How I Laundered Money For Pablo Escobar's Cartel | A DEA Agent's Uncut Story | How Crime Works

[@Markinkski]

These videos are always so interesting and so well put together

[@JuanGarcia-fd4gu]

The only thing they need is an editor who puts appropriate music at the right times to make it 50x better

[@Insider]

Thanks for watching!

[@bodybong]

Shouldn't you interview a politician... They are the best at money laundering

[@MultiTHEJOKER]

@@JuanGarcia-fd4guI disagree they don’t need it

[@Fosi94]

No, it's perfect without music. ​@@JuanGarcia-fd4gu

[@Dropbare]

It's Kevin Spacey.

[@blesstyou]

yeah uncanny, the hair.

[@KookusMaximus]

It's one of the clones. There are at least a few hundred out there of varying ethnicity, height, and personality variants constantly monitoring society. The creepy one is a distraction.

[@vftsdorado9528]

Yep.

[@theflamingoparty6680]

Saw this 5 mins in and lmao

[@markusgeimer3099]

This needs WAY more likes

[@drhxa]

Congratulations to drugs for winning the war on drugs

[@NutkeyDoesMinecraft]

fr

[@Wanderlust073]

Congratulations to Vice for putting that comment out there so it can be repeated on endless youtube videos for years.

[@jmdjasonday]

@@Wanderlust073 hahahahahaha

[@johnnydied9563]

@@drhxaThat war isn't over and you have to remember that only like a hundred billion is going to law enforcement in total in the U.S.

[@sera2775]

Yeah good one

[@Mazeboxx]

The movie 'the Infiltrator' which tells this story, was one of the best movies for me at that time.

[@RachelCrabtree]

Good suggestion- thanks!

[@beffjezos7701]

Another awesome tutorial video.

[@DashGlitch]

LOL

[@lizzi7128]

There will be a test on this later.

[@theflamingoparty6680]

When u realize he spent those years and all those resources and money to arrest only 85 people and make no difference

[@tombyrne3996]

Cool tho init

[@theflamingoparty6680]

@@tombyrne3996 very

[@kasperlassner3632]

​@@tombyrne3996hahaha

[@leovalenzuela8368]

People died, too.

[@BiGSiX56]

All a scam

[@microplasticsinurblud]

this guy is crazy asf. not only for telling this story but for going back UC into the cali cartel?? this foo lives for the action. some of these players are alive and well today

[@paintpaintpaintco.6039]

I ain’t scared until they start coming for KZbin comments, I mean what could happ

[@Hike_and_Yap]

He retired in the 90s so these event occurred 40-50 years ago

[@cliveadams7629]

​@@Hike_and_YapYou're not an accountant, are you?

[@Wanderlust073]

@@cliveadams7629lol 😅😅😅

[@notmenotme614]

How cartel money laundering works… literally walk into a HSBC branch with a duffel bag full of $10 bills. Tell them you’d like to deposit it all and they can keep a cut of the money. HSBC says ok, see you tomorrow with another duffel bag and we will try to make the counter a bit easier for you to pass such big piles of bills over. True story! What is the number of HSBC executives in prison for this blatantly obvious money laundering?… 0

[@MilkyWayGalaxyy]

Yeah, every industry and corporation and business and law enforcement agency and government is corrupt. Everyone likes to think the US are the good guys and everyone else is bad. Every human being is flawed and we all have a price, a number...that if you hit it, we will look the other way. I hate cops but if you gave me all that power, a gun, a badge and a license to murder and drug cartels approached me and said, hey just let us put our cocaine in your trunk and deliver it here every week or give us protection or arrest our competitors....and gave me a big pile of money to do it...not many people are going to turn that down. Everyone has a price. This guy in the video most definitely took a lot of money for himself. As much as he knew about money laundering, as confident as he was around really bad guys...no way he did all that for a regular employee check.

[@ValCronin]

It is actually laundered though just because it's deposited into a bank? If the IRS asks 'where was this money earned', there still needs to be an answer and proof. That's where the laundering comes in.

[@rhettlee]

I honestly feel terrible for the lives of people on the street who’s lives are ruined over $10-$20. The power of money and the desire to feel different or high is far greater than any legal action will ever be able to solve.

