Inside The CIA's Secret Cartel War — And The Raid That Killed 2 Officers

Inside The CIA's Secret Cartel War — And The Raid That Killed 2 Officers

From Borderland: Dispatches with Katarina Szulc by IRONCLAD

April 24, 2026 · 21 min

About this episode

Katarina discusses a CIA-linked operation in Mexico that resulted in a deadly incident during a drug bust.

On today's episode, Katarina breaks down a reported CIA-linked operation in Chihuahua, Mexico, that ended in a deadly crash during a major meth lab bust, and the conflicting accounts coming out of Mexican state and federal authorities. Borderland: Dispatches is an IRONCLAD Original Sponsors: FIRECRACKER FARM Enter the Firecracker Farms Hot Salts Giveaway from April 20-24, for a chance to win an Ammo Can Hot Salt Kit + handcrafted Walnut Holder: ⁠https://app.viralsweep.com/sweeps/full/2c256c-225272?framed=1⁠ GHOSTBED: Go to https://www.GhostBed.com/IRONCLAD and use code IRONCLAD for an extra 15% off sitewide. Norwood Sawmills: Learn more about Norwood Sawmills and how you can start milling your own lumber at https://norwoodsawmills.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=ironclad&utm_campaign=ironclad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Katarina Szulc

Topics covered

  • CIA operations
  • drug cartels
  • Mexico
  • law enforcement
  • meth lab bust
  • government accountability

Keywords

  • CIA
  • Chihuahua
  • drug cartels
  • meth lab
  • law enforcement
  • Mexico
  • Katarina Szulc

Sponsors

FIRECRACKER FARM, GHOSTBED, Norwood Sawmills

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CIA, Mexican state and federal authorities

Places: Chihuahua, Mexico

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