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The Business of Drugs

To understand the origins and true impact of the business of drugs, a former CIA analyst investigates the economics of six illicit substances.

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documentary, crime

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Mitchell & Kenyon

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Self - Host

Self - Director, Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai

Self - Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, Yale School of Management

Rodrigo Canales

Self - East African Representative, United Nation Office on Drugs and Crime

Amado De Andres

Self - Cannabis Business Lawyer

Self - Clinical Psychiatrist & Addiction Specialist

Suttipan Takkapaijit

Self - Heroin Dealer

Self - Research Director & Chemist, Alexander Shulgin Institute

Self - CEO, Simply Pure

Self - Recovering Addict

Self - Member of Parliament

Self - DEA Agent

Self - Author

Self - Journalist

John-Allan Namu

Self - Black Market Farmer

Self - Author, Hello Shadowlands

Self - Columbian Army

Hernando Florez

Self - Author, Dreamland

Self - Humboldt County Sheriff's Office

Self - United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime, Regional Representative

Self - Journalist

Christopher Glazek

Self - Journalist

Natalia Herrera

Self - Psychonaut

Self - Special Inspector General, Afghanistan Reconstruction

Self - Psychedelic Chemist

Hamilton Morris

Self - Regional Director for Africa, DEA

Self - Bloomberg News

Self - CEO, Northern Emeralds

Self - Former Head of Anti-Narcotics Unit, Myanmar

Self - Owner, Mattole Valley Sungrown

Self - Former Purdue Sale Rep

Self - Economist, University of the Andes

Hernando Zuleta

Self - Economist & Journalist

Self - Coordinator, Myanmar Opium Farmers Forum

Self - Founder, Shan State Herald

Khuensai Jaiyen

Self - Police Informant

Self - Extraction Team, Colombian Army

Self - Oxy Dealer

Self - Activist, MEWA Clinic

Self - Development Director, Adelanto

Self - Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology UCSF

Self - Coca Farmer

Self - Supervisory Special Agent, DEA

Patrick Trainor

Self - Former Poppy Farmer

Nang Thwae Thwae

Self - Activist, MEWA Clinic

Self - Former DEA Agent

Self - Drug Cook

Self - Director, UCSF Toxicology Lab

Self - City Manager, Adelanto

Self - Councilman, Adelanto

John Woodard Jr.

Self - Colombian Army, Drug Inspection Unit

Self - Associate Policy Researcher, RAND Corp.

Self - Methadone Clinic Supervisor

Self - Opioid User

Self - Molly Dealer

Self - Former Drug Dealer

Self - CEO, Critical Mind Inc.

Self - Anti-Narcotics Unit, Colombian National Police

Camillo Herrera

Self - U.S. Army Sergeant

Jonathan Lubecky

Self - COO, Simply Pure

Self - Senior Partner, Marc J. Bern & Partners LLP

Self - Likoni Police Station, Mombasa

Self - Anti-Narcotics Unit, Colombian National Police

Self - U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of New York

Richard Donoghue

Self - Corvain Cooper's Sister

Self - Former Heroin Mule

elf - Former Prisoner & Meth Dealer

Self - Cocaine Trafficker

Self - Leader, Shan State Army

Self - Executive Officer, Chairman's Office SSA-S

Medic

Self - Drug Dealer

Self - Yaba User

Self - Coca Farmer

Self - Spice Dealer

Self - Drug Smuggler

Self - Local Fixer

Self - Cocaine Trafficker, Sinaloa Cartel

Self - DEA Agent

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Humans have been looking for ways - The Business of Drugs

Humans have been looking for ways

Doing this business is not good, man - The Business of Drugs

Doing this business is not good, man

Being a teenager, my dad told me that you need to be a man. - The Business of Drugs

Being a teenager, my dad told me that you need to be a man.

So... - The Business of Drugs

Brown sugar. - The Business of Drugs

That's worth more. - The Business of Drugs

That's worth more.

