Surviving A Cartel Ambush - Victor Avila - Ep56

Victor Avila is a former ICE Special Agent, and author of Agent
Under Fire: A Murder and a Manifesto. It is a true story of
unprecedented corruption, international intrigue, human
trafficking, money laundering, drug-running, mass murders, and
government evasion. He has also appeared on Netflix’s Dirty
Money, S1E4, to talk about Cartel Banks.





Victor's Book:
https://www.amazon.ca/Agent-Under-Fire-Victor-Avila/dp/1632215292


Agent Down: https://youtu.be/mTltkGVDezc


0:00 Intro 2:00 Victor's background 3:40 What it was like being a
parole officer 8:10 The state of Mexican cartels 9:30 How Victor
progressed in his career 10:30 Special agent academy 12:10
Working in dangerous border cities 15:30 Human trafficking
epidemic 26:10 Craziest cases Victor has worked on 33:00
Operation Fast & Furious 38:20 US/Mexico Relations 40:00
Cartel Banks (Netflix) 44:00 How do we get out of this mess 48:30
Life after surviving the cartel ambush 52:50 What keeps Victor
positive 55:30 What it was like living in Spain 1:03:00 How
realistic are Narco shows