On the smog-filled streets of industrial Birmingham, groups of ‘Peaky Blinders’ earned a reputation as Britain’s most feared gang, terrorizing anybody who stepped in their paths with bats, blades and whatever else they could get their hands on. They ruled the UK’s second city until the turn of the century. Led by Anglo-Irish prizefighter Billy Kimber, what f ... Show More
Oct 7
The OG Mexican Narco: Pablo Acosta
Pablo Acosta ruled Mexico's drug trade from a dusty border town, turning Ojinaga into a narco-empire that funneled billions in cocaine, weed and heroin into America during the 1980s. Known as the Fox of Ojinaga, he was a ruthless trafficker who taught the narco-world that it was ... Show More
1h 9m
Sep 30
Cambodia’s Untouchable Gangster-in-Chief
Hun To, the nephew of Cambodia’s former PM, is also the ruler of a criminal empire stretching from illegal logging and Triad-run casinos, to corrupt Chinese investment and — ALLEGEDLY — people and heroin trafficking.Sean met Nathan Southern and Lindsey Kennedy at a Saigon studio ... Show More
1h 11m
Jul 2021
Crime World Extra: The warring factions behind the Drogheda gangland feud
It’s just three years since a hitman attempted to murder gang boss Owen Maguire, leaving him paralysed and dividing a town’s underworld into two feuding sides intent on wiping each other out.
Since then, six assassination attempts, four brutal murders - including the torture and ... Show More
27m 39s
Dec 2020
Peaky Blinders - Carl Chinn MBE
Historian, professor, author, Carl Chinn joins us this week to delve into the history of the infamous Peaky Blinders gangs. Carl was born and bread in Birmingham, is a former bookmaker and the great grandson of a Peaky. He splits fact and fiction from the famous T.V series and ex ... Show More
23m 21s