#175 - Cartel Gun Runner Explains Life Inside Tijuana's Narco Death Zone | Fernando Puente

Fernando Puente grew up living between the US / Mexico border in the worst parts of Tijuana, and by the age of 18, he was already crossing immigrants over the US border illegally for one of Mexico's most notorious cartels. Today Fernando writes stories, and hosts his own podcast with the aim to inspire & give hope to the disadvantaged youth in Mexico. EPISODE LINKS https://www.youtube.com/@elbordomx https://www.instagram.com/ferrnvndo16 https://www.instagram.com/elbordomx JOIN OUR KULT: https://bit.ly/koncretepatreon DANNY https://www.instagram.com/jonesdanny https://twitter.com/jonesdanny OUTLINE 0:00 - Working for the cartel at age 18 13:41 - News coverage of cartel wars 20:35 - Maintaining friendships with cartel members 33:03 - "La Tabla" punishment 40:32 - Selling American weed in Mexico 46:10 - The Tijuana Cartel / Arellano Felix brothers 53:05 - The new ‘Narco Juniors’ 57:28 - Mexican police 1:03:56 - Being kidnapped 1:45:54 - Why cartels are becoming more violent 1:56:39 - El Capo’s sons 2:06:54 - El Mayo 2:13:40 - Revenue streams 2:17:14 - Drug legalization 2:29:41 - Mexican pharmacies selling counterfeit drugs 2:34:40 - El Nini (head sicario for Los Chapitos) 2:41:14 - Real narco podcasts in Mexico