[@doggies.will.be.doggies]

I envy people with this kind of inner drive... Because, let us be real here, he "uncovered" 0.00001% of the total money being laundered every single minute... Dedicated his LIFE and family to it - but ultimately did not make as much a the tiniest "ding" into the global cartel operations.

[@violent_bebop9687]

And now we know why the borders are wide open, why fentanyl is pouring in unfettered

[@doggies.will.be.doggies]

PS: i forgot to mention that there is NO doubt in my mind that this "hero" has many millions stashed away in untraceable places (his expertise after all...). At least I HOPE SO, because otherwise the "inner drive" I mentioned earlier could easily be translated to "inner stupidity". And ONE thing this man is not...is stupíd. So...I hope he is enjoying life to the fullest......

[@antonioatwhole7087]

​@@doggies.will.be.doggies a raging cartel spotted..

[@james6901]

So do nothing then? You must be American,,,,the land that gave us trump and cheese in a can.

[@jacobp8294]

@@doggies.will.be.doggies these agents are under major scrutiny. Even with his experience it would be difficult, and when acting under identity protection they monitor your finances closely.

[@permabearxbt]

"I went in silhouette because they have a contract on my name", sir they already know who you are 😂

[@Mukation]

But they don´t know what he looks like nowadays. Hence the silhouette

[@permabearxbt]

@@Mukation ofcourse they do they worked with him for years, you think the DEA offers free plastic surgery?

[@ryanjimmy361]

If he had the contract from 98' i think nobody will recognise his face now🗿​@@permabearxbt

[@pawoo666]

it's, so others cannot identify him and tell the cartel, where they saw him.

[@Mukation]

@@permabearxbt dying your hair and growing a beard + plus gaining or losing weight. And it's not as if the cartel will send someone who has met him personally, they're in jail. They send random hired goons and those goons don't know what he looks like _today_

[@aldobuches14]

This dude for sure has a stash somewhere to get when he retires or SHTF

[@odysseyorchids9507]

Sniff sniff I ain’t got nothing sniff sniff here take a hondo and stfu

[@rhettlee]

EVERYONE falls victim to greed, except him. He got bonuses.

[@NeverEnoughPyro40]

@rhettlee Undercover agents are not the type of positions where people get bonuses, Even if he did what’s the problem with that? Sounds like you are stuck making minimum wage, That is either due to the lack of brains or knowledge of a skill or trade! Any idiot can stock shelves or flip burgers, You are paid based upon the value of what you offer a Company!

[@therealroyalwess2941]

Been on an insider and vice binge today been pretty interesting watching all the how crime works and vice drug documentaries lol

[@7limey]

Imagine a movie where 2 cops are so undercover and they spend their life trying to put the other in prison just to find out they're both undercover lmao

[@yuhboris304]

Have you watched The Departed? Lol

[@Nunofyabizzzzz]

Mr. And Mrs. Smith

[@darkrai6543]

It's a romance

[@SunyataFinca]

What an amazing and intelligent man. This video is gold.

[@Markyroson]

Is this a re-upload? I definitely remember this…

[@awesomevideos8309]

Yess, I too remember it

[@Insider]

This is a longer version of a previous video!

[@JBrotsis1]

@@Insiderthis should be a pinned comment, Insider.

[@BottleBrassMonkey]

Wow, great content guys

[@Insider]

Thanks for watching!

[@longfeet14]

Bryan Cranston killed this role in 'The infiltrator'

[@sole__doubt]

Thats why I cant get past the first 15 minutes. Just like Breaking Bad the most over rated tv show in history.

[@raynjpg]

@@sole__doubtalright, buddy. lol

[@Thrilla4romManila]

and its a free KZbin movie!

[@longfeet14]

@@Thrilla4romManila that's how I found out about it

[@jamaljames2578]

Always watching from Georgetown Guyana south America 🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾

[@CoreyIsTheName]

nobody cares

[@waynesmith4169]

Same🇬🇾

[@misstekhead]

This is the best bedtime story EVAR!

[@danielp415]

The way the bank was like "Yea we do this all the time, how can we help you?" Lmao

[@versacebruno6427]

You’re a brave man

[@nickp6144]

This is awesome, but didn't he already give this interview/expose on this youtube channel

[@ramzanahmed0030]

I Think so yeah

[@kingslemonade]

Yeah, but this is the uncut version. It's more detailed

[@65MaX73]

One of the first things he said is "Im back to tell the whole story"

[@Lumerlume11]

@@65MaX73 yet it's clearly the same footage.