If I'm on meth, I can concentrate better when working. - The Business of Drugs

If I'm on meth, I can concentrate better when working.

I didn't even expect that, you know. - The Business of Drugs

I didn't even expect that, you know.

We have seen an unprecedented cycle in the production of heroin. - The Business of Drugs

We have seen an unprecedented cycle in the production of...

Yes. So it is a business choice to move things now to East Africa, - The Business of Drugs

Yes. So it is a business choice to move things now to East...

Precisely. Africa, it's a central place - The Business of Drugs

Precisely. Africa, it's a central place

Exactly. This thing, you realize, "Why'd we not thought about this earlier?" - The Business of Drugs

Exactly. This thing, you realize, "Why'd we not...

I'm from eastern Shan. - The Business of Drugs

I'm from eastern Shan.

Basically, that part of the region became unstable, - The Business of Drugs

Basically, that part of the region became unstable,

To farm poppy, it's... uh... I think it's the only viable crop. - The Business of Drugs

To farm poppy, it's... uh... I think it's the only...

Uh... it's quite very difficult - The Business of Drugs

Uh... it's quite very difficult

Yeah, because they need cash. - The Business of Drugs

Yeah, because they need cash.

Yeah, that's part of the problem. - The Business of Drugs

Yeah, that's part of the problem.

The dhow does not need to get into the port. - The Business of Drugs

The dhow does not need to get into the port.

The Colombian army, - The Business of Drugs

The Colombian army,

Yes, I know that, - The Business of Drugs

Yes, I know that,

A team first clears the area to guarantee - The Business of Drugs

A team first clears the area to guarantee

Yes, we do. - The Business of Drugs

The team of eradicators - The Business of Drugs

The team of eradicators

My friends, fellow fishermen, - The Business of Drugs

My friends, fellow fishermen,

They didn't tell us straight like that. - The Business of Drugs

They didn't tell us straight like that.

It's hard work, but we keep at it. - The Business of Drugs

It's hard work, but we keep at it.

I decided to collaborate with the police to save fellow fishermen - The Business of Drugs

I decided to collaborate with the police to save fellow...

When the brokers sell the opium, - The Business of Drugs

When the brokers sell the opium,

Coca is grown in one place - The Business of Drugs

Coca is grown in one place

The gasoline washes the coca leaf. - The Business of Drugs

The gasoline washes the coca leaf.

There you can see the gasoline, and here, - The Business of Drugs

There you can see the gasoline, and here,

Yes, mostly the cartels and criminal gangs. - The Business of Drugs

Yes, mostly the cartels and criminal gangs.

I would simply have to leave the area and stop farming. - The Business of Drugs

I would simply have to leave the area and stop farming.

I used to have yaba sometimes, but I didn't really like it. - The Business of Drugs

I used to have yaba sometimes, but I didn't really like...

They make it, - The Business of Drugs

We have gotten a little high. We felt dizzy. - The Business of Drugs

We have gotten a little high. We felt dizzy.

Yes, it made us active. - The Business of Drugs

Yes, it made us active.

Some do notice, but that depends on how... - The Business of Drugs

Some do notice, but that depends on how...

Like, that guy told me that there was a lot of yaba in his backpack. - The Business of Drugs

Like, that guy told me that there was a lot of yaba in his...

After four to six hours, the addict goes into withdrawal - The Business of Drugs

After four to six hours, the addict goes into withdrawal

Well, at the moment, it's the only thing I am doing. - The Business of Drugs

Well, at the moment, it's the only thing I am doing.

Possibly, it could be in two months... - The Business of Drugs

Possibly, it could be in two months...

I am more scared of the people that run the business, - The Business of Drugs

I am more scared of the people that run the business,

In Kenya, the coastal part of Kenya - The Business of Drugs

In Kenya, the coastal part of Kenya

In this port, - The Business of Drugs

When the containers enter, we have technologies like scanners. - The Business of Drugs

When the containers enter, we have technologies like...

