Making an Undercover Drug Bust | Locked Up Abroad: Declassified

Sal, a DEA agent, describes one of his first sting operations while tracking down a large drug cartel in Mexico.
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[@jayarr8689]

He got a Promotion and Rudy got a death sentence. The stepping stones of life in action.

[@sigsauer_firearms]

Well it was either the drug mules lives or 100+ american lives

[@Niko-bf7nw]

@@sigsauer_firearms they want to use it themselves thats not rudys responsibility

[@cristinacontrerasvasquez6378]

Shouldn’t never talked ! They know when someone snitches on them or they find out if Rudy wouldn’t talked he would probably be alive still even if it mean jail

[@jasonmorris9900]

That DEA agent had balls to keep his composure

[@U.S.MARSHALLDEA]

❤YEP, BRASS BALLS BABY❤😂🎉😂🎉😂🎉😂

[@5162-b8y]

Takes a Glock 22 .40 sw, with a holster that tells he's law enforcement right away. Should have had a chrome 1911 with out a holster, that will say he's a drug dealer.

[@Crissss310]

RIP Rudy and his whole bloodline.

[@dickburt69]

It's pretty sad honestly. It's a lose-lose scenario for these drug mules. Completely expendable.

[@MaxSmell210]

Was about to post the same🤣

[@BayAreaPolice]

Yea

[@ruthlessa.r.creative.5461]

R.I.P.

[@ruthlessa.r.creative.5461]

R.I.P.

[@gabrielgibson4815]

Feel sorry for the boy and his family

[@ismaeldelgadillo2828]

Yeah its sad

[@scottthompson5800]

Shouldn't of trafficked 90kg

[@pickme2632]

Rudy to booty

[@frankserpico6785]

​@scottthompson5800 - Most likely, he didn't have a choice.

[@Stonewall337]

You can tell it's in Mexico because it's sepia.

[@classicredwine]

😂😂 I didn’t know that filter was synonymous with Mexico

[@PolntBlank]

It's Durotar idiot

[@lanceelliott1145]

Filmed in Cape town 😉

[@Coco-chrispy]

Lmaoooo

[@marleyboy7732]

Want more stories like this. Really edgy & yet pretty cool.

[@carlosjtorres7705]

RIP RUDY AND HIS ENTIRE FAMILY

[@mikefrost5481]

RIP Rudy, his mom, dad, brothers/sisters, grandparents, aunt's , uncle's and all the poor family pets 😔🤦

[@mikefrost5481]

@Mickeys Time Bring the cops directly to the cartel & they KNOW it was u, what do you think they're gonna do?

[@leprechaun7667]

@@mikefrost5481 Dude your actually trying to argue with a guy over the same point 🤦‍♂️

[@mikefrost5481]

@@leprechaun7667 not arguing at all lol. The person I responded to made a comment & asked if they were really dead..

[@southflvlogs1876]

they killed him?

[@mikefrost5481]

@@southflvlogs1876 lol idk.. Never looked into it actually

[@ismaelcarrillo3956]

Yes I'm pretty sure everything went down like a dream.

[@otiliajesuscamacho3346]

Rip Rudy and his fam

[@lidiamarcial24]

Im glad they are dead

[@producer73]

I love these National Geographic Nature shows.

[@northcarolina5742]

The cameraman is always invisible lol

[@kmuaadz59]

is this a joke

[@ekinayan5502]

its obviously a act to visualise what actually happened. smh

[@northcarolina5742]

@@ekinayan5502 that’s what the ruling class said too

[@mikefrost5481]

🤣 best comment!

[@beefy33ily]

Praying for Rudy

[@davidl9155]

They’re in barrels like breaking bad 😂😂😂

[@christiangarcia3403]

That scorpion everywhere mind blown

[@potatoemaster1049]

Nobody: Quiet kid: Interesting

[@henryc1000]

5:39 if looks could kill!!!😬

[@BlazingMOFO]

Ikr 🥶

[@Jambukizee]

Awesome Content

[@azgunner]

Awesome Content

[@matttrembley8584]

The actor playing the big time cartel guy for sure wasn’t as scary looking as this guy

[@christo6068]

lol

[@MobstersInc]

Great video 🍿

[@michaelmuli265]

this is an amazing story the narrator jus got me hooked

[@victor7777sss]

Where can i see the full episode ????

[@gradybrowning3976]

When is part 2 , can’t wait!

[@sergiomiller-weddle5843]

It's already out it's like 40-something minutes long

[@sergiomiller-weddle5843]

I forgot what the episode is called

[@XFader505]

Well part two ... Rudy is chopped up lol

[@reneordonez573]

They made ruddy a song lol

[@kristjankodarin9730]

Nice

[@reyrodriguez8051]

Where can I watch the full episode

[@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503]

A Mexican prison

[@samuelcozart8809]

@@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503loooooooooooooooool

[@jjosephm7539]

Well, that job isn’t worth $95k per year plus medical and retirement benefits. You may not live to collect the benefits

[@kmuaadz59]

but...... you ARE helping the world....

