'my mama told me to do the right thing'... go mama. Raised that boy with good values, damn tough job..

@user-cr1iz8fw6h

3 ай бұрын

I really respect that boy. Good luck to him.

@maxanderson9692

28 күн бұрын

Total lame and watered down representation of what’s truly going 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!

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

@mohrevel

4 ай бұрын

Heartbreaking. Poor kid.

God bless the good people of Mexico

@EliaBeatrizHermenegildo

12 күн бұрын

Thank you.😢

God bless this young man, I hope he will live a long and happy life and have everything he needs 🙏🏻

My respect for those soldiers only deepens with exposure.

@ernestocarrillo7

5 ай бұрын

💯

@dansiwek3593

5 ай бұрын

Drug war is a scam, it's a war on freedom not drugs.

@IngramPetersJr-nr7rm

4 ай бұрын

That's why I love Jamaica. Murder capital of the world but tourists are relatively safe

@user-cr1iz8fw6h

3 ай бұрын

Louis has my respect.. he could’ve been like his friends but he chose an honorable path.

@maxanderson9692

28 күн бұрын

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 !

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.

@holeefuk413

5 ай бұрын

So what if it's 2 years old

@jonatand2045

5 ай бұрын

The military won't tell you prohibition created the cartels.

@EC2sit

5 ай бұрын

Exactly......

@JazzFunkNobby1964

5 ай бұрын

That was 2016. Six or seven years ago.

@bradliston8990

5 ай бұрын

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.

Thank you for giving us a view into reality. God bless those brave men and you for bringing this to light.

@maxanderson9692

28 күн бұрын

Not reality a very lame watered down version of what’s really going on!!!

Luis is a great young man. May the almighty keep him safe.

Massive Respect to the soldiers and everything they do to protect their fellow citizens. God bless them! 🙏🙏🙏 🇦🇺

I'm surprised the Mexican army allowed a reporter become a soldier and carry a gun. Those soldiers have a tough job. May God bless them

@ryangonzales8891

4 ай бұрын

Not surprised, what if they get into a gun fight with the cartels, they need everyone armed including him.

@user-hw8mq3bl6p

22 күн бұрын

Grasias que los apollen ❤🇲🇽

To All Military, Thank you please stay Safe.

Dude thank you for this documentary ❤

@edwinnavarro6752

Ай бұрын

Yes but he was asking to many questions and some questions they can’t answer for safety

Excellent work, thank-you!

Always enjoy Reggie Yates' documentaries, he seems like such a personable chap.

I’ve found new respect for the mission of the Mexican army

Thanks for the content 😎🔥🔥🙌🏾🏬

****💯💯💯*** ***with this DOCUMENTARY upload THANK YOU for ALL YOU DO for this channel**** ****💯💪💯****

I was finally picked up by immigration for not having my passport and was held for 8 weeks at the immigration facility there before my new passport arrived and the people there were some of the best I'd ever met. Like a vacation in a vacation and after 8 weeks I did not want to leave. Officer Juan spoke very good english making my stay more pleasant. Thank you Acapulco for all the kindness.

@donkeyballs3307

4 ай бұрын

U r full of crap, u don't need a passport to go to Mexico, I fly direct to Mexico, without a passport, many many times

Top Notch work, Mr. Yates and team ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Muy bueno el documental espero y subas más contenido así 🎉

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.

@asullivan4047

6 ай бұрын

Did you feed them???

@wesleybarton3871

6 ай бұрын

@@asullivan4047 Your mother did. Get out of here smart arse.

@jimgaston9863

6 ай бұрын

Those women aren’t as poor as you think? Begging from tourists is big business in a country with a minimum wage of $1 us per hr

@wesleybarton3871

5 ай бұрын

@@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.

@kludgybrains3459

3 ай бұрын

@@jimgaston9863 ignorant comment

Definitely Best Document ❤

@jonatand2045

5 ай бұрын

Should mention the drug prohibition fuels the cartels.

Yates, nothing but respect for showing your professionalism, dedication and brave heart. Great job!

Wow! What a training documentary!

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.

@hostronic

4 ай бұрын

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.

@FreestylingIsLike123

4 ай бұрын

hes just fear mongering dont stir shit and their wont be any on your stick. @@hostronic

@MrWillicat1

3 ай бұрын

⁠@@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.

@slupot

3 күн бұрын

​@@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.

If Marijuana had never been criminalised in the USA, in other words if the expert advice offered by professionals had been listened to, most of this insane chaos that we see all over the world would have never happened. Prohibition makes criminals wealthy beyond all bounds. Home grown pot, grown with care and affection is a wonderful plant. The ancient Persians said it well, 'A cup of Keif tea in the morning makes a man as strong as a thousand camels in the courtyard.' So true.

@makamakaaa

2 ай бұрын

Very true. Ignorance loves to dismiss the fact that prohibition creates riches for the wrong people.

@DrJ-hx7wv

Ай бұрын

Sure, the cartels would just go away right? Like the mob

So cool that you got to have this experience with them! I didn't realize tourism has dropped by such a large amount.....now everyone is in Cancun :(

Dios bendiga a Mexico❤❤❤❤

half those cops on tHe payroll

I have friends living in Mexico in different parts and they find it amazing ...safe for them and their kids.

