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America's War on Drugs

The U.S. had to go in and break open thosenarco trafficker piggy banks, get the money out,...

The U.S. had to go in and break open those
narco trafficker piggy banks, get the money out, and give the DEA a road map to go after these cartels
in the early '90s

Full Transcript

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The U.S. had to go in
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and break open those narco trafficker piggy banks,
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get the money out,
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and give the DEA a road map
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to go after these cartels in the early '90s.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:44
Uploaded
Jun 30, 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 Farah: There was a lack of attention initially paid - America's War on Drugs 00:09
Farah: There was a lack of attention initially paid
S01 • E02 The basic policy was capitalism is good. - America's War on Drugs 00:04
The basic policy was capitalism is good.
S01 • E02 But that was exactly what the narcos were doing, right? - America's War on Drugs 00:05
But that was exactly what the narcos were doing, right?
S01 • E03 Narrator: As one boss is brought down in Panama, - America's War on Drugs 00:06
Narrator: As one boss is brought down in Panama,
S01 • E02 ¶¶ - America's War on Drugs 00:19
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S01 • E04 They're ambushed, and the agency - America's War on Drugs 00:05
They're ambushed, and the agency
S01 • E04 Man #2: North 1506, west 8319. - America's War on Drugs 00:04
Man #2: North 1506, west 8319.
S01 • E03 Wright: Cocaine is often still being processed in Colombia, - America's War on Drugs 00:09
Wright: Cocaine is often still being processed in Colombia,
S01 • E01 Moran: At the agency then, and even to this day, - America's War on Drugs 00:09
Moran: At the agency then, and even to this day,
S01 • E04 Man #3: Signal down. We've lost visual. - America's War on Drugs 00:14
Man #3: Signal down. We've lost visual.
S01 • E01 Narrator: This clandestine document -- - America's War on Drugs 00:11
Narrator: This clandestine document --
S01 • E03 Pablo Escobar was on the run. - America's War on Drugs 00:04
Pablo Escobar was on the run.
S01 • E02 Inside his luggage is 50 kilograms - America's War on Drugs 00:08
Inside his luggage is 50 kilograms
S01 • E03 One thing that's true about the War on Drugs - America's War on Drugs 00:08
One thing that's true about the War on Drugs
S01 • E02 [ Indistinct conversations ] - America's War on Drugs 00:09
[ Indistinct conversations ]
S01 • E01 Issued in 1954, it lays out the core mission for the agency. - America's War on Drugs 00:05
Issued in 1954, it lays out the core mission for the agency.
S01 • E03 It's a law of physics almost. - America's War on Drugs 00:04
It's a law of physics almost.
S01 • E01 The Doolittle Report essentially said, - America's War on Drugs 00:13
The Doolittle Report essentially said,
S01 • E03 Narrator: On this plane is a powerful - America's War on Drugs 00:11
Narrator: On this plane is a powerful
S01 • E02 ¶¶ - America's War on Drugs 00:06
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