[@Seno-bz4ij]

@@kmuaadz59 no not really. One bust doesn’t do anything, the shipments that make it through are tenfold. It does more harm than good

[@kmuaadz59]

@@Seno-bz4ij it depends on the size of the bust bro, in this case its 90kg, you know how many families are saved from drug abuse?

[@asspants3554]

@@kmuaadz59 also the only reason why drug addiction is such a problem is because people have to go to the streets to get drugs if pharmacies gave out more “medicine” and had the drugs regulated then people wouldn’t be getting them from Mexican cartels where it’s cut with fentanyl

[@elpanchosancho2314]

@@kmuaadz59 hahahahahahahaha helping the world!!!!! Hahahahahhaah

[@soniasg8639]

Hopefully DEA has Rudy and his family somewhere safe. They will not say.

[@Coco-chrispy]

Nawww they 🪦

[@roger_rogers]

@@Coco-chrispy lol yeah, i'm sure that was a priority.

[@moreno2195]

It was not in writing. So they don't honor it.

[@joseleonjr9939]

Hermosa

[@pomskylifenova7344]

This is interesting.

[@StealthyDead]

Every single one of these: 3 types of comments. 1) You said 16 packages right? 12 packages That's what I thought; 10 packages. 2) This one got caught but 4,000,000,000 more got through. 3) It's just pennies/lunch money/nothing to the cartel.

[@bruhstandler]

and what are u doing about it

[@airtimedroneguy6449]

Brilliant film very interesting

[@benjamincalveti6254]

Sorry what's the name of the full documentary?

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nice video.

[@Deb-fs9st]

What year was this in?

[@garyhost2829]

Did I miss a big important piece of the story he Expects us to believe that midway through moving this 95 Kilo load( being watch be el Wapo ) that this kid was able to Sub out a stranger from America to do the driving. 👌 cool story bro

[@BELLA-lt2ws]

😂😂😂😂

[@concentratecorner1744]

i think they wanted an american driving when the load was state side. So they needed to bring in a American likely as the driver that was supposedly needed

[@illumination101]

Yeah ,they definitely left alot out. Debriefs, u know they had spotters w eyes on the vehicle as it was getting busted, everything.

[@illumination101]

Probably a misinformation piece, bc they have am actual mole inside the cartel and is currently doin operations. Kinda to throw the cartel off rn. So ppl dont die

[@jrciacia821]

But don't go undercover if you have family members. Just something to think about

[@nancylagrosa9691]

Wow

[@LotwipResko]

When nature thinks your stupid but you need a badge to prove it.

[@ShimRayVillageboy]

Oops!!! unlucky day for those guys

[@ShimRayVillageboy]

@Seven The Evangelist thanks for the good news brth.. I am a christian too, myself from north east india please pray for my family and for all the christian sinner around the world

[@tvshowmemes-jt8eb]

Cool you got some cocaine... what happened to Rudy hmm? Was his life worth risking for a couple of pounds of coke? The war on drugs is such a waste of tax dollars and human life.

[@legendcity7171]

Dam this 1 was good 1

[@SergioMiller-Weddle]

What's the name of the full episode

[@eliseofragoso]

What his rea name and when did you arrest him..

[@LifeWizard03]

People who take pride in killing someone are almost as bad as those who take pride in doing drugs.. neither takes any talent, courage or skill to master or should be bragged about.

[@Capricornia10]

Por favor traduzcan español. Chile

[@luisxd8288]

Poor boy

[@mikestone9129]

Sounds so cool. But you used the kid to make a bust. And you just got the kid and his family killed. All for what?

[@brocksjolie8433]

@johnnys141 dumbest thing I've read yet

[@margaretneanover3385]

Why say this for certain? Are they actually gone now?

[@mesropmadzharyan6727]

Never saw Rudy again thanks DEA .

[@jesushinojosa5102]

I bet rudy is dead for being a snitch

[@mesropmadzharyan6727]

@@jesushinojosa5102 absolutely but my point was DEA don’t have a F$ .

[@lenyergracia6889]

Look for the Allende massacre that’s the real history about this video

[@aypenutbutter]

Poor rudy

[@haffxack]

Key and Peele 😂

[@mbahkarjanchannel7522]

nice👍

[@aleksanderkocher3129]

Imagen sniffing some highgrade stuff few seconds later somebody screams dea .... haha

[@DSPokemonCards]

For real though did Rudy live.

[@messummehdi-ne3nv]

Rip

[@OfficialSernafied]

That was stupid ...I want my six minutes back!

[@charlesbronson11]

Don't do it Rudy...go back in time and take the other road...hurry before it's too late.....hurry jack ass...I mean Rudy...

[@armandotorres7643]

No tienen poder

[@therienacevedo841]

A hair drug test

[@brandonvalentin5840]

I’m trying to pursue DEA

[@LuisTorresadboy13]

I know where there's millions of drug's

[@aswaniasokan9156]

Nice.....

