# Mexican Presidential Insider Reveals How Cartels Really Run the Country Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588/mexican-presidential-insider-reveals-how-cartels-really-run-the-country Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588/mexican-presidential-insider-reveals-how-cartels-really-run-the-country.md Podcast: [Sit Down with Michael Franzese](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588) Published: 2026-03-26T21:12:00+00:00 Episode link: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ZZMNM6450143071.mp3?updated=1775003275 Audio file: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ZZMNM6450143071.mp3?updated=1775003275 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588/episodes/mexican-presidential-insider-reveals-how-cartels-really-run-the-country Duration seconds: 3331 ## Resource 🍷 Have you tried my wine yet?: https://yt.franzesewine.com/ πŸ’ͺ🏼 Join Franzese Family: https://michaelfranzese.com/family/ Today I sit down with Enrique De La Madrid – son of a former Mexican president and one of the few people who actually understands how deep the corruption runs. We get into the cartels’ new gas tax scam that mirrors the exact gasoline hustle I ran back in the life, how cartels kidnap opposition and rig elections, why parts of the Mexican government are effectively in business with organized crime, and what that really means for your safety, tourism, and the future of the drug war. This one will change the way you look at Mexico, the cartels, and our own government on both sides of the border. Mexican Presidential Insider Reveals How Cartels Really Run the Country 🀝 Book 1 on 1 Call With Me: https://michaelfranzese.com/book-1-on-1-call/ πŸ”₯ Check out my store: https://store.michaelfranzese.com/ πŸŽ™οΈ Michael Franzese Podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Eo39qb πŸ“§ Interested in partnerships? partnerships@michaelfranzese.com 0:00 – Cartels rigged Mexico's elections. Real facts.1:05 – Welcome & introducing Enrique De La Madrid2:11 – Son of a president, ran for office himself6:32 – Mexican government is in bed with cartels7:00 – The cartel gas tax β€” straight from my playbook9:37 – Witnesses who knew the truth were killed10:14 – Cartels moved way beyond just drugs19:27 – Did Mexico's president take $20M from El Mencho?20:43 – Fentanyl is 1,000x more profitable than cocaine22:43 – Cartels kidnapping politicians to steal elections25:29 – Trump labeled cartels terrorists β€” was it smart?28:47 – El Mencho dead β€” what happens to CJNG now?30:35 – Is Mexico actually safe to visit right now?33:19 – Cartels launder money through Puerto Vallarta businesses35:07 – The "narc… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588/episodes/mexican-presidential-insider-reveals-how-cartels-really-run-the-country/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588/mexican-presidential-insider-reveals-how-cartels-really-run-the-country.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.