Cartels, drugs, money, corruption—author and award winning journalist Ioan Grillo has seen it all in his twenty-plus years' of covering Latin America. In this episode, we cover the unprecedented violence that broke out in the city of Culiacán after Mexican authorities recaptured Sinaloa cartel leader Ovidio Guzmán, son of "El Chapo." Grillo breaks down the inner workings of Mexico's most notorious cartels, their recruitment strategies and growing turf wars. We cover the issues with the US / Mexico border and how fentanyl has revolutionized the drug business while wreaking havoc throughout the country. We'll discuss the question—Should cartels be designated as terrorist organizations? The answer isn't as simple as you might think. 🚨↘️ Shawn Ryan Show Links ↙️🚨 Newsletter - https://shawnryanshow.com/pages/newsletter Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/VigilanceElite Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shawn-ryan-show/id1492492083 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5eodRZd3qR9VT1ip1wI7xQ?si=59f9d106e56a4509 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@shawnryanshow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shawnryan762 #vigilanceelite #shawnryanshow Ioan Grillo Links: https://ioangrillo.substack.com https://www.ioangrillo.com https://twitter.com/ioangrillo https://instagram.com/ioan_grillo Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: https://hvmn.com - USE CODE "SHAWN" https://betterhelp.com/shawn https://mypatriotsupply.com https://blackbuffalo.com https://mudwtr.com/shawn - USE CODE "SHAWNMUD" 00:00 - Introduction 03:49 - Trouble in Culiacán 09:15 - Cartel Rise to Power 24:41 - Human Trafficking 35:16 - How the cartels fit into societies 54:07 - Fentanyl Crisis 1:06:53 - Public Displays of Violence 1:32:37 - El Salvador 1:48:26 - Pirates in the Gulf of Mexico 2:17:11 - Gunfight on the Arizona Border 2:47:11 - Understanding the motives of Cartels