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Narrator: A decade after NAFTA helped turn Mexico
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America's War on Drugs

A decade after NAFTAhelped turn Mexico into the key transshipment point for the North...

Narrator: A decade after NAFTA
helped turn Mexico into the key transshipment point for the North American
drug trade, four major Mexican cartels battle for control
of the border

Full Transcript

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Narrator: A decade after NAFTA helped turn Mexico
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into the key transshipment point
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for the North American drug trade,
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four major Mexican cartels
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battle for control of the border.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:48
Uploaded
Jul 01, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 George would sit behind this one-way mirror, - America's War on Drugs 00:08
George would sit behind this one-way mirror,
S01 • E03 In order for us to get the respect of law enforcement - America's War on Drugs 00:08
In order for us to get the respect of law enforcement
S01 • E02 The U.S. backs right-wing dictatorships - America's War on Drugs 00:08
The U.S. backs right-wing dictatorships
S01 • E04 The most dominant is the Juárez Cartel, - America's War on Drugs 00:09
The most dominant is the Juárez Cartel,
S01 • E01 [ Indistinct conversation ] - America's War on Drugs 00:09
[ Indistinct conversation ]
S01 • E02 Farah: In the Cold War, everything was viewed through - America's War on Drugs 00:05
Farah: In the Cold War, everything was viewed through
S01 • E03 Narrator: Inspired by the 1949 Egypt-Israel peace agreement, - America's War on Drugs 00:09
Narrator: Inspired by the 1949 Egypt-Israel peace agreement,
S01 • E04 His mysterious death led to a power struggle - America's War on Drugs 00:15
His mysterious death led to a power struggle
S01 • E02 ¶¶ - America's War on Drugs 00:15
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S01 • E03 [ Men shouting indistinctly ] - America's War on Drugs 00:08
[ Men shouting indistinctly ]
S01 • E01 ...and dose them with pure LSD-25. - America's War on Drugs 00:04
...and dose them with pure LSD-25.
S01 • E03 We had Crips and Bloods fighting each other - America's War on Drugs 00:11
We had Crips and Bloods fighting each other
S01 • E04 When you dig into it underneath the surface, - America's War on Drugs 00:06
When you dig into it underneath the surface,
S01 • E01 Man: This is where I have my effect -- - America's War on Drugs 00:05
Man: This is where I have my effect --
S01 • E04 And there was a lot of, uh, you know, - America's War on Drugs 00:06
And there was a lot of, uh, you know,
S01 • E02 Roberto Suárez began realizing that this access to money - America's War on Drugs 00:06
Roberto Suárez began realizing that this access to money
S01 • E01 Narrator: This is Lysergic acid diethylamide, - America's War on Drugs 00:06
Narrator: This is Lysergic acid diethylamide,
S01 • E03 We started drafting a truce - America's War on Drugs 00:13
We started drafting a truce
S01 • E02 And so he offered to pay off all of Bolivia's debt, - America's War on Drugs 00:07
And so he offered to pay off all of Bolivia's debt,
S01 • E04 Narrator: U.S. law enforcement - America's War on Drugs 00:08
Narrator: U.S. law enforcement