[@aychvac450]

yeah theirs another video but he was not censor his identity,

[@Genessis001]

The Infiltrator...great movie. Bryan Cranston plays this guy(Robert Mazur "Musella")

[@Thrilla4romManila]

Keyser Söze really wears multiple hats these days.

[@zackhogan4376]

You took them down, then other's instantly took over.

[@jayr3381]

Shout out to drugs for winning the war ,😂

[@phasor50]

it's what the people wanted! or is it ?? :/

[@geducam]

Amazing video.

[@Insider]

Thanks for watching!

[@77gravity]

The movie based on this is worth watching, I saw it a couple of weeks ago, and recognised the story from this interview.

[@fredgandolfi2356]

The cartels mission in the intro sounds a lot like the cia.

[@1aadam]

How does this guy take down the Medellin cartel and then turnaround and do the same to the Cali cartel!? I got a more thorough reference check for my job at a burger flipper at McDonald’s 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Tuppoo94]

Criminals aren't the brightest people.

[@Sniperboy5551]

I really like this guy. He’s as real as you can get.

[@hblee88]

Sheesh...and I thought money laundering was just buying Walmart gift cards n real estate....

[@christianward632]

Really interesting!!! That Dea agent has such a nice voice and a highly admirable moral compass. Imagine what he would be capable of if he was on the cartels side!

[@Zenhumanist]

Probably either be dead or doing a long stretch in prison by now tho.

[@seeps9353]

He was... That's what he was capable of.

[@guydreamr]

So he put his life on the line and the drug trade is flourishing as ever? Congratulations to drugs, for winning the war on drugs.

[@twylacastaneda7117]

Fantastic interview ty

[@superm7864]

The sad part is the cartel were really his friends, one being devastated that he was going to miss the wedding due to being arrested. Meanwhile his own colleagues didn’t respect him enough to take his advice on dressing differently.

[@johnnydied9563]

Great video!!!

[@deltabravo1969]

The war on drugs is a waste of money. Nobody from Iran Contra went to prison. There’s justice and just us.

[@fraxizztv6433]

Setting up LLC's as we speak! Thank you, Insider! 🎉

[@HenryTheOunce]

They just hand it over to HSBC or at least thats how it used to work until they got found out recently 😅

[@therealroyalwess2941]

They got found in 2012 iirc

[@PAPITO_49]

Interesting. I’m going to have to look 👀 for his books.

[@onelove8062]

The world needs to replace the *beep* with silence.

[@SupraRyu]

it’s crazy. Feds acting like they doing justice but they are just protecting their own interests and at the same time shaking down.

[@jeremychoong5792]

Nice story and very interesting.

[@kingqueen100]

Excellent blog

[@Rustyfingaz]

This man is very wise based on his structure of phases @ 4:20

[@azoregturbo]

I just can't grasp the idea of being so freaking dedicated for nothing...

[@deidradahl2802]

Spot on. If the USA really cared about the addicts who are living on the pavement of every city, they would for-go their '''right'''' to live on the streets and force them into care. They would use some of all that confiscated cash to care for them. I am not into drugs of any kind; however, I do believe the whole issue, is jealousy of the cartels having all that money, it's not about the concern of the addicts. IF, the cartels were holding guns to anyone's head to buy, Then I could understand the '''war on drugs''''

[@deidradahl2802]

I Scrolled down looking for this reply.

[@sole__doubt]

@@deidradahl2802 Its not possible to force someone to clean up. Its only possible when the patient wants to get sober, period. The US is trying to force people with drug court but its just another govt racket that became an industry. That should be proof that you cant force a person to sober up.

[@LlywellynOBrien]

What do you mean for nothing?

[@deidradahl2802]

@@LlywellynOBrien-- He risked his life, his freedom, and his whole family for nothing. Drugs for massive profit is still going strong. Without the guns manufactured in the USA for profit, and the ready market provided by the addicts, the Mexican security could easily have crushed the cartels a long time ago. Also, when their cash is confiscated, they recover it by robbing banks. So, it's all for nothing.

