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The $3T Cartel You Never Heard Of
Manage episode 451821812 series 3318965
Run by the Venezuelan regime and military, the Cartel del Sol is currently the largest transnational criminal organization in the world, earning trillions of dollars per year from drug and human trafficking, and other crimes. The name derives from the fact that the Venezuelan military wear suns on their uniforms in place of epaulets.
In fact, this cartel oversees better-known criminal groups, including the Tren del Aragua (recently, Colombia's Cali cartel, and Mexico's Sinaloa cartel. Ex-CIA Operative Gary Berntsen lays out the facts: The Cartel del Sol's origin, leadership, and administration—as well as its partnership with Russia and China, both of which help launder drug money in the U.S. and around the globe.
Heroes Behind Headlines
Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com
Revisit the crime and culture of NYC in the '80s with BFF Gen-Xers Jessica and Meg.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
Κεφάλαια
1. The $3T Cartel You Never Heard Of (00:00:00)
2. [Ad] Desperately Seeking the '80s (00:20:05)
3. (Cont.) The $3T Cartel You Never Heard Of (00:20:40)
142 επεισόδια
Manage episode 451821812 series 3318965
Run by the Venezuelan regime and military, the Cartel del Sol is currently the largest transnational criminal organization in the world, earning trillions of dollars per year from drug and human trafficking, and other crimes. The name derives from the fact that the Venezuelan military wear suns on their uniforms in place of epaulets.
In fact, this cartel oversees better-known criminal groups, including the Tren del Aragua (recently, Colombia's Cali cartel, and Mexico's Sinaloa cartel. Ex-CIA Operative Gary Berntsen lays out the facts: The Cartel del Sol's origin, leadership, and administration—as well as its partnership with Russia and China, both of which help launder drug money in the U.S. and around the globe.
Heroes Behind Headlines
Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com
Revisit the crime and culture of NYC in the '80s with BFF Gen-Xers Jessica and Meg.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
Κεφάλαια
1. The $3T Cartel You Never Heard Of (00:00:00)
2. [Ad] Desperately Seeking the '80s (00:20:05)
3. (Cont.) The $3T Cartel You Never Heard Of (00:20:40)
142 επεισόδια
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