About this episode
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 🏕️
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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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