World's Most Feared Cartel | Mexico: Inside the Sinaloa | Free Documentary

0:00 [Music] kiaan Mexico the stronghold of one of the most powerful criminal organizations in the world the caloa cartel it's Forte International drug trafficking [Music] elgo and his colleague have been working for the cartel for several years they are sario Hitman his boss had asked him to kill one person but when it came to it he had to kill

1:01 three the two men always have their weapons on hand at any moment they could be called for a job for good luck they often stop by and pray to Santa Muerte the goddess of death in this little chapel by the side of the road the two sarios prepare an offering for her

1:59 [Music] you [Music] for elgo and his accomplice must leave they have a meeting with

2:51 their boss in Mexico many corpses show signs of torture in Mexico this drug war between rival cartels kills almost 25,000 people every year beautiful beaches popular amongst tourists almost uninhabited mountains peaceful country side as far as the eye can see caloa hides its Dark Side well 9,000 km from Paris on the Pacific coast of Mexico its capital kakan

3:43 is considered a hub of global drug trafficking primarily to the United States opium cocaine cannabis and fenil the caloa cartel can pocket anywh we from3 to 12 billion each year in an effort to launder the money the traffickers invest heavily into the local economy buying Villas and even shopping malls more than 200,000 people are said to work directly or indirectly for the Naros even pharmacists who import the products needed to manufacture synthetic drugs

4:29 drugs in poor neighborhoods the business of drug traffickers attracts much attention many young women strive to seduce a rich criminal however in 15 years this drug war has already led to the death of more than 230,000 people in Mexico since 2006 the Mexican state with the help of the United States has been trying to eradicate the cartels but without success despite a couple of famed arrests like the capture

5:16 of the renowned El Chapo in 2016 a legendary boss of the caloa cartel and ranking as the 71st richest person in the world according to Forbes the current lead ERS of the caloa cartel are still extremely powerful they have an army of 100,000 men the famous Saros but within the cartel rivalries are common three Clans are fighting for control over the territory several groups in the cartel have exceptionally opened their doors to us us we gained access to secret drug Laboratories and an important cartel boss agreed to meet with

6:06 us exclusive access into this violent world where money is power corruption is rampant and murder is daily [Music] [Applause] [Laughter] our investigation into the caloa cartel begins here a 5-hour drive from [Music] kakan Cannabis trafficking began in these mountains in the 60s and then the following opium boom in the early 2000s [Music]

7:04 a man who worked several years for the elchapo clan agreed to meet us he is still a drug trafficker El Chapo helped him get into business [Music] Manuel reflects on good memories from this time

7:59 [Music] Manuel owns a poppy field a plant with which heroin is made [Music] [Music] with his men every morning he harvests opium gum a brown viscous material obtained by making an incision in the capsule a kilo of this substance is worth 600

8:45 euros in caloa and much more once it reaches American soil you his field earns him about €6,000 net per year double the average salary in Mexico but a third less than in El Chapo's time

9:39 [Music] to understand the rising fentel market we go back to kakan to the hotel room of elgo the Hitman who worships Santa mu what no over the years elgo has risen in rank in addition to being a sario he is a so-called Chef that is to say he makes drugs for the cartel

10:31 in Mexico one pill costs less than a dollar in the United States it costs between 15 to 30 times more this Extremely Dangerous Drug killed more than 30,000 people in the United States every year after getting permission from his cartel elgo agreed to show us how he makes Fenton [Music]

11:20 nil hundreds of hidden Laboratories are scattered all over the Mexican country side ELO's laboratory is only 2 hours from the center of [Music] [Music] [Music] kikan no

12:15 another team is in charge of making the pills ELO is under orders of a prominent drug Baron in the area how do bosses run the cartels what rules must be respected after long negotiations ELO's boss agreed to speak with us he gave us a meeting point close to the laboratory he is accompanied by his men they protect their boss and Survey the surrounding

13:03 area the boss is delighted with the worldwide interest in fenil [Music] the cartel has banned the sale and use of this drug in caloa as it has devastating effects on the body they look out for those who don't listen

14:01 to have a chance of joining the cartel all candidates must pass an entrance exam this afternoon the last production of fenil must be loaded into a cartel vehicle the cardos make sure that the surrounding area is safe [Music]

