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Sep 23, 2025 1 hr 26 min

Inside Mexico’s Most Violent Cartel Shootouts

from Camp Gagnon Hosted by Mark Gagnon

Dave Franke joins us in the tent today to talk about his career fighting cartels and their gruesome crimes as an officer for the Secretaría de Seguridad Pública (Mexico's Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection), which is responsible for public safety, police coordination, and internal security in Mexico...WELCOME TO CAMP 🏕️ Shoutout to our sponsor: Relay and BlueChew Join the Relay App community HERE: http://www.joinrelay.app/camp 👕🧢 GET YOUR CAMP DRIP HERE: http://camp-rd.com 🎟️ 🎫 Comedy Tour Tickets Here: https://markgagnonlive.com 🎩👽 Daily Dose Of History Here: https://www.dailytodayinhistory.com Timestamps: 0:00 Leaving America to Work In Mexico 9:50 Fighting 3 Mexican Government Bodyguards 14:55 Dave’s Early Life 16:37 Mexican Basic Training 22:19 Day One of Fighting Cartels 25:36 The Objective of The Job 26:25 Protecting The Dalai Lama 28:55 Cartels Taking Over + Military Trained Cartel’s 38:36 Mexican Police Turning Into Cartel’s 42:56 2 Hour Shootout w/ Cartel Members 52:26 Getting Shot While on Patrol 57:47 Mexico’s Most Famous Gunfight + Police Dressing as Women to Escape 1:04:24 Cartel’s Mass Graves 1:06:40 How Cartel’s Make Money 1:10:46 Dangers of Working in Mexican Government

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