#175 - Cartel Gun Runner Explains Life Inside Tijuana's Narco Death Zone | Fernando Puente

Fernando Puente grew up living between the US / Mexico border in the worst parts of Tijuana, and by the age of 18, he was already crossing immigrants over the US border illegally for one of Mexico's most notorious cartels. Today Fernando writes stories, and hosts his own podcast with the aim to inspire & give hope to the disadvantaged youth in Mexico. EPISODE LINKS https://www.youtube.com/@elbordomx https://www.instagram.com/ferrnvndo16  https://www.instagram.com/elbordomx JOIN OUR KULT: https://bit.ly/koncretepatreon  DANNY  https://www.instagram.com/jonesdanny  https://twitter.com/jonesdanny OUTLINE  0:00 - Working for the cartel at age 18  13:41 - News coverage of cartel wars  20:35 - Maintaining friendships with cartel members  33:03 - "La Tabla" punishment  40:32 - Selling American weed in Mexico  46:10 - The Tijuana Cartel / Arellano Felix brothers  53:05 - The new ‘Narco Juniors’  57:28 - Mexican police  1:03:56 - Being kidnapped  1:45:54 - Why cartels are becoming more violent  1:56:39 - El Capo’s sons  2:06:54 - El Mayo  2:13:40 - Revenue streams  2:17:14 - Drug legalization  2:29:41 - Mexican pharmacies selling counterfeit drugs  2:34:40 - El Nini (head sicario for Los Chapitos)  2:41:14 - Real narco podcasts in Mexico

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