[@bfjsyeh343]

Hes def the narrator from the movie The Sandlot

[@1aadam]

“He got me out of the biggest pickle I’d ever been in my life..” 😂😂😂😂

[@jaklair]

said addicted to information

[@tims4502]

I’d like to see this guy review Ozark

[@ethanwch]

As a bank employee, I would say it is a great educational video in training AML.

[@Bojangles149]

I'm trying to figure out who the criminals are, the chicken or the egg?

[@oRealAlieNo]

Hes definitely railed a line in the name of duty

[@therealroyalwess2941]

Haven’t we all 😂 maybe not for duty but hey 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@lagh84]

Its done a lot different these days. Has been much different for the last 15 or so years.

[@Jordanjuggin]

How so

[@igottanine]

The Medellin Cartel is no longer active (since mid 90s). Even judges and prosecutors who dealt with the Medellin Cartel, and even the coronel who allegedly s*** Escobar who still live in Colombia, are no longer blurring or covering their faces. His safety is not in jeopardy.

[@pandacub6164]

He literally said he had an active green light on him.

[@WendyPerez-k7f]

He literally lied, Medellin cartel no longer exists, it died with PE

[@mordsythe]

@@WendyPerez-k7fno it didn’t, lol.

[@siwiskate]

Marty, is that you?

[@fingersm]

Its all good man!

[@TriManJAI]

Give this man a movie

[@ymatT601]

There is! It’s called ‘The Infiltrator’ starring Bryan Cranston.

[@gone3208]

Hi Mr spacey .

[@DjDobleU809]

Re-upload?

[@bradleysmith9431]

7:13 5,000 kilos thats over 10,000 lbs of cocaine...😮

[@xantiom]

"I am Robert Mazur, and this is my masterclass"

[@IanSDaniels]

If there was no demand, there would be no supply. I wonder if 50% of the funds spent on the “war on drugs” was instead spent on educating on the danger of using them if demand would drop 50%, 90% or whatever.

[@DylanMartinRacing]

So you’re telling me this dude got paid by the US to be a member in a cartel?!🤔🤔 Thats a little sus😂

[@8177Lr]

Its called undercover/infiltrating

[@Taithland]

I'll tell you how to money launder and win: become DEA 🤣 I know a couple agents retired after only 10 years into Eastern Oregon. Bought beautiful ranches, trucks, side-by-sides, fricken everything, but with cash it was peculiar 🤣

[@earljohnson2676]

It’s called credit meathead if they did steal cash they would get caught especially buying toys you really think our government agencies are total morons ? If so cross them and test you theory

[@flipnotrab]

Don’t doubt that at all. I knew California CHP, sheriff deputies and Arizona HP and deputies that were all just waiting for the perfect “traffic stop”. Either large amount of cocaine or cash, preferably cash. They would just take it and say “Have a nice day” full well knowing there was so much of both that nobody would ever come looking for it. Traffic Lottery is what they called it. This was 80’s and 90’s so there weren’t cameras everywhere. Yeah, bunch of them retired early.

[@JBrotsis1]

Is this a reupload? I could’ve sworn I watched this video months and months ago because I remember him saying “I was addicted to getting information”.

[@campshortclip]

Its not an illegal drug problem. Its a money control and taxation problem.

[@clearviewproducts]

This guy holds a high paying, high skill job with the cartel, as a person on government salary? Assuming he can't take a salary from the cartel, why would someone do this risk and work for a relatively low government salary? A guy with a multi million dollar ceo skillset that can be legit, plus a master actor, on government salary. Doesn't line up.

[@Blashmack]

Because he doesn't get to do what he does as a CEO. You aren't working on high-stakes, international undercover operations leading up to legal cases which show up on the front pages of major newspapers as a CEO. That's what he feels his intelligence and skillset is best at. The work of a CEO is completely different. I think it's completely understandable and lines up perfectly, people don't just go for money, they go for the challenge.

[@clearviewproducts]

@@Blashmack Appreciate the reply. I get it, sort of. I would argue that he needs to know international finance laws and regulations, plus knowledge around getting around the system, plus he needs to act the part. Whatever skill title is put on it, CEO or other, it is seriously high skill he is no slouch. I get the challenge and money isn't a driver. Part of the point of the original post I suppose opens the dialog of what law enforcement goes through which one has to appreciate. Still though, very high risks for I assume a ~100k salary current day salary for a skillset that can get paid is a tough program to recruit agents; I would imagine. All thoughts said with appreciation for law enforcement, but the cartels can replace resources easily and cheaper in comparison to the FBI Agent's salary. Such an uphill battle.

