Stefano Ritondale
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There's instances where something happened or maybe, but, you know, for the most part, compared to what I've seen in the Middle East, I was like, dude, I'll take a Mexican soldier any day. And these guys can teach, are very good at urban warfare and guerrilla tactics, et cetera, and all that, and trying to find out, because they deal with it in an everyday.
The issue that they're running into is that cartels are, for example, the State Department, I think this weekend or a couple of days ago, put a level four do not travel notice for- I just saw that, yes. In Tamaulipas, and one of the things they said is because of increased use of IEDs, which we've seen, they're increasing IEDs.
The issue that they're running into is that cartels are, for example, the State Department, I think this weekend or a couple of days ago, put a level four do not travel notice for- I just saw that, yes. In Tamaulipas, and one of the things they said is because of increased use of IEDs, which we've seen, they're increasing IEDs.
The issue that they're running into is that cartels are, for example, the State Department, I think this weekend or a couple of days ago, put a level four do not travel notice for- I just saw that, yes. In Tamaulipas, and one of the things they said is because of increased use of IEDs, which we've seen, they're increasing IEDs.
And we're also seeing an increased use of kind of like Russia-Ukraine drones dropping explosives. And one of the interesting aspects is, not across the board. I mean, it's not complicated, right? I mean, any cartel can get it. Like the Familia Michoacana, that's another cartel out of Guerrero. They're in a conflict in Guerrero against Los Talacos, they're called, another gang.
And we're also seeing an increased use of kind of like Russia-Ukraine drones dropping explosives. And one of the interesting aspects is, not across the board. I mean, it's not complicated, right? I mean, any cartel can get it. Like the Familia Michoacana, that's another cartel out of Guerrero. They're in a conflict in Guerrero against Los Talacos, they're called, another gang.
And we're also seeing an increased use of kind of like Russia-Ukraine drones dropping explosives. And one of the interesting aspects is, not across the board. I mean, it's not complicated, right? I mean, any cartel can get it. Like the Familia Michoacana, that's another cartel out of Guerrero. They're in a conflict in Guerrero against Los Talacos, they're called, another gang.
The Familia Muchacana is notorious for just drones after drone. And the problem you're running into is a lot of it doesn't get reported because it happens in remote areas you don't know until way after the fact. But they are, you know, it's still very rudimentary, right? It's not like what we see in Iraq or Israel, right?
The Familia Muchacana is notorious for just drones after drone. And the problem you're running into is a lot of it doesn't get reported because it happens in remote areas you don't know until way after the fact. But they are, you know, it's still very rudimentary, right? It's not like what we see in Iraq or Israel, right?
The Familia Muchacana is notorious for just drones after drone. And the problem you're running into is a lot of it doesn't get reported because it happens in remote areas you don't know until way after the fact. But they are, you know, it's still very rudimentary, right? It's not like what we see in Iraq or Israel, right?
Where they have like an FPGV drone or like a group two, three UAS going straight. No, it's just, here's a drone dropping a grenade. But one of the interesting aspects, because people will say, well, these guys are trained by special forces. The cartels will say, oh, you know, and there's all these reports. Yeah, got it.
Where they have like an FPGV drone or like a group two, three UAS going straight. No, it's just, here's a drone dropping a grenade. But one of the interesting aspects, because people will say, well, these guys are trained by special forces. The cartels will say, oh, you know, and there's all these reports. Yeah, got it.
Where they have like an FPGV drone or like a group two, three UAS going straight. No, it's just, here's a drone dropping a grenade. But one of the interesting aspects, because people will say, well, these guys are trained by special forces. The cartels will say, oh, you know, and there's all these reports. Yeah, got it.
But it's not nowhere close because one of the things we see is Colombian, for example, Colombians are highly recruited by Mexican cartels for Colombian veterans in the military, highly recruited. We actually see them a lot in Michoacan.
But it's not nowhere close because one of the things we see is Colombian, for example, Colombians are highly recruited by Mexican cartels for Colombian veterans in the military, highly recruited. We actually see them a lot in Michoacan.
But it's not nowhere close because one of the things we see is Colombian, for example, Colombians are highly recruited by Mexican cartels for Colombian veterans in the military, highly recruited. We actually see them a lot in Michoacan.
Some of these guys I've tracked, probably there's some accounts that we've tracked that maybe I can think of specifically maybe three instances of a Colombian soldier who fought for the Ukrainians against Russians that then went to Mexico and just was bought off by the Mexican cartels to fight for them or to train them.
Some of these guys I've tracked, probably there's some accounts that we've tracked that maybe I can think of specifically maybe three instances of a Colombian soldier who fought for the Ukrainians against Russians that then went to Mexico and just was bought off by the Mexican cartels to fight for them or to train them.
Some of these guys I've tracked, probably there's some accounts that we've tracked that maybe I can think of specifically maybe three instances of a Colombian soldier who fought for the Ukrainians against Russians that then went to Mexico and just was bought off by the Mexican cartels to fight for them or to train them.
Yeah. So you track their- Soldier for hire. Yeah, I get it. Then that's what they do, right?