How Gun Smuggling Actually Works | How Crime Works | Insider

Ed Calderon was a police officer in Baja California, Mexico, for 12 years, working in counter-narcotics and organized-crime units in the northern border region. During this time, he witnessed gun smuggling and narcotics smuggling. He has since worked with members of the US Army, and Mexican and United States intelligence service agents, doing security consulting. He specializes in anti-abduction training, edged-weapon training, and executive-protection work. Calderon talks to Insider about the practicalities of firearms trafficking across the border. He discusses the point of sale in the US, methods of smuggling, and how the weapons end up in the hands of the Cartels. The Mexican government has estimated that 200,000 firearms are smuggled from the United States each year. Find out more at Chapter 1: The Smuggling - 00:28 Chapter 2: The Border - 03:52 Chapter 3: The Recruitment - 5:30 Cha