Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Victor Avila is a former ICE Special Agent, and author of Agent Under Fire: A Murder and a Manifesto. It is a true story of unprecedented corruption, international intrigue, human trafficking, money laundering, drug-running, mass murders, and government evasion. He has also appeared on Netflix’s Dirty Money, S1E4, to talk about Cartel Banks.

Victor's Book: amazon.ca/Agent-Under-Fire-Victor-Avila/dp/1632215292
Agent Down: youtu.be/mTltkGVDezc

GooglePod/ApplePods/Spotify: https://anchor.fm/boredwithnelly
Twitter: twitter.com/nellygotbored
Discord: discord.gg/mESFx6b
Second Channel: bit.ly/3iLDbND

0:00 Intro
2:00 Victor's background
3:40 What it was like being a parole officer
8:10 The state of Mexican cartels
9:30 How Victor progressed in his career
10:30 Special agent academy
12:10 Working in dangerous border cities
15:30 Human trafficking epidemic
26:10 Craziest cases Victor has worked on
33:00 Operation Fast & Furious
38:20 US/Mexico Relations
40:00 Cartel Banks (Netflix)
44:00 How do we get out of this mess
48:30 Life after surviving the cartel ambush
52:50 What keeps Victor positive
55:30 What it was like living in Spain
1:03:00 How realistic are Narco shows