@cm5691cm

4 ай бұрын

Yes all Mexicans please return to Mexico. It is amazing!

@cookielapaz8927

3 ай бұрын

Mexico has a good president instead of the lame brain China Biden. USA drug addiction is rampant and the only that happens is the drug dealers pay billion dollar fines and continue to sell poison drugs and kill people. USA creates addicts.

Protect & Serve! good job sir....

Great documentary!

Seriously how hard would it be to bring like 5 or 6 gas powered weed eaters with you?

Just like he said he don't know what's it's like to fight against people he grew up with that's crazy

Definately old, hurricane Otis wiped this poor town off the map! 😢

@jahvincikingdamani4718

5 ай бұрын

WHAT TOWN?

@yeewhiz

4 ай бұрын

Acapulco​@@jahvincikingdamani4718

@deanshields8031

2 ай бұрын

2016

@user-vv9kt2uo2l

2 ай бұрын

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.

@user-vv9kt2uo2l

2 ай бұрын

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.

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.

@jonatand2045

5 ай бұрын

Still, the police would be developed instead of the military if the useless prohibition hadn't made the cartels powerful.

Luis is a sweet and decent young man. I'm so sorry his granddad was killed, it sounds like Luis loved him a lot.

I was at the base back in 07 I had lost my shoes and hiked up the hill thinking the Army Guys could help me out with a pair of boots I showed them my VA card from the USA and after a few moments of conversation the officer there said he would issue a new pair to me. He asked me what size and I told him 13 us. however, they had no size 13 and 10.5 was the best they could do, I was out of luck, but they did feed me a great meal that I was thankful for after the hike up there. I had a boat in the bay but lost it for not paying the docking fee. My 1/2 brother was to pay it, he told me he did, he did not. It was turned into a party boat and renamed the Ye Corral. Last I saw of it Luis was leaving the doc headed out to open waters. 43' trimaran, oh how I miss it.

MY RESPECTS TO PRIVATE LUIS SEEMS TO HAVE A GREAT HEAD ON HIS SHOULDERS!!! AND HIS ENGLISH ITS PERFECT

My deepest condolences to the young man who lost his gandpa, I just wanted to hug him. So sorry and much repect for what you do in the military 💚

It’s crazy and so sad that all these things are happening in Acapulco! Seems like a beautiful place🇲🇽❤️😞

What a stoic, noble character of the young policeman! He/his brother in arms deserve the best. 🎉

May God protect mexico ❤️

Since Luis is fluent in English, there's a chance he'll find this video. If you do, Luis, let us know how you are doing.

@jahvincikingdamani4718

5 ай бұрын

MILITARY WOULD NOT LET HIM RESPOND

@SpiritusMundi3

5 ай бұрын

@@jahvincikingdamani4718😂😂😂😂

The subject matter deserves much more than the overly simplistic lad-like narrative of Reggie.

now you understand why Trump needed a wall🤣🤣🤣🤣

@OhNellly

7 күн бұрын

To get votes only 🤷‍♂️

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.

@petertousignant6566

4 ай бұрын

84 & 23/24, you could ruin your career in less than an hour. 40 years gives Mexico plenty of time to f~things up.

@detleffleischer9418

4 ай бұрын

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.

@deanshields8031

2 ай бұрын

@@petertousignant6566*2016

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.

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, 💔💔

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.

Man this shit is an old documentary 😂

@tito2officiall542

6 ай бұрын

They tryna do us like a&e with the same uploads like we won’t notice 😂😂

@__prometheus__

6 ай бұрын

i had a feeling lol. i remember seeing this like last year😂

@damnwereinatightspot

6 ай бұрын

2016 ish

love how we use also have the g3 as the standard issue. Ig its just standard issue for budget militaries. Greek army btw. Kind of annyoyng to clean

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.

Army kid is a unit and has my utmost respect 🫡 Green to green bro

Such a beautiful documentary on it I really hope things turn around for the mother land but poverty has the things how they are 🙏🏽

Luis is a good kid. He deserves a great life.

Drugs in uk ,carrying knifes fighting same war

@SuperGreatSphinx

6 ай бұрын

God Save The King

Thanks,

Respeto para todos los soldados

Viva mi Mexico 🇲🇽 lindo y querido

I saw this years ago

The poppy is really a beautiful flower

@DrJ-hx7wv

Ай бұрын

Even Dorothy thought so.

I stopped traveling to all parts of Mexico many moons ago! Sadly, I just don’t feel safe over there.

@natanhaelalvarado6137

Ай бұрын

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?

No wonder I never hear anyone say they are going to Acapulco on vacation any more

Before you judge someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes, that way you are a mile away and....you have their shoes.

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.

@cm5691cm

4 ай бұрын

What is right is go back and fix your country.

@carlhovde6846

4 ай бұрын

Some folks blame drug using Americanos for fueling the demand

@natanhaelalvarado6137

Ай бұрын

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.

When clearing the fields, do they also pick up the poppies or just leave them lying there? They can still be used even with the plant cut off..

When was this documentary was recorded???

