Ex-Cartel Kingpin on The Vatican, Morality & his Downfall

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(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Luis Navia is a former Cartel kingpin. For 25 years, Navia was the preeminent smuggling expert for the Mexican, Colombian, and European Cartels. He was taken down in one of the largest drug raids of all time, “Operation Journey” (2000).

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OTHER JDP EPISODES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Episode 140 - Ken Magee: https://youtu.be/KXyBnSRRMkY
• Episode 141 - Ken Magee: https://youtu.be/_gEQN9_jrlQ
• Episode 206 - Kenny Wong: https://youtu.be/ambZxyFv4o8

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - The Cancun Crocodile Incident
12:10 - How US government identified Luis as kingpin; Luis indicted and goes on run
18:21 - Wife leaves Luis and he gets new girlfriend; Cartel freighters to Europe
29:33 - The mysterious Vatican connection
36:17 - Luis’s smuggling shipping routes across Europe; Sicily
42:02 - Luis buys smuggling ships in Milan
44:18 - Operation Journey - Luis’ downfall (FULL STORY)
58:33 - Luis extradited to US; Luis’ mother’s reaction; How Luis got infiltrated
1:04:41 - Luis on the “morality” of his actions; Legalization argument
1:11:26 - Does Luis wish he had done something else?; Luis’ relationship w/ God
1:20:32 - How did Luis win over his wife’s love?; Luis charm and “guts”
1:25:23 - Fntanyl; Tommy G
1:29:24 - Luis’c contact w/ the cartel underworld today; Luis’ kids opinions on his past
1:33:58 - What happened after Luis was extradited to US; Hezbollah Used Car Cke Racket
1:39:34 - Luis makes a deal w/ government; Life in Coleman Federal Prison
1:42:49 - Luis’ wife goes to Colombia to meet w/ cartels; Luis’ cartel assets fate
1:49:11 - Luis’ relationships with the Federal agents; Cartel stuff getting into wrong hands
1:54:24 - Did Luis ever turn down cartel business?; Who else went down in Op Journey
1:56:52 - The Cartel kingpins who never got caught and nobody knows; Could Luis exist today?
2:02:27 - Luis’ post-prison business; Undercover Cartel Stings
2:07:12 - Luis’ international precious metals speculation
2:09:04 - Mexican Cartels: Amado Carrillo Fuentes, El Mayo & El Chapo
2:13:23 - Mexican Cartels vs. Colombian Cartels; Cartel Power today
2:16:26 - What made Luis finally write a book about his story?; Luis story CONFIRMED
2:21:42 - What general public gets wrong about cartel golden era
2:24:05 - Happy Luis is alive

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Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 222 - Luis Navia

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