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Man: [ Over radio ] It appears -- appears to be
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America's War on Drugs

It appears -- appears to be three male blacks in a vehicle. It's a white, uh, Hyundai,But...

Man: [ Over radio ]
It appears -- appears to be three male blacks in a vehicle. It's a white, uh, Hyundai,
I believe. Narrator:
But on March 3, 1991, relations between the LAPD
and the citizens they police take a darker turn

Full Transcript

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Man: [ Over radio ] It appears -- appears to be
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three male blacks in a vehicle.
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It's a white, uh, Hyundai, I believe.
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Narrator: But on March 3, 1991,
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relations between the LAPD and the citizens they police
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take a darker turn.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:33
Uploaded
Jul 01, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Talos Films

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Movie Summary

"America's War on Drugs" is an immersive trip through the last five decades, uncovering how the CIA, obsessed with keeping America safe in the fight against communism, allied itself with the mafia and foreign drug traffickers.
S01 • E01 Sandoz even supplies the CIA with a receipt - America's War on Drugs 00:06
Sandoz even supplies the CIA with a receipt
S01 • E02 He began buying up large quantities of land, - America's War on Drugs 00:08
He began buying up large quantities of land,
S01 • E01 The CIA were scared stiff the KGB was gonna get all this LSD - America's War on Drugs 00:08
The CIA were scared stiff the KGB was gonna get all this LSD
S01 • E02 They had air strips hidden under the jungle canopy. - America's War on Drugs 00:05
They had air strips hidden under the jungle canopy.
S01 • E01 So they bought every drop of LSD in existence at that point. - America's War on Drugs 00:06
So they bought every drop of LSD in existence at that point.
S01 • E02 Levine: Roberto Suárez was in control of 60%-80% - America's War on Drugs 00:09
Levine: Roberto Suárez was in control of 60%-80%
S01 • E04 ¶¶ - America's War on Drugs 00:08
¶¶
S01 • E01 They gave it to George White and let George start dosing people. - America's War on Drugs 00:05
They gave it to George White and let George start dosing peo...
S01 • E01 ¶ Hey, oh ¶ - America's War on Drugs 00:24
¶ Hey, oh ¶
S01 • E02 Pablo Escobar was just a customer of Roberto Suárez. - America's War on Drugs 00:05
Pablo Escobar was just a customer of Roberto Suárez.
S01 • E04 [ Helicopter blades whirring ] - America's War on Drugs 00:12
[ Helicopter blades whirring ]
S01 • E02 Narrator: DEA agent Michael Levine - America's War on Drugs 00:12
Narrator: DEA agent Michael Levine
S01 • E03 It's about this entire regime - America's War on Drugs 00:07
It's about this entire regime
S01 • E04 ¶¶ - America's War on Drugs 00:22
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S01 • E02 I was part of an undercover team - America's War on Drugs 00:07
I was part of an undercover team
S01 • E03 The police were being told - America's War on Drugs 00:11
The police were being told
S01 • E02 Posing as a half-Sicilian, half-Puerto Rican Mafia don - America's War on Drugs 00:11
Posing as a half-Sicilian, half-Puerto Rican Mafia don
S01 • E01 He's known for busting international drug rings - America's War on Drugs 00:07
He's known for busting international drug rings
S01 • E03 And thus, war is the appropriate set of methodology. - America's War on Drugs 00:05
And thus, war is the appropriate set of methodology.
S01 • E01 But unbeknownst to his supervisors, - America's War on Drugs 00:06
But unbeknownst to his supervisors,