[@adsom]

2 minutes ago and 2k views✅

[@juancastillo7340]

4:36 YOU GOT BALLS

[@micahhumphrey3861]

Does anybody know whatever happens to these officers 2 or 4 years later?

[@POOPGOD999]

Well this one is definitely still here

[@micahhumphrey3861]

@@POOPGOD999 I'm very sure he's he's hiding his face now unless it's incredibly too late... Well yeah it's too late he showed his face

[@POOPGOD999]

@@micahhumphrey3861 arent these people all the actual person though? Besides the re enactment. If its some actor pretending to tell their story thats pretty cheesy

[@micahhumphrey3861]

@@POOPGOD999 exactly if it's the real ppl shouldn't they be dead or hiding?

[@GP.Records]

@@micahhumphrey3861 nowadays attempting to assassinate a federal agent will only bring more heat. The cartels don’t care about “El Guapo” and this particular shipment. They have plenty more of both. This tiny bust? Just the cost of doing business. El Guapo and the shipment are expendable.

[@VinhTran-rr9zr]

Congratulations to drugs for winning the war on drugs

[@steveirungu3132]

Dear Lord Jesus Christ help me to make the right decisions in life so help me God in Jesus name Amen 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 by Steve Irungu Jermaine

[@natetrump798]

no onono. noon n onono no no no o b

[@user-wb8sp1gc4w]

Are we serious right now, you can’t just say this in your head

[@flaplaya]

Yeah what became of Rudy? A football scholarship? Sure it ended excellent and he's fine now.

[@daisiesofdoom]

They got a farm where they put people in his situation. It's very nice there

[@brandonduet7771]

@@daisiesofdoom watch the whole episode. Rudy ended up dead shortly after. Cartel killed him for snitching

[@jasonkoi858]

@@brandonduet7771where can I find the full episode pls lmk

[@shaimbayise3245]

Rudy his no more im shoo

[@ilmiciomalefico]

👍

[@CARLIN4737]

Keep El Paso Mexican?

[@exotik4123]

4:44 😂😂😂

[@Dwoober4real]

breaking bad

[@arjenisarrieta2669]

This has to be fake how do they get these good camera angles

[@rafaelmorocho5002]

Dea officers why does Colombia and Puerto Rico have more money then the Soviet Union. Puerto Rico and Colombia has mud houses. Poverty.

[@elpanchosancho2314]

Sad to know sals partners smuggle dope

[@Mr.InvestmentWala]

Assalamu alikum

[@pzofficial3056]

السلام علیکم

[@LuisTorresadboy13]

That's what poor people do sell drugs because they are poor

[@israelmagana3321]

Idk why but i don’t believe the way he told the story

[@moomoogaming9985]

Camera guy 👻

[@greenwhitepnion9211]

Are these “Locked up abroad” videos fake or actually based on real stories?

[@juanguzman6945]

Pretty sure they’re real. No reason to fake a story theres alot out there

[@lanceelliott1145]

Based on facts, I played Eddie Garafulo in the one about the Italian mob where the kid infiltrates them for the Fbi, mostly shot in Cape town, lots of stock footage is used for the wide shots.

[@ga6509]

Capppp

[@perogarcia6531]

Aereo

[@chrisfarr7568]

Funny how you people think you know what happens but you don’t have a clue,you watch way to much tele.

[@kamsandwich6990]

El wapo?

[@motivemic6651]

Who knows where I can watch the full episode

[@chrislopez2125]

I watched it on hulu. The show is called "locked up abroad." Season 11 ep.1

[@chrislopez2125]

The one called mafia terminator was a good episode too. Watched it last night. Check it out.

[@motivemic6651]

@@chrislopez2125 thank you brotha I appreciate it I plan on watching all of them I like watching real stuff not fake staged stuff

[@chrislopez2125]

@@motivemic6651 no problem my friend. Same here. Shows and movies based on real people and events is the best.

[@TTTDSSSSSSS]

Voice is so

[@mariaelena1682]

Wwaw

[@franciscobarragan1360]

I don’t buy it

[@arnoldozamudio3005]

Fake Dea

[@tektnique7148]

It’s sounds fake

[@oscargonzalez399]

Boo

[@alexanderpadilla100]

🤣😅

[@ga6509]

This looks so fake😂😂

[@yurdme4015]

Follow the 10 commandments Christians and ask for forgiveness so you go to heaven

[@perogarcia6531]

10 4 h

[@Jonathantinted]

Z

[@shaolintexchrislightninga.8234]

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[@Ryan88881]

Don't worry guys. This DEA agent ended up going to prison too.

[@germanflores7207]

??

[@Ryan88881]

@@germanflores7207 The full 45 minute documentary is here on KZbin Edit: sorry youtube kept deleting my replies. Just search locked up abroad 2021 until you see his face in the thumbnail

[@mikemorales674]

@@Ryan88881 link

[@Ryan88881]

@@mikemorales674 I obviously can't link it. Just search what I said here on youtube