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America's War on Drugs

Local forcesare waging a secret war against communist guerrillasin the remote Laotian...

Narrator: Local forces
are waging a secret war against communist guerrillas
in the remote Laotian highlands, and they're being trained
by a legendary CIA operative

Full Transcript

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Narrator: Local forces are waging a secret war
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against communist guerrillas in the remote Laotian highlands,
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and they're being trained by a legendary CIA operative...
Duration
13 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:15
Uploaded
Jul 01, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E04 One major competitor -- the Tijuana Cartel, - America's War on Drugs 00:07
One major competitor -- the Tijuana Cartel,
S01 • E02 Ovalle: Griselda, being the bloodthirsty person - America's War on Drugs 00:13
Ovalle: Griselda, being the bloodthirsty person
S01 • E03 We didn't want any kind of violence - America's War on Drugs 00:14
We didn't want any kind of violence
S01 • E04 They control much of the border crossings to the west, - America's War on Drugs 00:08
They control much of the border crossings to the west,
S01 • E01 A World War II fighter pilot, - America's War on Drugs 00:07
A World War II fighter pilot,
S01 • E02 Narrator: Blanco was known for repopularizing - America's War on Drugs 00:06
Narrator: Blanco was known for repopularizing
S01 • E04 Both El Chapo and the DEA - America's War on Drugs 00:07
Both El Chapo and the DEA
S01 • E01 After the war, he becomes one of America's most prolific spies. - America's War on Drugs 00:06
After the war, he becomes one of America's most prolifi...
S01 • E02 ¶¶ - America's War on Drugs 00:08
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S01 • E04 At a certain point, the Tijuana Cartel became more violent. - America's War on Drugs 00:06
At a certain point, the Tijuana Cartel became more violent.
S01 • E01 Now he's the CIA's man in Laos. - America's War on Drugs 00:05
Now he's the CIA's man in Laos.
S01 • E04 [ Gunfire ] - America's War on Drugs 00:09
[ Gunfire ]
S01 • E01 A lot of people think of someone like James Bond - America's War on Drugs 00:08
A lot of people think of someone like James Bond
S01 • E03 So I bought a car dealership, just a small one, - America's War on Drugs 00:07
So I bought a car dealership, just a small one,
S01 • E02 [ Police radio chatter ] - America's War on Drugs 00:10
[ Police radio chatter ]
S01 • E01 In a place like Laos, - America's War on Drugs 00:05
In a place like Laos,
S01 • E04 Chapo Guzmán and the Sinaloa organization that he was growing - America's War on Drugs 00:09
Chapo Guzmán and the Sinaloa organization that he was growin...
S01 • E02 By 1981, Miami really is a paradise lost, - America's War on Drugs 00:10
By 1981, Miami really is a paradise lost,
S01 • E01 [ Indistinct shouting ] - America's War on Drugs 00:06
[ Indistinct shouting ]
S01 • E01 Narrator: Tony Poe breaks CIA rules - America's War on Drugs 00:06
Narrator: Tony Poe breaks CIA rules