Transportista: Who Murdered Captain Coral?

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Transportista narra cómo fue reclutado para pilotear clandestinamente aviones con cocaína para después ser contratado por Amado Carrillo, el Señor de los Cielos, quien le encarga una “vuelta” de Colombia a México.A production of EXILE Content Studio. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2006, the Mexican Army seizes 5 tons of cocaine on a plane that landed at the airport in Campeche, Mexico. In response to the news, journalists begin to search for the name of its owner.A production of EXILE Content Studio. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Luego de resolver las turbulencias de la “vuelta” a Colombia, el Señor de los Cielos le pide a Transportista mover un cargamento en una complicada misión que pone en riesgo su libertad.A production of EXILE Content Studio. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Once one of those responsible for the cocaine seized in Campeche is known, John Gibler contacts a Colombian journalist, who even met TRANSPORTISTA in person and considered him an encyclopedia of the narco world.A production of EXILE Content Studio. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

La policía federal detiene a Transportista. En prisión utiliza sus contactos y dinero para vivir como “rockstar," afuera los capos buscan su libertad para que retome los vuelos clandestinos.A production of EXILE Content Studio. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To learn more about Transportista, John Gibler calls a Venezuelan colleague, who revealed the plot of complicity between the Chávez government and the Narco cartels, and the way the Mexican pilot moved around the country’s biggest airport.A production of EXILE Content Studio. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tras escapar de un secuestro, Transportista se muda a Inglaterra con su nueva esposa. En México, un gobierno de alternancia establece un nuevo pacto con el narco, provocando que un poderoso capo sinaloense incorpore a este piloto en sus nuevos planes.A production of EXILE Content Studio. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Gibler talks to Meño Larios about how Transportista contacted Detective. During conversations with Meño, the pilot recounts how he began his career in aviation... until he accepted an offer from a regional kingpin.A production of EXILE Content Studio. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Para cumplir los encargos de sus amigos sinaloenses en Venezuela, Transportista crea una identidad falsa. En ese país, un socio lo convence para mover toneladas de cocaína en un DC-9, recién adquirido. Pero la “vuelta” no sale conforme a lo planeado. A production of EXILE Content Studio. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transportista manages to return from Colombia and deliver the “Señor de los Cielos” merchandise. The pilot gains his trust and the kingpin introduces him to his associates. One of them asks him for a favor: to arrange a "vuelta" but the mission did not turn out as expected.A production of EXILE Content Studio. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police finds the DC-6 already without the merchandise. Transportista and his associates are caught and captured. The police tortures them until a phone call and a clarification seem to be the key for them to avoid prison.A production of EXILE Content Studio. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tras la vuelta fallida del DC-9, Transportista es secuestrado. Al recuperar su libertad, comienza una serie de huidas hasta establecerse en República Dominicana, donde vive con relativa calma por la protección obtenida mediante sobornos. Pronto vivirá una costosa traición.A production of EXILE Content Studio. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Una mañana de 2011, un grupo de policías locales y agentes de la DEA, sorprende a Transportista en su departamento. A pesar de su negociación, es enviado a Miami, Florida, donde buscará un arreglo.A production of EXILE Content Studio. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transportista escapes from the kidnapping of a violent kingpin. He stays away from clandestine activities for a while, until the change of government in Mexico forces him to accept a dangerous job offer.A production of EXILE Content Studio. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To complete new missions in South America, Transportista creates a new identity under which he smuggles Chinese immigrants and cocaine from Venezuela to Mexico until a powerful capo convinces him to make a "vuelta" and use the new DC-9 he acquired to move the merchandise.A production of EXILE Content Studio. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tras negociar su colaboración en un importante juicio, Transportista se entera que el hijo del “Mayo” firma su acuerdo con el gobierno de Estados Unidos, colocándolo como testigo secundario. Desde su celda, reflexiona sobre las consecuencias por haberse dedicado por décadas al negocio prohibido. A production of EXILE Content Studio. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transportista tells his truth about the failed "vuelta" of the DC-9, but the official Venezuelan and U.S. reports John found differ from the pilot's version. Who is lying? John looks again for the reporter who has further investigated the origins of this plane.A production of EXILE Content Studio. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.