You can hear & see the sadness in that boys eyes and hear it in his voice when he talks about the death of his grandfather even though he tries to be a strong soldier 🪖. I feel bad for him he seems like a good kid
Total lame and watered down representation of what’s truly going on in the war on drugs with the Mexican cartels! Reggie after this appalling mini documentary it is 💯 % safe to say I’ve lost all respect for you! Lamest bit of content ever!
Even if this is two years old, and even if this only what the Mexican military/government wants us to see, I appreciate the efforts made, and hope that Luis and his family are fine.
To be fair I went to Puerto Vallarta a year ago and the beaches were constantly patroled by ground and military hellicopters. I felt safe, it was a good trip, interesting to see and now this documentary to learn more about that story.
Exposure? this is lamest bit of content I have ever seen. Such a watered down lame representation of the true war that is going on! LAMEST content out there Reggie you suck for real !
I too patrolled the streets of East Los Angeles with the California National Guard, when the cops beat up Rodney King. That British reporter had it easy compared with what soldiers have to endure. But, thank you very much for such a nice video.
I took my daughter on a cruise when she was 13 we spent two glorious days in Cabo, but she refused to get off the ship in Puerto Vallarta. Truly made me sad because I love all of Mexico.
@@roskypolkerkan8355 The Mayor of El Paso running for Congress was backing Mayorkas,s claims Border is safe after Cartel War in Juarez just five yrs ago killed easily 100 a nite for weeks
Gone are the days of fun in the sun. Sadness in the young soldier speaking of his grandfather. Cartel mobsters are everywhere nowadays. I'll scratch this holiday destination off my list. Thank you for the update and the warning it brought. What a shame.
I literally just went to Cancùn last week. Never saw a single bit of violence. There are more gun deaths in a single U.S. city than the entire country of Mexico. Not to mention the Cartels rarely, if ever, target tourists.
@@hostronicPopulation of the US is 330 million vs 127 million in Mexico. USA 37K vs Mex 23k gun deaths per year in 2023. Thats only 14K and Mexico has a significantly smaller population. But with that said I feel pretty Playa Del Carmen & Cancun myself.
@@hostronicthe gun death statistics for the US are a bit skewed. The statistics count ALL gun deaths, from accidental, suicide, gang warfare, self defense, police killing armed suspects in shootouts and finally cold blooded murder.
I was in Acapulco in February of 1992. It was very nice then Of course the poverty i saw in the Zocalo was depressing. Eating at an outdoor patio spot, all the while homeless women with small children passed by causing the appetite to diminish, and a few more Coronas took my mind off the misery there.
@@jimgaston9863 Another ignorant right wing Trumper. I gave a little bit a couple pesos. About half an hour later i saw the kid telling his mother, who was sitting in the stoop of a closed business, about the man who patted him in the head and gave him some money. The mother was smiling seeing the excitement her son had, telling her about the gringo who was nice to him. Of course your ilk would never know the joy of little things that mean a lot to dirt poor children.
Saludo con mucho respeto al Soldado interpretador que le ayudó al muchacho Británico, no solo con su interpretación pero la triste historia de sus familiares y amigos soldados. Animo Ejército Mexicano que Dios esta con todos ustedes. Dios los bendiga.
man i wouldn't survive a day doing this, much respect to these guys. but if i grew up there, poor, no perspectives, i could imagine these cartels are hard to say no to.
I was in Acapulco for one week during spring break in college, and personally witnessed about 10 people die for various reasons. It was insane. Even a teammate of mine was airlifted out with a severely broken neck. Utter chaos city
Everything started when America started having high demand for Good Drugs. late 1970 s and 1980,s was a.busy time. The Demand was so.high that Drug Cartels were being born and Growing and getting Richer and Powerfull.
For anyone wondering this was filmed in 2018/2019. Acapulco has become a lot safer than it was, it’s a beautiful place with golden beaches and stunning sunsets. I have a house there close to where Yates visited a murder scene, I’m English and have never had a problem. The tourist area is completely safe & as long as you’re not trying to get up to illegal activities you’ll be fine.
Good that the military teach them to be clean and responsible . Taking pride in themselves. Unlike the police the military doesn't shake you down. At least not in my interactions with them.
