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Wright: Norman's Cay was a stroke of genius
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America's War on Drugs

Norman's Caywas a stroke of genius because nobody was watchingplanes laden with cocaine...

Wright: Norman's Cay
was a stroke of genius because nobody was watching
planes laden with cocaine flying from Colombia
into Norman's Cay

Full Transcript

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Wright: Norman's Cay was a stroke of genius
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because nobody was watching planes laden with cocaine
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flying from Colombia into Norman's Cay.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:05
Uploaded
Jun 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 He was the guy that made sure those trucks got through. - America's War on Drugs 00:05
He was the guy that made sure those trucks got through.
S01 • E01 Over 100 CIA-trained soldiers are killed, - America's War on Drugs 00:07
Over 100 CIA-trained soldiers are killed,
S01 • E03 De la Cruz: Most people don't understand that even though - America's War on Drugs 00:16
De la Cruz: Most people don't understand that even thou...
S01 • E02 He buys up half the properties on the island in cash - America's War on Drugs 00:07
He buys up half the properties on the island in cash
S01 • E04 Moran: The CIA thinks that we're really fighting - America's War on Drugs 00:07
Moran: The CIA thinks that we're really fighting
S01 • E01 But Felix Rodriguez and the other leaders of Operation 40 - America's War on Drugs 00:09
But Felix Rodriguez and the other leaders of Operation 40
S01 • E02 Carlos Lehder took over and threw all the normal people - America's War on Drugs 00:12
Carlos Lehder took over and threw all the normal people
S01 • E04 And this War on Drugs, it's a losing battle - America's War on Drugs 00:06
And this War on Drugs, it's a losing battle
S01 • E03 Smoke some crack cocaine, and you see somebody, - America's War on Drugs 00:09
Smoke some crack cocaine, and you see somebody,
S01 • E04 ¶¶ - America's War on Drugs 00:15
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S01 • E01 And it's here in South Florida - America's War on Drugs 00:08
And it's here in South Florida
S01 • E03 [ Sirens wailing, police radio chatter ] - America's War on Drugs 00:10
[ Sirens wailing, police radio chatter ]
S01 • E02 Narrator: The Medellin Cartel now has their own island. - America's War on Drugs 00:04
Narrator: The Medellin Cartel now has their own island.
S01 • E01 Parenti: This army of Cubans that had been trained by the CIA - America's War on Drugs 00:08
Parenti: This army of Cubans that had been trained by the CI...
S01 • E04 ¶¶ - America's War on Drugs 00:12
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S01 • E03 And two of America's most notorious gangs, - America's War on Drugs 00:07
And two of America's most notorious gangs,
S01 • E02 Planes land and take off around the clock, - America's War on Drugs 00:09
Planes land and take off around the clock,
S01 • E01 And they looked around, - America's War on Drugs 00:06
And they looked around,
S01 • E02 Lehder is bringing in $20 million a month. - America's War on Drugs 00:04
Lehder is bringing in $20 million a month.
S01 • E04 [ Applause ] - America's War on Drugs 00:18
[ Applause ]