15:05 the group fears a military raid the only ones they can't corrupt unlike the police the green light is given to begin [Music] loading elgo and his assistants finish Packaging the fenil

16:06 for the journey the group is equipped with military grade [Music] weapons weapons and drugs should not be visible from outside the vehicle [Music] [Music]

16:52 the biggest danger is the Rival cartels elgo has already been shot once only on rare occasions do the cartels join forces as on October the 17th last year for the coordinated Rescue of oido El Chapo's son

17:41 [Applause] a dramatic event that shocked the entire [Music] country oidio Guzman is hiding in this grand villa in the center of kakan when around 300 p.m. he is captured by the police it's a major arrest El Chapo's son is very much like his father a powerful drug lord the news of his capture spreads like wildfire according to sources between 200 and 800 sarios from different cartels

18:26 are attacking the city they are equipped with heavy machine guns mounted on pickup trucks the fighting is extremely violent the cartels quickly take [Music] over even army vehicles are captured they also attack the guards of Max imum security prisons allowing dozens of prisoners to escape at 5:30 p.m. the president of Mexico ordered the release of aido to bring an end to the blood bath he

19:13 said the government will not publish any official record of the event and the story doesn't end there a few days later in this parking lot CCTV camera footage shows the assassination of one of the police officers involved in the arrest of El Chapo's son from this red car four sarios shoot the man with nearly 150 bullets in 6 seconds an execution to deter the authorities from attacking the big drug bosses

20:07 [Music] the important figures of the cartel who died in action are for the most part buried in the pantheon of Naros a private VIP Cemetery where some tombstones look like dream Villas armored Windows surveillance cameras balconies with panoramic views and trendy decorations the families of the victims spend up to $500,000 for a [Music] tombstone one of the most impressive under construction is that of Karina's brother murdered when he was only 25 years old [Music]

21:08 Karina has big plans for the interior [Applause] few families who bury their loved ones in this Cemetery

21:53 admit that the death is linked to drug trafficking yet there are signs that say otherwise at the grave next door we pass the mother of another young man who was murdered he was only 24 years old

22:50 in one photo the young man is posing in the purest Narco fashion with a goldplated gun on his belt the woman seemed troubled by the [Music] question opposite urel Antonio's Chapel another religious man has been buried and in the chapel next door yet another innocent man despite the statue of El [Music] Chapel photos of the Dead with a gun on their belt are posted

23:38 everywhere to pay tribute to the victims their families regularly organize small parties where people sing and drink a lot too Magda accompanies the mother and the relatives of this young [Music] man no I can't tell any Magda is afraid of retaliation of camera she will later confess

24:26 that in addition to her friend her brother was also killed by a Bullet to the Head [Music] [Music] [Music] in kakan criminality is funding some companies in particular funeral homes there are five big contenders in this market in a race against each other to organize the [Music]

25:17 funerals Santos has been working for one of them for three years on the other end of the line is a colleague who is in charge of sourcing tip offs yeah I got a phone call where they're telling me that uh somebody uh got killed this is something that happens a lot the crime scene is in a poor neighborhood Santos is paid on commission he tries to sell a funeral contract to the victim's [Music] family I love you but this morning no luck his competition is already

26:05 there Santos never gets discouraged see but before attempting a new business approach Santos wants to know what happened he tracks down an investigator

27:03 Santos is trying to gather information about the family of the dead [Music] man when the victim's family leaves Santos will try his luck again right under his competitor knows another strategic location for funeral contract sellers is

27:48 the Mory Santos often goes there between crime scenes this is the forensic place once again the competition is there this is where families come looking for missing loved ones they hope to recognize them among the photos of the 26,000 unidentified dead in the country after 2 hours of waiting Santos is about to leave when he spots

28:37 [Music] someone Santos never runs out of arguments to convince a client Santos hasn't completely lost his day he managed to get the woman's contact details despite these tragic endings many young women in calura dream of being in a

29:32 relationship with a drug trafficker a way to Escape From Misery in Mexico almost one out of two people live below the poverty line here in the center of kakan lives ham 18 years old [Music] these two young women in their last year of high school are getting ready to go out to a club that is popular with the Naros want you H comes from a modest background she was once in a relationship

