Matta Ballesteros Part 1: The Faceless Phantom

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Matta Ballesteros Part 2: Face to Face With the Cocaine Chemist

Everyone assumed Matta Ballesteros was just a low-level pusher. But it turns out he’s the shady mastermind funnelling eye-watering quantities of cocaine into the United States. After a long and gruelling pursuit across multiple borders, US agents hatch a plan to snatch Matta off ...  Show more

Félix Gallardo Part 1: The Mexican Godfather

In 1981, DEA Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena lands in Mexico. His task is to bring down the man known as El Padrino (The Godfather). This drug lord's real name is Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo. Gallardo sits atop an industrial scale cocaine and marijuana operation, propped up by mill ...  Show more

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