[@LlywellynOBrien]

Maybe he is just a good cop who wants to do the right thing? I know lots of people who could earn far more but that isn't what drives them.

[@Aroncare]

DEA IS THE REAL DRUG CARTEL, CHANGE MY MINDE

[@DonaldMeyers-v8c]

You aren't wrong

[@alli3219]

HOLA DEA 🐢🧨

[@benji5150]

haha he sounds like Bryan Cranston too

[@amekopung1204]

The feds are a machine. They don't run out of time or money

[@mns8732]

The story is that the only liquidity in the 2006 crash was by the cartel deposits. They saved banking and Wallstreet

[@tcomneo]

oh nice after the scandal Kevin Spacey is a silhouette actor now awesome^^

[@marahbolten6415]

He sounds sorta like Jason Bateman which is trippy bc of Ozark lol

[@BOnYTB]

If ppl like shows about stuff kinda like this, obviously The Wire is classic. I’ll assume ppl have seen that and similar classics like The Sopranos and BB and stuff. I’ll give some recommendations. One of the creators of The Wire did a mini series called We Own This City, it even has a cpl of the same actors. It’s good. Snowfall is solid. Mare of Easttown. Mindhunter. Then like I mentioned, We Own This City. There’s 4. They’re not all the same or extremely similar, but I love all the above mentioned classics and I love all of these. Figured I’d post this bc I’d love if ppl would give me recommendations! Hope you enjoy if you haven’t seen any of them.

[@TosinCKE]

Well if they put a contract on your life then they already know who you are. 🤷🏾

[@jeffcat6981]

Egos get people hurt/killed and probably worse.

[@delxinogaming6046]

Pre-bitcoin crime is like interpreting cave paintings..

[@Laotzu.Goldbug]

Reality not much has changed. the attempts to obscure Bitcoin transactions and end points by moving things through different wallets, exchanges and in and out of the blockchain is really just the whole money laundering process in microcosm online

[@mugnuz]

well still usually you need structures to buy abything with crypto. and public chains usually dont make it much better

[@jendee1260]

lol, do you think crypto mean’s untraceable? it’s 2024, no one is that dumb.

[@BOnYTB]

@@jendee1260nobody is that dumb? Think again my friend lol. Many people are very dumb. So many have been caught by doing the silliest stuff possible that stood out like crazy. Moving like 8 figures at once in btc to wallets known as being owned by criminals for example. They think if they wait a few years nobody will notice a $50M BTC xfer 🤣

[@dragade101]

Spoilers, when you can decriminalise drugs and work on treatment. This allows fewer people to remain addicted. If you can grow and trade cannabis/cocaine legally, then there is less violence. Whilst providing guidelines how to not OD. Sugar and tobacco are not regulated the same way cocaine is. Both of these ‘lesser’ drugs cause major healthy problems. So it comes down to education and managing risk. Like knowing someone who was using cannabis to help their chronic pain and deciding they needed more and more cannabis to the point they stopped from feeling too many effects from the cannabis. People, given enough information can regulate or seek treatment when they know they have gone too far. Surely we all have heard ‘one more drink’ or ‘one more smoke’ then they would stop. But that was like the 100th time they said just one more time. Yet alcohol and tobacco are not regulated enough while other drugs are over regulated. "The war" that ‘robert’ speaks of, is a created war. Definitely in part fabricated. It isn’t a solution to bring more guns to fight a trade disagreement. (I have an outsider’s perspective but also am a disinterested party to the DEA/ATF/FBI inability to see how legalisation will actual combat some of the horrific things that take place. Work on the intervention and legalisation side first)

[@MultiTHEJOKER]

42:45 😂😂 nothing but jokes democracy is he serious

[@whenwasnow6062]

massive -drug- laundering problem.

[@whyyouasking9744]

What's drug laundering?

[@whenwasnow6062]

@@whyyouasking9744 -drug- as in XXXX scratched, erased

[@rhettlee]

@@whyyouasking9744you’d need to be in Bolivia to understand probably.

