Payment Levels and Sicario Economics

SPONSORS: 1) MIZZEN & MAIN:mRight now, Mizzen & Main is offering our listeners 20% off your first purchase at https://mizzenandmain.com , promo code JULIAN20 2) GHOSTBED: my listeners and first-time customers get an extra 10% off—on top of already reduced prices. Just go to https://GhostBed.com/julian and use code JULIAN at checkout. 3) RAG & BONE: Upgrade your denim game with rag & bone! Get 20% off sitewide with code JULIAN at https://www.rag-bone.com #ragandbonepod PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDoreyCLIPPERS DISCORD: https://discord.gg/8QmWEKJ3BT WATCH KAT's PREVIOUS EPISODES: EPISODE #264: https://youtu.be/I6JUJCxKnDU EPISODE #313: https://youtu.be/WvX9-G5IYh0 EPISODE #336: https://youtu.be/E54bS9kFczQ (***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ Katarina Szulc is a Mexico-based freelance journalist focused on reporting on Cartel Activity. KATARINA's LINKS: Substack: https://katarinaszulc.substack.com/?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web&r=3h3gxb X: https://x.com/katarinaszulc?lang=en YT: https://www.youtube.com/@katarinaszulc/featured IG: https://www.instagram.com/katarinaszulc?igsh=eHViMnZnNWExNmk4 FOLLOW JULIAN DOREY INSTAGRAM (Podcast): https://www.instagram.com/juliandoreypodcast/ INSTAGRAM (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey/ X: https://twitter.com/julianddorey JULIAN YT CHANNELS - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Clips YT: https://www.youtube.com/@juliandoreyclips - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Daily YT: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianDoreyDaily - SUBSCRIBE to Best of JDP: https://www.youtube.com/@bestofJDP ****TIMESTAMPS**** 00:00 - Intro 00:37 – El Mencho Compound, Tapalpa Jalisco, National Guard Raid, La Diabla Scandal 09:04 – CJNG History, Rise of El Mencho, Los Cuinis Funding 19:18 – Cartel Expansion Strategy, Regional Alliances, El Tuli Killing 31:35 – Rosalinda Release, Cuinis Government Nexus, Cartel Families 40:02 – Compound Aftermath, Kingpin Strategy Failure, Suspicious Operation 49:32 – No Escape Route, Strange Evidence, Bullet Casings Mystery 01:00:43 – What Happened to Mencho?, Death Theories, Closed Casket 01:13:54 – Mexico–US Backdoor Deal?, Sheinbaum Policy Debate 01:26:02 – Mencho Death Rumors, Cartel Surveillance, Kat Tracked 01:34:53 – Media Narrative, Epstein Files Mention, CJNG Succession 01:42:45 – El Mayo Situation, Chapitos Allegations 01:54:50 – Compound Oddities, Missing Women Photos, Trafficking Evidence 02:08:12 – Border Trafficking, Drug Flow, Ryan Wedding Arrest 02:17:47 – Ryan Wedding Case, Government Pressure, Kash Patel Criticism 02:27:47 – Cocaine Lawyer, Cartel Networks, Colombia Fighters 02:38:46 – Ukraine War Cartel Nexus, Latin American Fighters 02:50:47 – Cartels & Global Conflict, POW Interviews, Ukraine War 02:59:04 – Kat's Work CREDITS: - Host, Editor & Producer: Julian Dorey - COO, Producer & Editor: Alessi Allaman - https://www.youtube.com/@UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ - In-Studio Producer: Joey Deef - https://www.instagram.com/joeydeef/ Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 392 - Katarina Szulc Music by Artlist.io

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