@diro5910

5 ай бұрын

2016

Thank you Luis and all of the honest military men and women for putting your lfes in danger to protect the citizens.may GOD bless and protect you and your families🙏🏻

These reporters are pretty brave to be doing this . 👍

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.

@tkk3852

5 ай бұрын

He has British accent, is he British?

@carlstanton2550

5 ай бұрын

@@tkk3852 yeah 👍

@MRsilverngold

5 ай бұрын

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

@e-curb

5 ай бұрын

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.

There was a little gypsy town just outside Naval Air station Rota, Spain. On the Beaches in site of the Base Gate, were machine gun carrying Spanish Military waiting for delivers from 15 miles away in Morroco. After sundown they had shoot to kill orders. and the Navy let us know up front. Only one Nuke Sub Captain was shot that summer for running past an E4 Jar-Head at the head of the Pier, during a Nuclear Alert.. Come on Captain, you knew what might happen if you run late... That made me into one deadly Nuke Security Post, right above NUKE WEAPONS... Jack Bower was the best ever....

I was in Acapulco in 2005, there was no opium problem then, at least on this scale. Very sad, for it was a very nice place.

You are supposed to wear a bullet proof vest and helmet

Anybody got any recommendations on any new cartel documentaries like cartel land and where can i watch them

End the war on drugs it can't be won obviously it's been 50+ years war isn't the answer

Yes 100% only that's my book

So se aguiten echenle ganas para futuras generaciones.. sean libres. De todos los mecos..q dios los bendiga i los cuide siempre.

I’m glad flights from Detroit to Cancun are $150-250 direct flights, round trip… Detroit to Cabo / Acapulco/ and all other pacific coastal flights take 10-14 hrs and cost $650-$1400 round trip… Sad I mention this, but glad Cancun is cheap for r us Detroit, Michigan folks.

Does the couple in the thumbnail have a problem? Where in the video does he talk about that situation? Thnks.

Was!! It still is. Its an amazing and safe place

@user-cr1iz8fw6h

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 Yeah I’ll go to a beach with a literal military battalion. Plenty of safe beaches in the world.

This felt like Ba Sing Se- “there is no war”😂😂😂

DEAR LORD JESUS THERE ARE SO MANY LOST SOULS!!😢😢😢😢🙏🙏🙏🙏

A sincere thanks to the Army unit that allowed you to embed! It's unfortunate for everyone that fentanyl and methamphetamine have taken over the streets. I'm curious when this documentary was made, because they talked about amapola (poppy) growing, and since fentanyl came into production, there's far less opium being grown AFAIK. And why are they beeping out the word heroin? The sad thing is that we were better off with heroin instead of fentanyl!

I had a wonderful time last time I visited Acapulco bout 13 years. Ago and I promise myself to go back some day and yes I will

@e-curb

5 ай бұрын

Ten years ago for me.

What would happen if the US government decided to authorize Drone strikes in Mexico?

Mexicali is the new tourist location

Perhaps subsidizing local businesses to provide higher wages, and other incentives, would reduce the allure of the cartel for a teenager’s future.

@jonatand2045

5 ай бұрын

That is expensive you know. Legalization would cut profits, reducing the allure. It is well known prohibition created the cartels.

@e-curb

5 ай бұрын

@@jonatand2045 You want to legalize heroin?

@dylanr8481

5 ай бұрын

Won't work. Narcotraficante is embedded in culture now.

@user-cr1iz8fw6h

3 ай бұрын

Yep. America needs to decriminalize drugs, manufacture and regulate it. Legalization is the way to end this violence in both countries.

This Acapulco,Gro! 🌴,🌊,🦀

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 🦅🇲🇽

@jonatand2045

5 ай бұрын

Mas turismo y crecimiento sin la inutil prohibicion.

@diro5910

5 ай бұрын

México está lentamente colapsando con el resto del mundo y el cáncer que tenemos lo está acelerando.

@jonatand2045

5 ай бұрын

@@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.

@bgsalvr

5 ай бұрын

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.

@chuygonzalezchuky1759

5 ай бұрын

@@bgsalvr no te entiendo ni vergas mijo estás hablando con un mexicano que no le interesa tu inglés.🦅🇲🇽

I hope Luis makes it to the us I bet he is a hard worker and is a good guy leave Mexico as soon as u can

My Mexican friend came to Xmas dinner the stuff she told me about Mexico .And that she and her litter girl were Lucky to be back in London alive after going for six months .And she blessed to be living in the uk .Will never live in Mexico again .Way to Dangerous ,Don’t we know that anyways

This video is from 2016. It is 10x worse today in 2024. IYKYK..

They not answering the questions because they want Americans to visit there and spend money . They don’t wanna b too negative

This video does not make the advert of Acapulco!

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..

On the n Beach and guetos of Acpulco strong men following figthing against drugs war 😮❤😮😮😮

Nothing grows below the big tree.

Reporter G has a serious lack of street smarts. Thus, is actually putting people in hazardous situations with his questions

It always fascinates me that when you ask a spanish speaking person a question in english, they DO understand you, because they answer your english question automatically ,without the interpreter. They do the same when in America.