#313 - Top Cartel Journalist on Jalisco Extermination Camps & 2025 Mexico War | Kat Szulc

SPONSORS: 1) Mood: https://www.mood.com –– use Promo Code "JULIAN" to get 20% off your first order! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey (***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 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@katarinaszulc/featured Instagram: 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 ****TIMESTAMPS**** 00:00 – Kat’s edge as cartel reporter, Carolina’s Sinaloa roots, nails & cartels 07:16 – Sinaloa fentanyl labs in Canada, Juarez tunnel, skewed fentanyl stats 17:55 – Kat quits Canadian journalism, RCMP inflated gang stats, cartel in BC, Vancouver port loopholes, how cartels enter Canada 27:45 – Juarez tunnel for trafficking, tariffs & border, Mexico vs Canada security, WhatsApp recruiting, cartel hiring Canadians, U.S. guns at crime scenes 45:06 – Kat's courage at 22, Canada’s weak cartel strategy, CIA drones over Mexico, U.S. boots in Mexico, intel leveraging cartels 54:44 – U.S. lets in El Chapo’s family, one cartel close to takeover, kingpin strategy failure 01:00:42 – Kat’s plan to fight cartels, social currency in recruitment, cartel oil theft 01:10:46 – U.S.–Mexico failing, beyond drugs, cartel recruiting Chinese chem students, U.S. watchlist for narco-linked officials 01:23:48 – Mass killings ignored, CJNG denies camps, cartel psychopathy 01:32:54 – Cartel culture + environment, narco glamorization, Sinaloa power vacuum 01:36:38 – Locals fed up, Carolina’s family in Sinaloa, corrupt politicians 01:48:37 – Faction power splits, CJNG success, risks for Kat 01:52:51 – Why cartels talk to Kat, her safety precautions, desensitized locals 02:03:48 – Advice to journalists, DEA ops, U.S.–Mexico intel sharing, why keep going 02:15:01 – Trump’s reelection & border impact 02:25:16 – Where Kat’s been, U.S. firms buying cartel avocados 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 313 - Katarina Szulc Music by Artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices