Name: America's War on Drugs
Released: 2017-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Omar Abdi, Waj Ali, Richard Stratton

TV Show · Crime · History

A look at the origins of the drug war in the US, which spans over five decades. Plus, the unexpected effects on American culture, institutions and politics.

2017 · 1h 20m

Starring Omar Abdi, Waj Ali, Richard Stratton

Director Julian Kemp

EPISODE 1

Acid, Spies, & Secret Experiments

A looks at gangsters, gurus, warlords, spies, and politicians who are vying for control of the narcotics black market.

1h 5m
EPISODE 2

Cocaine, Cartels, & Crack Downs

US Customs and Interpol who the huge increase of the Ecstasy trade that is controlled by Israeli Organised Crime; CIA shadow wars contribute to the first narco-state.

1h 8m
EPISODE 3

Gangs, Prisons, & Meth Queens

The Clinton administration's support of NAFTA inadvertently opens the door to Mexican cartels; a crackdown on violence leads to mass incarceration; a celebrity's sister becomes a meth lord; powerful cartels begin a war for dominance.

1h 8m
EPISODE 4

Heroin, Terrorists, & Kings of Pain

Afghanistan transforms into a narco-state as the war on drugs and the war on terror intertwine. American intervention assists the rise of El Chapo and the super cartels, while the pharmaceuticals supply addictive substances.

1h 7m