30:19 with a narco but he was too poor for her taste she would like to seduce a richual one fore h has already thought of [Music] everything chamay and her girlfriend will refine every detail

31:24 of their appearance to perfectly match the narus taste [Music] tastes Cham is ready to accept anything to achieve her goals even the wor [Music]

32:24 after 4 hours of makeup the two young women are [Music] [Music] satisfied but inside the nightclub chamay and her friend have competition [Music] [Applause] the young women chain whiskey [Music] glasses when a man spots them and finally

33:14 invites them to [Music] dance their cold and impassive attitude is part of the game [Music] camay wants to be different to the other women [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music]

34:03 finally when the night is coming to an end Cham has a nice encounter in the parking lot of the club we try to find out who her dance partner is we are then asked to cut the camera and [Music] [Applause] leave the next morning we find hamay in the Central Market and she has good news the young woman decided to consult a witch for a purification session a very popular practice

34:53 in Mexico in this waiting room under the gaze of Santa mu tells us what happened the day before

35:41 these rituals are a mixture of Catholic beliefs indigenous customs and black magic chamay has a troubled past LZ the witch notices several anomalies in her

36:43 [Music] H then talks to L about the evil that is eating away at her H's father is a drug trafficker he abandoned her with her mother when she was a baby but since she became a young woman he has been harassing her after confiding in L hamay decided to move on and change her life

37:38 according to L young women showing attraction for Naros is common in the region L knows the world of narcos very well they often ask her for help [Music]

38:31 L would have preferred to avoid dealing with Naros but she doesn't have much of a choice [Music] speee speech [Music] spee this one world of Naros where death sets the pace

39:30 of daily life also attracts many young boys in search of a better future in kakan many dream of becoming a narco instead of a doctor is a high school student after school he works at rulfo's the owner of this fruit and vegetable store depending on the number of hours he works Louis earns between 5 and €1 per day

40:27 for this boss knows that he won't be able to prevent these young men from one day working for the narcos

41:14 [Music] Lis lives a few streets away from the [Music] store the 17-year-old teenager drives his boss's pickup truck [Music] Louis lives with his father brother and sister in this little three- room house

42:21 [Music] it's been a long time since they've had running water in the bathroom his sister's room is not much more comfortable and as for his father a street vendor he sleeps next to the [Music] kitchen for in kakan the minimum wage is only 120 Euros per month something that the

43:29 narcos use to their advantage they don't hesitate to corrupt the youth with a few banknotes in 10 years the Cartel War has also been responsible for more than 44,000 disappearances in the country mostly of young people Mass graves are regularly discovered [Music] in kiaan a woman devotes her time to looking for them often risking her life this morning Isabelle is starting a new Mission a few days earlier a person

44:23 slipped a note under her door giving the precise address of a M grave in 3 years Isabelle and her group have already found 70 bodies Isabelle also lost her son

45:20 [Music] to honor him Isabelle had his portrait to tud her son was a municipal police officer he was one of the Unlucky Witnesses of an attack against a group of soldiers who are transporting a drug trafficker Isabelle hosts the group of Volunteers in her living room they are all parents of missing children in addition to pickaxes and shovels these body Hunters as they are called in Mexico use a very special tool [Music]

46:29 Isabelle always informs the authorities before taking to the road and sends them a group photo Isabelle got the tip off from someone close to the cartel L is also participating her son is [Music] missing she doesn't know what happened to him in Mexico only two crimes out of 100 are solved

47:28 [Music] the underground cemetery is a 20 minute walkway along the way Isabelle comes across the first clue an abandoned shoe and a little further on a skeleton fragment the bone will be analyzed by a specialist [Music]

48:29 [Music] after many searches Isabelle has learned to S like a criminal Isabelle's informant remains anonymous he just drew her a diagram of the site The Killers seem to have covered the bodies with stone blocks rolled from a

49:27 height after several hours of searching it draws to an end [Music] for for

51:22 motivated by the determination of these women the men are joining forces but 3 hours later the group is tired The Boulders have been chipped away Isabelle faces the fact

52:08 she decides to stop the [Music] search with 35,000 deaths mostly at the hands of narcos 2019 was the deadliest year in Mexico since the War on Drugs began while the their deaths wreak havoc on society the cartel's profits continue to amount to tens of billions of dollars