[@MilkyWayGalaxyy]

As much as this guy knew about money laundering and hung out with serious criminals, no way he didnt take a portion of that money he got his hands on for himself. No way he took all that risk for a government check every 2 weeks. This guy kept millions for himself and his family💯✋️👮‍♂️

[@15clank]

So the cops have enough money to have fancy cars and run diamond businesses, and they’re the good guys !!?!!?

[@LlywellynOBrien]

The money they spent establishing his credibility would have been a fraction of what they seized as a result. Also, they didn't just blow it. They would have re-purposed or sold off everything after it served its purpose.

[@BOnYTB]

Don’t they usually use seized stuff? Obv not the diamond biz, but the cars like the RR, jewelry he prolly wore, cash, mansions, all that kinda fancy stuff. Idk how they setup a jewelry store lol. But them having Rolexes and Rolls Royces and huge houses etc. I think they come from raids or w/e.

[@ijeshwardhillon4927]

Govt doesnt want anyone else in charge

[@markedis5902]

This guy needs introducing to Neil Woods

[@Apogge_kings]

Kinda like, the USA giving money to Ukraine, Ukraine giving money to FTX then FTX giving money to politicians…….

[@saltidog86]

Good luck controlling the banks.

[@Soppygangster]

Title: Operation Simpleton [Opening scene: A dimly lit room with screens displaying surveillance footage. The Oxygen Forensic Detective is focused on his computer, analyzing data. The NCA agents are lounging around, sipping tea.] Detective: [excitedly] Look at this, we've got them. The Long Mac and Cigar Brigade, along with the London and Liverpool branches of OCGB, are all armed and dangerous. NCA Agent 1: [sipping tea] Armed to the teeth, huh? What do they have? Detective: They've got those new lip service devices, SmartGrass and iGrass. They've created a network that's nearly impenetrable. NCA Agent 2: [raising an eyebrow] Impenetrable, you say? Remotely locked in, huh? Detective: [nodding] Exactly. And behind these devices is the core evidence of a conspiracy to distribute drugs. We need to act fast before they disappear. NCA Agent 1: [putting down his tea] Alright, let's move in. We can't let them slip through our fingers. [Cut to the prison yard where the Long Mac and Cigar Brigade are now in prison tracksuits, vaping and smoking spice.] Long Mac: [laughing] Can you believe this? We thought we were untouchable. Cigar: [nodding] Yeah, but now we're just silly sausages in prison tracksuits. [The NCA agents storm in and arrest the Long Mac and Cigar Brigade, who are now walking around the prison yard like spastic kangaroos on pogo sticks.] NCA Agent 2: [handcuffing them] Looks like your little operation wasn't so impenetrable after all. Long Mac: [defeated] It was the lip service devices, they were our downfall. Cigar: [chuckling] Yeah, I guess we were a little too cocky with our SmartGrass and iGrass. [NCA agents lead the Long Mac and Cigar Brigade away, as the Oxygen Forensic Detective prints out the evidence of their crimes.] Detective: [smirking] Looks like Operation Simpleton was a success. Another day, another criminal conspiracy foiled. [End scene]

[@ananamusly]

All this effort and the guy couldn't just say f it legalize and tax drugs so the criminals no longer profit from it

[@donnawoodford8145]

Imo, this undercover activity would be harder to pull off nowadays. AI can track international movement faster.

[@2dr3w1]

and folks this how commodities work.

[@Akeem_768]

I'd definitely stash some of that money away for me if I was an undercover money launderer

[@KUSHYODA]

This sounds like the show ferry lol

[@getonlygotonly]

the drug $ computer detail was spelled out in detail by the guy who did it all during senate hearings in the 80's but the "war on drugs" didnt do a thing about it. it was explained that the cartels back then didnt just control businesses but entire industries

[@aracoixo3288]

Netflix ❤ 😂 🔫 0:40

[@bluesky6985]

One cartel stealing from another cartel

[@Arishem34]

LMAO - he said Bitcoin isn't ready for the big time, but gold is. Gold is a terrible play. It's down 99.7% against Bitcoin (last 15 years).

[@bradleysmith9431]

Isnt every state thats legalize marijuana also money laundering and trafficking at a federal level??

[@MultiTHEJOKER]

Balls of steal I wish I have that I will rule the world 😂😂