S1 E27: Chapo: Kingpin on Trial

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What do symbolic ritualistic killings, an all night birthday party and a getaway bag of tighty whiteys have in common?... An insight into the life of and events leading up to the arrest and trial of the most powerful drug trafficker in the world, El Chapo. With a movie like life full of events almost too hard to believe, the head of the Sinaloa cartel created underground tunnels, hired out airports and even allegedly rubbed shoulders with presidents and government officials to move his drugs.
Tune in this week as Ollie unveils the life of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, with El Chapo: Kingpin on Trial. Another brilliant investigative journalism piece brought to us by VICE News Podcasts and Written and hosted by the sensational Keegan Hamilton - El Chapo: Kingpin on Trial brings to life and further shines a light on a subject most would only be familiar with in movies.
Listen to how Keegan and his team again put themselves on the frontline by travelling to Mexico and across the United States to uncover everything. Including insight from El Chapo's family members, interviews with hitmen and drug traffickers, talking to farmers who grow poppies for opium and even speaking to informant's wives - hear how Ronald Reagan, Sean Penn, The Mexican military, the DEA, an assassination, multiple escapes, Cartel violence, the golden triangle and much much more are all entangled in 'Shorty's' story and the drug war in Mexico and the U.S.A.