FULL EPISODE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FYmNDhhszs&t=3724s

Most people think cartels just move drugs.

But before anything crosses the border, chemicals have to move first.

In this clip, Ed Calderon breaks down how precursor chemicals flow from international suppliers into Mexico — and how cartels move them through sophisticated logistics networks that most Americans never hear about.

From global supply chains to border vulnerabilities, this is the side of the drug war few people actually understand.

In this clip:

• How cartels source precursor chemicals

• The international pipeline behind production

• How chemicals move across borders

• Why enforcement struggles to stop it

• The larger strategy behind cartel logistics

***TIMESTAMPS***

00:00 — Story of Red Head Friend Joining Cartels

24:47 — Legalization of Marijuana Only Boomed Economy

37:01 — USA’s Possible Plan to Shake Mexico Governments

46:43 — Ed’s View on the Trump Phenomena

56:39 — Story of Old Man With Rifle & Cartel Daughters

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