In the 1980s, US special agents land in Latin America tasked with capturing the world’s most dangerous narco-terrorists.
Real Narcos goes undercover with the real men and women trying to bring down these infamous criminal masterminds.
From the King of Cocaine, Pablo Escobar, to the Godmother of the drugs trade, Griselda Blanco, and the most powerful drug trafficker on the planet, El Chapo. Follow the agents as they kick down doors and dismantle crime syndicates, bringing the world’s most wanted narco-terrorists to justice.
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Reality Check
What does it take to rule a drug empire? Selfishness, brutality, untold cruelty. These monsters may have been self-made millionaires, but the human price of their fortunes was unthinkable. Their actions both directly and indirectly resulted in the deaths of thousands and ruined the lives of millions more.
The Kingpins
Pablo
Escobar
“El Patrón”
The original poster boy for the cocaine trade, Pablo Escobar blew up commercial airplanes, bombed civilians, murdered government officials and, when captured, negotiated a deal to build his own luxury jail.
Griselda
Blanco
“the godmother”
The first and most notorious female narco-terrorist, Griselda Blanco used seduction and charm alongside brutal violence, ruling the Miami drugs trade with an iron fist. She revolutionised smuggling methods, using a network of glamorous women to flirt and beguile their way through US customs, laden with cocaine.
Barry
Seal
“El gordo”
Adler Berriman ‘Barry’ Seal, the larger than life American airline pilot who became Escobar’s smuggler, before flipping and becoming America’s most valuable informant on the Cartel.
Juan Matta Ballesteros
“El Negro”
Hunting Juan Ramon Matta-Ballesteros was like trying to catch smoke. He was the shady mastermind behind the overland supply route funnelling cocaine from Latin America into the southern United States.