Oh my! What a documentary! Did not realised Mexico was so dangerous, these soldiers are amazing, i also never realised they actually care for their people...many many blessings to Luis and all those risking their lives to protect the population... Mexico has soo much cultural wealth to give the world, how has it become like that?😢
Good observation, exactly what I was just thinking. The roads, bridges are still un repaired. People in Acapulco are suffering a great deal of pain. Officer Luis, may God keep you safe and bless you and your family.
Acapulco suffered the rage of natured not that long ago. It’s nice to see young Officer Luis taking part of this documentary. May The Lord bless you and keep you safe. Acapulco needs help from the world to recover from the unimaginable after the hurricane touched ground there and erased it from the map. God bless the people that survived the natural disaster, but have hurdles ahead. Good documentary, thanks to the military men who participated and showed us the beauty of this beautiful place.
The soldiers are the heroes in this situation, they are clearly outnumbered. My heart breaks for the ppl who just want to live in peace. The cartel are ruthless and entering the U.S. daily trafficking drugs and ppl. I'm shocked more Citizens aren't concerned with our open borders, 💔💔
Well millions of Americans live here because they are not ignorant to believe propaganda, at least in Mexico kids are safe attending school without fear of being sh0t, and Mexico doesn’t have homeless on every corner, or the fentanyl drug zombies walking on the streets, funny thing is that even Mexico with all its cartels is not even in the top 20 list of the most drug addicted countries in the world, while guess what country is the number one?
It really doesńt make sense for me to put in a reporter who cannot speak any word of spanish. Its kind of a waste because I guess the other guys also had a lot to say and so he doesńt really get connected into the platoon.
When your young and invincible, its easy to be attracted to less discipline, party having, flashy lifestyle of the cartels rather then the strict discipline of the army. Havnt watched this all yet, but it seems clear the mexican millitary wanted to show off its army while downplaying the problems in the country. On the other hand, you obviously went down there to investigate the conflicts between the millitary and the cartels.
40 yrs of travel in Mexico tells me different. Cartels ARE the government and protect tourists because that’s foreign currency in their pockets. It’s a big no-no to mess with the tourists in Mexico and a sure way to get run out of town at the least.
@@jimgaston9863lol u are not from Mexico bro I'm from df but my parents were born in Chicago so now I live here but if people in Mexico see foreign people their first thought is come up
Yates your a Journalist so dont act stupid,you keep asking the poor dude questions that will get both of you introuble,you know damn well what you went to mexico for and what goes on there so have some decorum.Theres a reason why theres NO foreighners there anymore.
Aún así publiquen videos de hace años atrás seguirá creciendo MÉXICO y los turistas seguirán visitando nuestro país pues ahí más lugares buenos que malos en el país si bienes a pasear y disfrutar sin meterte en problemas nada tendría que pasarte si bienes ha hacer desmadre obvio te toparas con los obscuros pero bueno está cara siempre les a gustado dar de MÉXICO a los gringos por eso los medios de comunicación en TV 📺 ya no son bien vistos cuentan lo que quieren y como quieren pero bueno envidia enorme como siempre saludos a todos desde TAMPICO TAMAULIPAS 🦅🇲🇽
@@diro5910 No, solo vez muchas noticias negativas. Si la violencia es endemica debido a la prohibicion de als drogas, pero la economia crece lentamente de todas maneras.
Mexico is beautiful but not with all its terrible areas, violence throughout the region. Maybe I would think twice about going to Mexico. The safest place might be the capital, but now I see a lot of people being killed, even people who work in the government. What is AMLO thinking? If it was violent crime between opponents in the Cartel it wouldn't matter, but what about innocent people. And also no one knows about the disappearance of 43 students.
I visited Mexico, state Guerrero in 1984. I was there on my own during 8 days arriving from Canada. I moved freely and never felt at risk although there were military patrols in streets. The message was sort of dubious, but I took it as a signal to visitors to feel safe. It is good for business. I believe to be effective against narcos requires a credible civilian level intelligence. Without it the soldiers are only for visual state-power presence without much real effect. This is something only local person can fully appreciate. I think it is still worth of visiting there; the climate and attitude of locals in without parallel on this continent.
In total fairness though you visited during the heights of the Dirty War, the cartels were practically nonexistent and the ones that did operate were still operating under the Pax Mafiosa under the collective name of the Guadalajara Cartel, the Army had a major presence in Guerrero and most of the South because they were mainly there to suppress Indigenous revolts and Socialist peasant movements, like the one at Agua Blanca or the Acteal Massacre, specifically to stop them from gaining any national prominence as the PRI was already faltering under the weight of its own corruption.
