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Narcology

Circle Of Insight Productions

Step into the hidden world of drug cartels with “Narcology.” In this gripping podcast, we delve deep into the culture, the ideas, and the minds behind the most notorious drug organizations. Explore the intricate networks, power dynamics, and stories that define the shadowy realm of narco-trafficking. Each episode offers a profound look inside the operations, motivations, and impacts of these powerful cartels. Join us for an eye-opening journey into a world where law, crime, and survival intersect in the most dramatic ways.

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June 9 · 12 min
Cocaine, Soccer, and Blood Money: How the Medellin and Cali Cartels Hijacked Colombia's World Cup Dream
At the peak of their power in the early 1990s, Pablo Escobar and the Cali Cartel were not content controlling cocaine routes, politicians, and police, they moved into professional soccer and used Colombia's World Cup ambitions as a vehicle for...
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June 8 · 4 min
Buy 4 Less, Move a Ton: CJNG’s Fake Store, the Cocaine Tunnel, and the War Beneath the Border
In December 2025, HSI agents began watching a San Diego retail store called Buy 4 Less, a place that almost never sold anything but moved a lot of suitcases. What they eventually found underneath it was a 1,933-foot CJNG-linked cocaine tunnel, 55 feet...
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May 31 · 5 min
Weaponizing Narcocultura: The Cartel Marketing Machine
Modern drug syndicates don’t just rely on firepower and supply chains to dominate territory; they leverage a highly sophisticated cultural propaganda machine. Through tailor-made narco-corridos, social media flexing, and the deliberate mythologizing...
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May 22 · 4 min
Disrupting the Fentanyl Pipeline: U.S. Sanctions Target Sinaloa Cartel Networks and a Chihuahua Restaurant
The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on more than a dozen individuals and entities linked to the Sinaloa Cartel’s fentanyl trafficking and money laundering operations, including a popular restaurant in Chihuahua, Mexico. This action...
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May 12 · 2 min
Cartel Leader Captured in Mexico: Seizure of Drugs, Weapons, and Seven Tigers
Mexican authorities have arrested José Antonio Cortes Huerta, a leader of a cell linked to the Northeast Cartel, along with an associate, recovering significant quantities of narcotics, cash, firearms, vehicles, and seven live tigers. The operation...
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May 6 · 6 min
Cartels Targeting Chemistry Students: The Recruitment of University Talent for Fentanyl Production in Mexico
Investigate the alarming trend of Mexican drug cartels, particularly the Sinaloa Cartel, actively recruiting chemistry students from university campuses to serve as “cooks” in clandestine fentanyl laboratories, as detailed in major investigative...
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Episodes 26

Cocaine, Soccer, and Blood Money: How the Medellin and Cali Cartels Hijacked Colombia's World Cup Dream

Buy 4 Less, Move a Ton: CJNG’s Fake Store, the Cocaine Tunnel, and the War Beneath the Border

Weaponizing Narcocultura: The Cartel Marketing Machine

Disrupting the Fentanyl Pipeline: U.S. Sanctions Target Sinaloa Cartel Networks and a Chihuahua Restaurant

Cartel Leader Captured in Mexico: Seizure of Drugs, Weapons, and Seven Tigers

Cartels Targeting Chemistry Students: The Recruitment of University Talent for Fentanyl Production in Mexico