Narco Warriors: Secrets from The Global Drug War

An embassy. A vengeful informant. A loaded pistol. And is it ever a good idea to send your family undercover? In the early 1990s, Thailand was the crossroads of the global drug trade. It was where power, corruption, and survival intersected. Northern Thailand included what became known as the Golden Triangle, the lawless borderland where Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos meet. This region was one ...

A dead body in a water tank. Rogue informants. Narco submarines. Ever wonder who the government sends to the other side of the world to fight the drug trade? Meet the Drug Liaison Officers. The secret weapon in international narcotics enforcement. From embassy etiquette, to flipping reluctant mules into informants, this is the inside story of law enforcement’s most unusual diplomats. These ar...

The investigator becomes the target, the airport that became a temple of crime and how NOT to sample a cocaine stash. Law enforcement veterans Philip Matthews and Graham Honey trace their unlikely beginnings in 1970s Britain, as UK Customs & Excise investigators quietly transformed from suitcase checks into a global drug-fighting force. From ripping drug parcels, to dismantling corruption at m...

Missile strikes. Narco terrorism. A president taken in the night. In the first episode of Narco Warriors, Lindsay Charlton sets the scene for a global conflict that has entered a dangerous new phase. As the United States declares drug traffickers “narco terrorists” and launches missile strikes on suspected smuggling boats in the Caribbean, our insiders ask a fundamental question: Has the war...

This is the true story of how the narcotics trade went global and how a secret war, fought for more than 50 years, still shapes our world - told by the international investigators who lived it. Episodes drop Mondays 6am GMT