Episode Details

The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line, is a law enforcement podcast discussing numerous topics. The podcast has four hosts. Benny Cruz, a retired San Diego Sheriff's Detective; David Contreras, a retired San Diego Police Detective Sergeant; Sean Murphy, a retired San Diego Police Lieutenant; and Gonzalo "Chalo" Gerardo, retired Calexico Police Chief. All the episodes start with an introductory video and song. The panel interviews many individuals, such as Prison Wardens, Alex Marentes, Buggs of Borderland Beat, Parole Agents, Hector Bravo of That Guard Podcast, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, DEA agents, former LAPD Rampart Officer Ruben Palomares, and Jay Flores, one of the Chicago Twins that brought down El Cahpo from the Sinaloa Cartel, and many other guests. You can watch the video podcast on YouTube by going to their YouTube Channel.

Today, Alex ‘Buggs' Marentes of BORDERLAND BEAT will discuss the January 1, 2023 incident when a gang stormed a prison in Ciudad Juarez. At 7:00 am, the gang arrived in several armored vehicles at the Cereso number 3 state prison in Juarez. They opened fire on guards while prisoners inside rioted. Ten guards, seven inmates, and two gunmen were killed. Thirteen people were wounded, and four were arrested. At least 30 inmates escaped, including the leader of Los Mexicles, Ernesto Alfredo Pinon de la Cruz, who is believed to be behind a wave of killings in August 2022, known as "Black Thursday," during which ten people were killed. Ten inmates and staff were murdered, and twenty inmates escaped after a prison riot in Juarez, Mexico.