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America's War on Drugs

For the next 20 years, pharmaceutical companieswill fight Congress' attempts to regulate...

Narrator:
For the next 20 years, pharmaceutical companies
will fight Congress' attempts to regulate the precursors
for crystal meth

Full Transcript

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Narrator: For the next 20 years,
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pharmaceutical companies will fight Congress' attempts
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to regulate the precursors for crystal meth.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:28
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 • E02 Now the war will be fought with a brain trust of expertise, - America's War on Drugs 00:13
Now the war will be fought with a brain trust of expertise,
S01 • E04 The Sinaloa Cartel's now coming for Tijuana's turf. - America's War on Drugs 00:06
The Sinaloa Cartel's now coming for Tijuana's turf...
S01 • E03 Parenti: Mainstream pharmaceutical companies - America's War on Drugs 00:08
Parenti: Mainstream pharmaceutical companies
S01 • E01 Narrator: Tony Poe has ordered a CIA plane - America's War on Drugs 00:12
Narrator: Tony Poe has ordered a CIA plane
S01 • E04 And Loya-Castro's information plays a critical role. - America's War on Drugs 00:05
And Loya-Castro's information plays a critical role.
S01 • E02 Bush: It's a young task force, - America's War on Drugs 00:09
Bush: It's a young task force,
S01 • E04 ¶¶ - America's War on Drugs 00:05
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S01 • E03 They don't knowingly sell these amphetamines to drug dealers, - America's War on Drugs 00:09
They don't knowingly sell these amphetamines to drug de...
S01 • E02 ¶¶ - America's War on Drugs 00:12
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S01 • E04 They play in this narrow bridge that's incredibly dangerous. - America's War on Drugs 00:04
They play in this narrow bridge that's incredibly dange...
S01 • E01 The plane is owned by Air America. - America's War on Drugs 00:04
The plane is owned by Air America.
S01 • E03 Olsen: I did work for a number of large manufacturers - America's War on Drugs 00:17
Olsen: I did work for a number of large manufacturers
S01 • E04 [ Conversing in Spanish ] - America's War on Drugs 00:05
[ Conversing in Spanish ]
S01 • E01 One of the most important aspects of fighting Communism - America's War on Drugs 00:10
One of the most important aspects of fighting Communism
S01 • E04 And in exchange, the leadership of the Sinaloa organization - America's War on Drugs 00:09
And in exchange, the leadership of the Sinaloa organization
S01 • E02 -Police force! -Put your hands up, man! - America's War on Drugs 00:04
-Police force! -Put your hands up, man!
S01 • E02 Almost overnight, Miami starts to look like - America's War on Drugs 00:06
Almost overnight, Miami starts to look like
S01 • E04 [ Man speaking Spanish ] - America's War on Drugs 00:14
[ Man speaking Spanish ]
S01 • E01 Narrator: The CIA plane lands back at this secret base - America's War on Drugs 00:07
Narrator: The CIA plane lands back at this secret base
S01 • E02 But the real battle will be fought in the shallow waters - America's War on Drugs 00:06
But the real battle will be fought in the shallow waters