To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
¶
Please log in to add to collections.
America's War on Drugs

?¶ The irony of this is thatthroughout history, the U.S. governmenthas been entrenched and...

�¶ The irony of this is that
throughout history, the U.S. government
has been entrenched and at least
peripherally involved with the drug trade
to a much greater degree than any teenager
experimenting with drugs in the United States
is ever going to be

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.262
¶¶
00:00:05.316 --> 00:00:10.457
The irony of this is that throughout history,
00:00:10.561 --> 00:00:13.762
the U.S. government has been entrenched
00:00:13.867 --> 00:00:16.755
and at least peripherally involved
00:00:16.859 --> 00:00:20.238
with the drug trade to a much greater degree
00:00:20.342 --> 00:00:23.001
than any teenager experimenting with drugs
00:00:23.157 --> 00:00:25.451
in the United States is ever going to be.
Duration
25 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:13
Uploaded
Jul 01, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Talos Films

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

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 [ Indistinct conversations ] - America's War on Drugs 00:06
[ Indistinct conversations ]
S01 • E03 [ Explosion ] - America's War on Drugs 00:13
[ Explosion ]
S01 • E01 What's the answer to controlling people - America's War on Drugs 00:06
What's the answer to controlling people
S01 • E02 Why? Because Roberto feeds the people. - America's War on Drugs 00:04
Why? Because Roberto feeds the people.
S01 • E02 Narrator: In the mid-'70s, Suárez switches his empire - America's War on Drugs 00:08
Narrator: In the mid-'70s, Suárez switches his empire
S01 • E02 ¶¶ - America's War on Drugs 00:07
¶¶
S01 • E03 Man: [ Over radio ] It appears -- appears to be - America's War on Drugs 00:15
Man: [ Over radio ] It appears -- appears to be
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