruined My Cartel Sleepover

2023/3/7
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Danny Gold: 我原本计划前往墨西哥制作一部关于锡那罗亚贩毒集团洛斯查皮托斯派系头目埃尔杜兰戈的纪录片。我与我的线人约翰取得联系，并通过FaceTime与埃尔杜兰戈进行了沟通，他向我们展示了他的住所、手下和武器，并邀请我们前往他的住所进行为期数天的采访。我为此做了充分的准备，包括购买机票、酒店和联系摄影师。然而，就在出发前五天，我得知埃尔杜兰戈被墨西哥联邦政府逮捕，我的计划因此泡汤。这次事件让我对计划的失败感到非常沮丧，也让我反思了这次采访的风险和潜在的回报。 Sean Williams: 我目前正在进行一项危险的新闻调查，但由于调查对象不知情，我目前无法透露细节。

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Danny details the planning and excitement leading up to a documentary about a cartel leader, including the involvement of a cameraman and the anticipation of a significant career boost.

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Even the best laid plans of mice and men don't stand a chance when the federales get involved. In this episode, Danny recounts the time he linked up with a prominent member of the Sinaloa Cartel's Los Chapitos (El Chapo's kids) faction operating in the Mexican state of Sonora. As the head of the armed faction and a group called The Delta, El Durango was in the midst of a brutal war fighting the Caborca Cartel led by none other than Rafael Caro Quintero of Narcos Mexico fame, otherwise known as El Narco De Los Narcos. El Durango was keen on having visitors with video cameras over to his compound. Some other folks in Mexico, on the other hand, were not.

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