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They call him Brazil's Pablo Escobar. Sérgio de Carvalho was an elite Brazilian police major who became one of the most wanted drug traffickers on Earth, accused of flying 45 tonnes of cocaine into Europe with his own private fleet of planes. Along the way he burned through ten f ...  Show more

In 1992, the New York Mafia is falling apart. The Gambinos are in chaos, the Colombos are at war, the Genoveses are hiding behind Chin Gigante’s bathrobe act, and the Bonannos—the forgotten, disgraced family left for dead after the Donnie Brasco disaster—are waiting on one man: J ...  Show more

Discover the incredible rise of Lui Lok, a peasant boy turned underworld kingpin in Hong Kong. Follow his journey from police officer to elusive war hero and beyond, in this riveting tale of ambition and corruption. Sponsor: Nativedeo.com/casual or use promo code CASUAL at check ...  Show more

On episode 23 of the Sit Down, Jeff and BlackJack delve into one of the most mysterious, fascinating figures in the history of American organized crime, Frank Matthews. Frank rose from the country roads of North Carolina to New York City and created the biggest drug empire in the ...  Show more

A wealthy man of power. A tempting and valuable but highly illegal product. An insatiable lust for thrills, money, and power. Along with a crew of southern gentlemen, they used their connections and cash to run the largest guns for drugs ring in the United States’ history. What h ...  Show more

If you enjoy the true stories told in Dictators, check out this episode from our series Kingpins: He was the Panamanian politician who ran one of the most successful drug and gun trafficking rings in the world in the 1970s and 80s—until an American coup brought him down. Learn mo ...  Show more