This year, 5,000 kilos of cocaine - The Business of Drugs

This year, 5,000 kilos of cocaine

We need the divers to submerge - The Business of Drugs

We need the divers to submerge

Let's go and check that boat. - The Business of Drugs

Let's go and check that boat.

That is perception. That is perception. - The Business of Drugs

That is perception. That is perception.

Very small, very small quantity. - The Business of Drugs

Very small, very small quantity.

No, no, no, we are carrying out progressive work. - The Business of Drugs

No, no, no, we are carrying out progressive work.

Here, I am finishing up packing. - The Business of Drugs

Here, I am finishing up packing.

Three backpacks each time. Forty thousand tablets in each backpack. - The Business of Drugs

Three backpacks each time. Forty thousand tablets in each...

Ending up in jail is horrible. - The Business of Drugs

Ending up in jail is horrible.

Correct. - The Business of Drugs

I have to be very cautious. If I don't, I'll be in trouble. - The Business of Drugs

I have to be very cautious. If I don't, I'll be in...

I think the situation is becoming more and more serious. - The Business of Drugs

I think the situation is becoming more and more serious.

Most of the time, we get the reports from our informants. - The Business of Drugs

Most of the time, we get the reports from our informants.

Well, the difficult part is that it never ends. - The Business of Drugs

Well, the difficult part is that it never ends.

Most of them are labor workers, blue-collar workers, - The Business of Drugs

Most of them are labor workers, blue-collar workers,

The Sinaloa Cartel, - The Business of Drugs

The Sinaloa Cartel,

It helped a lot. - The Business of Drugs

It helped a lot.

I was sentenced to six years and three months, - The Business of Drugs

I was sentenced to six years and three months,

Let's go. - The Business of Drugs

-Alhamdulillah. -Alhamdulillah. - The Business of Drugs

-Alhamdulillah. -Alhamdulillah.

They are going to meet a bigger boat. - The Business of Drugs

They are going to meet a bigger boat.

So good of those who give me this work, - The Business of Drugs

So good of those who give me this work,

The power of Juarez. - The Business of Drugs

The power of Juarez.

In order to be free, we will continue fighting for our freedom. - The Business of Drugs

In order to be free, we will continue fighting for our...

It is not about my thinking. Shan State already existed. - The Business of Drugs

It is not about my thinking. Shan State already existed.

Even most of the people like the ready-made. - The Business of Drugs

Even most of the people like the ready-made.

I started transporting up to 50 kilos to America. - The Business of Drugs

I started transporting up to 50 kilos to America.

At the time, there were still tunnels here in El Paso. - The Business of Drugs

At the time, there were still tunnels here in El Paso.

When Khun Sa was trading drugs, I was young and knew nothing. - The Business of Drugs

When Khun Sa was trading drugs, I was young and knew...

That was in Khun Sa's time. - The Business of Drugs

That was in Khun Sa's time.

There are trucks loaded with cocaine, - The Business of Drugs

There are trucks loaded with cocaine,

We are on a mission to fight against the drug traffickers. - The Business of Drugs

We are on a mission to fight against the drug traffickers.

We're going to inspect your vehicle. - The Business of Drugs

We're going to inspect your vehicle.

About... up to 26. - The Business of Drugs

About... up to 26.

From here, when you look at the mountain, - The Business of Drugs

From here, when you look at the mountain,

The chemicals are from neighboring countries. - The Business of Drugs

The chemicals are from neighboring countries.

Come on! Not this one. Not this one. - The Business of Drugs

Come on! Not this one. Not this one.

Drugs are a national threat for us. - The Business of Drugs

Drugs are a national threat for us.

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To understand the origins and true impact of the business of drugs, a former CIA analyst investigates the economics of six illicit substances.

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Director: N/A

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Production: Mitchell & Kenyon

Genre: documentary, crime

Year: 2020

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ImdbRating: 7.2

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Released: 14 Jul 2020

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