Khun Sa was a mercenary, a rebel, a warlord and a freedom fighting drugmaker who all-but created the modern heroin industry in the wake of the Vietnam War’s smack epidemic. At one point, the Shan hero, his fiefdom buried deep in the Burmese brush, supplied three quarters of all the gear in America. No wonder Washington called him the ‘Prince of Death.’ But K ... Show More
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The Shaman-Gangsters Who Built Indonesia
For centuries, brigands, gangsters and street toughs ruled the island of Java so thoroughly that they were woven into local myths. But in the 20th century, when the world bounded towards war, mob bosses in Jakarta spotted a chance to turn underworld kudos into an independent nati ... Show More
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Cocaine, Camorra, Call Girls: Maradona's Downfall
In 1987, Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona was on top of the world. He’d just handed his nation a World Cup, and his club side Napoli its first league title in over 60 years. But Maradona’s hard-partying lifestyle and underworld friends would soon take their toll - and before ... Show More
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Aug 2020
“Prince Prosperous” Pt. 1: Khun Sa
By the early 1950s, the teenaged Khun Sa was already a militia leader in war-torn northeast Burma (present-day Myanmar). Over the next decade, his power as a warlord only increased. When the Burmese government came to him with an offer of allyship, he set himself up to become the ... Show More
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Sep 2020
“Prince Prosperous” Pt. 3: Khun Sa
Forced out of Thailand by his Thai benefactors and the Americans, Khun Sa retreated back to Burma. Once again, he wasted no time in rebuilding his empire and making deals with the Burmese military dictatorship. But in the early 1990s, the various Southeast Asian countries decided ... Show More
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May 2024
[Bande-annonce] - Histoire du trafic de drogue, la nouvelle saison de Criminels
Des guerres de l’opium à la naissance de la French Connection, des années hippies à l’ascension des grands barons de la drogue, d’Escobar à El Chapo, des montagnes afghanes à Wall Street, se dessine une histoire politique des drogues dans laquelle nous vous embarquons, à vos risq ... Show More
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Dec 2021
Meth in the Badlands: The Story of Pastor Al Peratt
Al Peratt’s trafficking career started when he was in the military: legal clerk by day, hashish dealer at night. The gig turned to heroin, and after a lengthy prison sentence, to dealing meth in San Diego’s biker scene. He later fled the city—but not his old habits. In the Black ... Show More
45m 30s
Sep 2020
Fashion: Alexander McQueen
Throughout the ‘90s and 2000s, the world knew Alexander McQueen as the “hooligan of English fashion.” Celebrities like Lady Gaga, Naomi Campbell and Rihanna all walked Hollywood red carpets in his glamorous gowns. But behind his masterful designs was a man who battled addiction, ... Show More
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Mahabharata Episode 42: Bheem Kills Keechak
Bhim Killing KeechakIn the kingdom of Virat, the Panadvas have been spending their thirteenth year in exile. As per the contract, they had to live in disguise such that nobody could recognize them as the rulers of Indraprastha. Draupadi served the queen of Virat, Sudeshna, as her ... Show More
20m 12s
May 2023
Pistolera - Frammenti di Sharon Kinne
All’apparenza è una donna della middle class americana. Ma ad oggi l’americana Sharon Kinne, nata Sharon Hall nel 1939, è una delle fuggitive ancora ufficialmente in vita più ricercate nella storia del crimine. Nel 1964, a Città del Messico, spara e uccide un uomo conosciuto in u ... Show More
35m 33s
Mar 2024
Peter Tosh (Pt. 2): A Home Invasion, an Assassination, and No Compromise
As a reggae revolutionary who rejected peace in the name of truth and justice, and an outspoken critic of the Jamaican government, Peter Tosh's refusal to compromise nearly cost him his life many times over. He tried to amplify his message by purchasing Jamaica's Radio One. He tr ... Show More
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