You censored the word heroine in a doc basically about heroine....weird. Perhaps this comment will also be censored. Its like we're living in a fascist era.
Poor ol' Reggie. "I was assigned the only English speaking member on the base" literally every conversation he has IN ENGLISH about anything cartel related gets shut down straight away by a "non English speaking" member 😂 Reggie they damn well knew English perfectly,they just wanted you to think you can discuss anything without them understanding so they could work out what type of journalist you are 😂😂 When i was a kid,Reggie was one of the faces of kids tv,and was a presenter for many kids shows.eventually became a presenter/reporter for News Round,wgich was a news channel specifically for kids& young adults. Hes come a long way.
Most of them are paid by the cartels,that's why they wont talk about the cartels, cartels will kill them if they said anything,massive corruption in the military & police force,Reggie a fool,this is not accurate
Your assessment isn't quite right. Yes the commander understands English, but it is common in Mexico for people who don't have full confidence in speaking English to not say anything in English. It's part of the culture of Mexico.
Lol that's hilarious part of why it is hilarious is because your comment was the 1st one i read. Maybe that vile evil witch the queen can teach him. Royal scum
I could only stay with this "documentary" for about 15 minutes. The jounalist did not fit well reporting in his capacity as a "Mexican soldier", and the lack of confidence by the soldiers did not help. Maybe they did think he was a cartel plant, trying to learn tactics from the inside? There are other documentaries that are more informative.
Cattle let him do this documentary. Crazy.. I am Mexican and won’t even go back which sucks cuz my family lived in a poor area but it was fun with my cousins eating and playing soccer.. all that changed
Very good report but yet I feel very sad that my Mexican people are being killed every single day and I can't do nothing about it . I'm was born in Mexico myself and thanks to my parents I was made citizen of the United States of America. My live would of been so different if I would of been there myself only God knows if I would of stay right or been in the military myself but in my heart the love for my parents would of told me to do always right.
Bro don’t be fooled by propaganda, Mexico nowadays is being targeted because tourists keep flooding with their dollars, Mexico is the 6th most visited country in the world,cartels don’t harm tourists and everyday people, they k!ll themselves in battles in isolated spots, imagine how dumb would I be if say the US is violent because of the school sh00tings(btw there has never been a school sh00tings in Mexico) if Mexico is supposedly so violent then why: 1. We have the largest population of US citizens abroad, more than any other country 2. Americans are moving in droves to Mexico nowadays escaping the high cost of living in fact, causing gentrification in Mexican cities, Mexico City is being flooded look up. Mazatlán where I’m from have hundreds of American and Canadians retirees. Another thing: who fuels and feeds the cartels? The insatiable appetite of your country addiction, it is the most addicted country on the planet, Mexico is not even in the top 20. We have no fentanyl zombies walking on the streets or so many homeless. Really youur society is being rotten to the core, you guys need to change your way of life otherwise you’ll end up destroying from the inside.
Tha military n tha locals resident dont wanna talk about tha violence there cuz brings more negativivity to a place that's already has been taken over by cartels,negative news bring less n less $$ to tha resorts n beaches thats how they make a living,,so they rather say its safe n security is in place protecting tis resorts but cartels took pver acupulco,cancun,san luis pontisi n alott of tha tourists hot spots in Mexico ,tha Cartels buy n take over tis tourists spots because they need tis places to help there cartel clean n laundry alot of $$ through tis places alot of foreign currency flows through alot of tis resort n beaches,,so all tha cartels gonna fight for tis places specific tourist spots helps cartels cleann alpt pf dirty money but military n mexico heavy weight gonna say theres no violence in that tourist spot in on mexico,,tis what a mexican swat liutenat police officer that is my security everytime i go dowm to cancun to deal with my apartment in airbnb,,but cartels really dont mess around with tourist could it stops there money laundry Operation in tis hott tourists spots n if any tourist goes to tis places u realize that cartels are at war with police n military not tha people or tourists..
The drug trafficking situation in MX 🇲🇽 is due to 3 factors: 1- Corruption, impunity and complicity of the Mexican government. 2- Corruption, impunity, complicity, sponsorship and arms trafficking by the US towards terrorist and criminal organizations (Taliban and cartels, etc.) 3- The largest worldwide consumer of drugs is the US 🇺🇸 In other words; 2 factors out of 3 is US fault. 66% of the violence between cartels -not between innocents- in MX is the US fault.
