Illicit Shadows

In a time where our very reality is in question, the only way to shine light on the truth is to venture into the shadows — and look. Official Trailer: youtu.be/LimC48lcTls

THE CARTELS — Mexico’s Role in the Fentanyl Supply Chain ILLICIT SHADOWS Dispatch 004 | Episode 01 Chemical Cartels @Illicit_Shadows

THE INVISIBLE SOURCE — Fentanyl Precursors in China ILLICIT SHADOWS Dispatch 003 | Ep 01 Chemical Cartels @Illicit_Shadows

ILLICIT SHADOWS: now streaming on YouTube CHEMICAL CARTELS | Dispatch 01: American Fallout - How Fentanyl Became a Weapon of War Everything is connected.

Busy night scripting the Fentanyl episode for our docuseries: The Shadowverse. Looking North, while others are looking South…

The Cornwall-Massena-Awkwesane region in Ontario, Canada and Upstste New York is a problematic border. High frequency of illicit trade. ⬇️ Canada to US: Illegal migrants and illicit drugs ⬆️ US to Canada: Guns To further complicate the matter, due to the Native American reservations, criminal cartels have easily exploited the region. I’ll be traveling to various border regions in the US, Canada, and Mexico this month to speak with front line authorities from DHS, DEA, and more. Stay tuned! @ShadowverseDoc

🔦 THE SHADOWVERSE is in production! EP 01 - Fentanyl Cartels In this episode, we explore the human cost of the deadly illicit fentanyl pipeline and the shadowy networks turning North American infrastructure against us. From the streets of San Francisco to the Mexican cartel labs; from the Chinese chemical companies to Canadian ports, we follow the chemical trail back to its source. We uncover how criminal networks are exploiting legitimate systems - banking, real estate, shipping - to wage a new kind of war on North America. This isn't just about drugs. This is about the weaponization of legitimate commerce. This is about how everything connects. #EverythingIsConnected Stay tuned! ••••••• Coming Soon: FENTANYL CARTELS: North America's Shadow War

The Shadowverse represents the complex web of dark forces silently shaping our world. More specifically: • Hybrid Warfare • Transnational criminal enterprises • Foreign malign influence operations The focus of the docuseries is to explore a convergence of seemingly unrelated events, networks, and locations. #EverythingIsConnected The first episode will explore the fentanyl trade and the role of Chinese Triads, Mexican Cartels, and Professional Enablers in Canada and USA. It’s the easiest story to tell, and many people are already aware that it’s a problem. But they might not be aware of its relationship to other issues… or the global super powers funding it to destabilize their adversaries from the inside out. Each episode expands the lens further. Ultimately, culminating with a deep dive on CCP, Inc. Here are some examples:

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Did you know why we say “illicit financial flows”? Raymond Baker, an internationally respected authority on corruption and money laundering, explained at the #IACC2024 the origin of the term ⬇️ ⬇️

It’s time we shine light 🔦 on the dark forces silently shaping our world. And I’ll be your guide. The Shadowverse | OFFICIAL TRAILER

BREAKING: How did more than 10,000 units of counterfeit #Ozempic enter U.S. drug supply w/ fake repetitive serial numbers, undetected? In my deep-dive @VanityFair investigation, I unravel Lot NAR0074's mystery, and delve into America's Rx gray market vanityfair.com/news/story/cou… /1

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Last fall, after a particularly grueling year of fieldwork in Latin America: — which included an attempt on my life, two government “self-coups” in Peru and Ecuador, and seeing first hand the atrocities of organized crime, illicit trade, human trafficking — I returned to the United States to be of service. I didn’t know how, or what shape it would take. But I knew it was my life’s purpose to spread light into the darkness — so that we may collectively change. I called up an old friend and advisor in Washington, DC. Distraught is an understatement to describe how I was feeling. As a sensitive, empathic optimist, I can sometimes struggle to integrate the callous, sociopathic evil that exists in our world. And I wasn’t sure what to do. How to channel the many years of direct observation that I had amassed as an anthropologist. To my surprise, he proposed a documentary project. An initiative to shine light where it’s needed most. It’s been a dream of mine for many years to share stories through film— both narrative and non-fiction. And I’ve collected more than enough stories to last multiple lifetimes. So, let’s start with the first: I’m honored to announce the global premiere of the trailer for our new investigative docuseries: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚 Thank you to my wonderful co-executive producer, @Davidmlunausa1 and the support of @_ICAIE for helping to bring this project to life. Onwards to my next chapter of storytelling! Join us, as we enter The Shadowverse View the Trailer: youtu.be/LimC48lcTls?si…

ICAIE releases new report, The Dark Side of Illicit Economies and TBML: Free Trade Zones, Ports, and Financial Safe Havens. To read the full report, follow the link below! icaie.com/post/icaie-new…

David M. Luna, "Perspective: Irregular Warfare in Strategic Competition and Gray Zones, Prosecuting Authoritarian Subversion and Exploitative Use of Corruption and Criminality to Weaken Democracy." SWJ−El Centro, 24 AUG 2024, smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/persp… @smallwars @_ICAIE

I’m proud to announce that I have partnered with @_ICAIE to produce our new docuseries: “Illicit Economies of the Shadowverse” We just finished our film shoot around Washington, D.C. and are set to premier our trailer this fall. Our journey into the Shadowverse will shine light on the dark forces shaping the global multi-trillion-dollar underworld, uncovering complex and converging vectors of criminality. The Illicit Economies of the Shadowverse are all around us, everywhere: — From the devices we use, and the batteries that power them. — To the food we eat, and where it comes from. — To the information we believe online, and those fabricating the stories. Everything is Connected. Too many people are harmed by the callous criminality and disregard for human security by organized criminal enterprises, narco-cartels, threat finance syndicates, complicit corrupt officials, market profiteers, and their professional enablers. Such bad actors and threat networks are involved in such lucrative criminal activities including the smuggling and trafficking of narcotics, opioids, weapons, humans, counterfeit and pirated goods; illegal tobacco and alcohol products; illegally harvested timber, wildlife and fish; pillaged oil, diamonds, gold, natural resources and precious minerals; and other contraband commodities. These are not victimless crimes in some far off place but rather, ever-present in our daily lives, impacting local communities, global economies, humanity, and our planet. If you know me, or have seen me speak, you will know I’m an optimist. And I believe we have an opportunity to heal as a global society. To emerge from the shadows and walk into the light. To enter a Golden Age. But first, we must traverse the proverbial desert of darkness, so that we together, may illuminate our world. #EverythingIsConnected

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