DEMOLER's The Prelude is a dive into the origins of Mexico's 'War on Drugs' and how we ascended into becoming one of the largest transnational narcotics trafficking countries. We cover the rise of drugs, the old generation of trafficking organizations, and the corrupt officials and politicians that profited from it.
DEMOLER: The Prelude
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DEMOLER's The Prelude is a dive into the origins of Mexico's 'War on Drugs' and how we ascended into becoming one of the largest transnational narcotics trafficking countries. We cover the rise of drugs, the old generation of trafficking organizations, and the corrupt officials and politicians that profited from it.
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October 12, 2022
The Rise of Cocaine Trafficking
<p>In this episode, we cover the rise of cocaine globally. How it eventually ended up in Mexico and how the Mexicans eventually took a majority share of the Colombian trafficking empire.</p><ul><li><p>Trends in Production, Trafficking and Consumption of Methamphetamine and Cocaine in Mexico by Kimberly C. Brouwer, Ph.D., Patricia Case, Sc.D., M.P.H., Rebeca Ramos, M.A., M.P.H., Carlos Magis-Rodríguez, M.D., M.P.H.4 Jesus Bucardo, M.D., Thomas L. Patterson, Ph.D. , and Steffanie A. Strathdee, Ph.D. published in the National Institute of Health</p></li><li><p>'Mexican Drug Traffickers Eclipse Colombian Cartels' by Douglas Farah; Molly Moore; March 30, 1997; The Washington Post</p></li><li><p>'Warehouse Manager Given Life Sentence in Record Cocaine Bust' by Henry Weinstein; Oct 29, 1991; Los Angeles Times</p></li><li><p>How Mexican Cartels Won Drug War by William C. Rempel</p></li><li><p>At the Devil’s Table by William C. Rempel</p></li></ul><p>This episode was written by DEMOLER;</p><p>Post Production by Sharp Spoon Media</p><p> </p><p>You can find early released episodes, bonus content, episode photos, maps and infographics and more on our Patreon:</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/DEMOLER">https://www.patreon.com/DEMOLER</a></p><p> </p>
August 3, 2022
The Rise of Marijuana Trafficking Part II
<p>In this episode, we cover Operation Condor: how it started, its intended goals, and how the operation quickly began targeting minority groups. We also veer into how the operation helped to reorganize the space in which trafficking groups continued operating.</p><p> </p><p>Sources for this episode are:</p><ul><li><p>Underground Empire by James Mills</p></li><li><p>CIA Assets and the Rise of the Guadalajara Connection by Jonathan Marshall</p></li><li><p>Nuestra Historia Narcótica. Pasajes Para (Re)legalizar Las Drogas en México by Froylán Enciso</p></li><li><p>NARCOLAND by Anabel Hernandez</p></li><li><p>Operation Condor: Mexico’s Antidrug Campaign Enters a New Era by Richard Craig.</p></li><li><p>Cocaine Politics: Drugs, Armies, and the CIA in Central America by Peter Dale Scott and J. Marshall</p></li><li><p>Operation Condor, The War on Drugs and Counterinsurgency in the Golden Triangle (1977–1983) by Adela Cedillo</p></li><li><p>The Dope by Benjamin T. Smith</p></li></ul><p>This episode was written by DEMOLER;</p><p>Post Production by Sharp Spoon Media</p><p> </p><p>You can find early released episodes, bonus content, episode photos, maps and infographics and more on our Patreon:</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/DEMOLER">https://www.patreon.com/DEMOLER</a></p>
July 20, 2022
The Rise of Marijuana Trafficking Part I
<p>In this episode, we do a deep dive into how marijuana grew in Mexico, the subsequent rejection of it, and how a counterculture used it as the plant of its movement. We also do a deep dive into the start of counternarcotics campaigns.</p><p>Sources for this episode are:</p><ul><li><p>El Siglo de Drogas by Luis Astorga</p></li><li><p>Drug Trafficking in Mexico: A First General Assessment - by Luis Astorga</p></li><li><p>Home Grown: Marijuana and the Origins of Mexico's War on Drugs By Isaac Campos</p></li><li><p>El Cartel de Sinaloa by Diego Enrique Osorno</p></li><li><p>El Narco by Ioan Grillo</p></li><li><p>The Dope by Benjamin T. Smith</p></li><li><p>The 1972 Consumers Union Report on Licit and Illicit Drugs By Edward M. Brecher and the Editors of Consumer Reports Magazine</p></li><li><p>Operation Intercept: The Perils of Unilateralism by Kate Doyle</p></li></ul><p></p><p>This episode was written by DEMOLER;</p><p>Post Production by Sharp Spoon Media</p><p></p><p>You can find early released episodes, bonus content, episode photos, maps and infographics and more on our Patreon:</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/DEMOLER">https://www.patreon.com/DEMOLER</a></p><p></p>
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