EPISODE · Sep 23, 2025 · 1H 24M
Inside Mexico’s Most Violent Cartel Shootouts
from Camp Gagnon · host 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 BlueChewJoin 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.comTimestamps:0:00 Leaving America to Work In Mexico9:50 Fighting 3 Mexican Government Bodyguards14:55 Dave’s Early Life16:37 Mexican Basic Training22:19 Day One of Fighting Cartels25:36 The Objective of The Job26:25 Protecting The Dalai Lama28:55 Cartels Taking Over + Military Trained Cartel’s38:36 Mexican Police Turning Into Cartel’s42:56 2 Hour Shootout w/ Cartel Members52:26 Getting Shot While on Patrol57:47 Mexico’s Most Famous Gunfight + Police Dressing as Women to Escape1:04:24 Cartel’s Mass Graves1:06:40 How Cartel’s Make Money1:10:46 Dangers of Working in Mexican Government
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