New Episodes Every Monday. An unfiltered look at real stories from America's Southern Border. Each week, special operations combat veteran, actor, writer, and veteran BORSTAR Agent Vincent “Rocco” Vargas sits down with guests to discuss the ruthless forces driving mass migration—organized crime.This season, Borderland: Narcosis takes an unfiltered look at the criminal networks fueling the crisis, from human trafficking and the drug trade to extortion and corruption embedded at every level of society. An IRONCLAD Original
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35 min
Inside the Border Terror Pipeline: Iran, China & Pakistan's Infiltration of the San Diego Border
Hels Apffel is an investigative correspondent, Florida State Guard Public Affairs Sergeant, journalist who works with groups including The GOAT Initiative, an organization that tra…
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43 min
The Truth about Cartel Paramilitaries, Cartel Members in Ukraine, Trafficking Ops and More
Katarina Szulc joins Vince 'Rocco' Vargas to discuss her latest investigation into foreign fighters in Ukraine, cartel paramilitary groups, the state of trafficking, and the law en…
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49 min
Meet the PCC: 30,000 Members, Bigger Than Any Cartel, and Flying Under the Radar
Stephen Dudley is the co-founder and co-director of InSight Crime, a think tank focused on organized crime in the Americas. Video Chapters: (00:00) Brazil's Organized Crime Landsca…
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50 min
El Mencho Was Just a Decoy? INSIDE the Real Leader Who is Running CJNG (with Pierre Rausini)
Pierre Rausini is an author, former Los Angeles trafficking kingpin, and cartel expert. To learn more about Pierre's drug case and arrest, check out: https://www.sfchronicle.com/ba…
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42 min
China's Plan to TAKEOVER the Drug Trade and Use Canada as a Backdoor into the U.S. (with Scott McGregor)
Scott McGregor is a former Canadian military intelligence operator, intelligence advisor to federal law enforcement, former Senior Intelligence Officer, policy analyst under a prov…
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55 min
The Capture of El Mayo Was NOT What It Seemed: The Violent Real FBI Operation That Brought Him Down
Joe Hefferon, a former New Jersey police captain with 25 years experience in law enforcement. Is a writer and investigative reporter, who recently published an incredible deep-dive…
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46 min
Canada's Cartel Crisis: Assassinations, Extortion & the Bishnoi Gang's Reach (with Kim Bolan)
Today's guest is Kim Bolan. Kim is an award-winning investigative reporter for the Vancouver Sun, where she has covered gangs and organized crime for over four decades, including t…
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40 min
The Cartel War That Turned Zacatecas, Mexico into a WAR ZONE: Katarina Szulc & Vince 'Rocco' Vargas
Vince “Rocco” Vargas sits down with Katarina Szulc to discuss her recent investigation in Tlaxcala, Mexico (which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rXThHW2xeg ),…
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1 h 01
This Journalist Spent a Month in Cuba: What He Saw Was Shocking
Today's guest is Sean Williams. Sean is an investigative report whose work has apeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, Rolling Stone, GQ, The Daily Beast, The New Republic, W…
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36 min
How Mexico's Most Dangerous Cartel Quietly Took Over Europe: The CJNG Terrifying Expansion
Today’s guest is Chris Dalby. He is a journalist and an expert on organized crime and Mexican drug cartels. Chris is the author of World of Crime's Guides to Organized Crime and CJ…
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57 min
The Midwest Cartels: Former DEA Agent EXPOSES Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG Hubs in Indiana and Chicago
Michael Gannon is a retired DEA Senior Leader and Assistant Special Agent in Charge, who spent 25 years serving various roles within the Drug Enforcement Administration, including…
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53 min
Valeria Marquez's Livestreamed Murder Suspect Is a CJNG Operative. Does It Add Up?
Today's guest is Borderland: Dispatches host Katarina Szulc. She's an investigative journalist and tells host Vince 'Rocco' Vargas about her upcoming investigative documentary, the…
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54 min
Canada's Secret Cartel Crisis: Inside the Underground Narco Trucking Network
Sam Cooper is Canadian investigative journalist known for his reporting on cartels, organized crime, money laundering, and political corruption. He is the founder of The Bureau: ht…
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51 min
Joe Kent: Terror Suspects Have Infiltrated the Interior of the U.S
Joe Kent is the former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center. He resigned in March 2026 following the Trump administration's decision to attack Iran. Is also a former CI…
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1 h 44
Ghost Ranch: A Kentucky Cartel Mystery - Mysterious Mansions, the CJNG, and Billions of Dollars Missing
In this supercut, we look back at three recent interview with Jon Griggs, as he tries to solve a strange mystery on a cattle farm in Kentucky. Jon began his career in law enforceme…
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57 min
INSIDE the Secret Cartel Network: The Biggest Threat in the Western Hemisphere
Today's guest is Dr. John Sullivan. He is a retired Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department lieutenant. He is currently an Instructor in the Safe Communities Institute (SCI) at the Sol Pr…
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60 min
Inside Secret CJNG Cartel Human Trafficking Networks Operating in the U.S.
Ali Hopper is a nationally recognized expert in human trafficking and serves as the President of GUARD Against Trafficking, a nonprofit she co-founded to combat exploitation throug…
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43 min
CJNG & Sinaloa vs. ‘Batman’? The Controversial New Leader in the Fight Against Cartels
Today’s guest is Jaeson Jones. He is a retired Captain from the Texas Department of Public Safety's Intelligence and Counterterrorism Division, and a recognized expert of Mexican d…
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54 min
Cartel Insider Exposes the Russian Mob, CJNG & Hells Angels Operating as One Network Inside America
David Holthouse is a journalist, writer, and documentary filmmaker best known for his immersive "gonzo" reporting style and his work infiltrating extremist groups, criminal network…
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1 h 52
Beyond Drug Trafficking: 4 Dark Turns in the Violent Evolution of Mexican Drug Cartels
In this 4-chapter film, Borderland: Narcosis host Vince ‘Rocco’ Vargas looks at four stories from the world of cartels and organized crime: The missing women of Juárez, the rise an…