Narco Wars - Season 1 - Eps 1: How Cocaine Came to America
Despite $1 trillion spent on enforcement and 2.5 million death toll, more illegal drugs are being produced, trafficked, and consumed than ever before. Featuring interviews and action filmed with key players on both sides of the law, this 10 part series will examine the drug wars - both past and present - to explain why.
About Narco Wars
Title: Narco Wars
First Air Date: 2020-12-09
Last Air Date: 2022-09-07
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6.4/10 (from 5 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 24
Network: National Geographic
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Wall to Wall
Synopsis
Narco Wars explores how opportunistic smuggling networks in Latin America turned into powerful and ruthless drug cartels with the power to destabilize and tear apart whole countries. The series combines gripping access to cartel members and the law enforcement agencies opposing them with a deep dive documentary exploration of the geo-political, social and cultural factors that led the cartels' rise.
