How going undercover in the cartels works, according to a former DEA agent
- 8 months ago
Robert Mazur is a former government agent for the US Drug Enforcement Administration, the Internal Revenue Service intelligence division, and the Customs Service. He posed as an Italian American businessman named Robert Baldasare to go undercover to expose international money-laundering networks associated with the Cali cartel, gathering evidence via secret recordings and transfers.
At its peak, the Cali cartel is estimated to have produced 80% of the world's cocaine supply. The cartel rose to prominence in the late 1980s and operated until 1995, running production out of Bolivia, Peru, and Colombia. It was controlled by Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela, Pacho Herrera, and José Santacruz Londoño. The group funneled money via Panamanian banks and other financial organizations.
Mazur is the author of "The Infiltrator," which became a New York Times bestseller and inspired a 2016 film of the same title, starring Bryan Cranston. Mazur's second memoir, "The Betrayal," is about his time inside the Cali cartel.
Today, Mazur speaks and consults on the issues of money laundering, drug trafficking, and corruption around the world through his company, KYC Solutions.
At its peak, the Cali cartel is estimated to have produced 80% of the world's cocaine supply. The cartel rose to prominence in the late 1980s and operated until 1995, running production out of Bolivia, Peru, and Colombia. It was controlled by Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela, Pacho Herrera, and José Santacruz Londoño. The group funneled money via Panamanian banks and other financial organizations.
Mazur is the author of "The Infiltrator," which became a New York Times bestseller and inspired a 2016 film of the same title, starring Bryan Cranston. Mazur's second memoir, "The Betrayal," is about his time inside the Cali cartel.
Today, Mazur speaks and consults on the issues of money laundering, drug trafficking, and corruption around the world through his company, KYC Solutions.