China's Influence Over Mexican Cartels | Ed Calderon MagLife Podcast Clip
This video clip from the MagLife Podcast features Ed Calderon discussing the significant influence of China on Mexican drug cartels. He details how Chinese entities supply and finance these criminal organizations, utilizing Chinese banking apps for money laundering, which the US is legally unable to impede. The discussion highlights the escalating power of cartels like Sinaloa and CJNG, their control over strategic resources such as lithium, and the alarming trend of Chinese-made Norinco firearms and drones falling into cartel hands. The conversation also touches upon the influx of illicit pharmaceuticals and the broader implications for the ongoing drug war and economic competition.






