Joe Rogan Experience #1253 - Ioan Grillo

Ioan Grillo is journalist who has spent the last 18 years reporting on the drug war in Mexico. His books "El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency" and "Gangster Warlords" are available now.

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Feb 27, 20192h 6mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: February 27, 2019
Duration: 2h 6m
Channel: The Joe Rogan Experience
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Ioan Grillo is journalist who has spent the last 18 years reporting on the drug war in Mexico. His books "El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency" and "Gangster Warlords" are available now.

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Ioan Grillo, Joe Rogan Experience #1253 - Ioan Grillo explores inside Mexico’s Narco War: Corruption, Cartels, and Cross‑Border Consequences Journalist Ioan Grillo recounts two decades reporting on Mexican drug cartels, describing how localized trafficking evolved into a sprawling hybrid of crime and war. He details extreme corruption, from police and generals on cartel payrolls to politicians and state capture, and shares harrowing stories of kidnappings, massacres, and social collapse in parts of Mexico and Central America.

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