<div> <p>Most people meet Fidel Castro in history books. Alan Pamplin met him because of a drifting ship packed with cocaine.</p><p>Cuba is facing one of its worst crises in decades. Blackouts, fuel shortages, and growing unrest. And the pressure has intensified since the U.S. cut vital oil supplies from Venezuela.</p><p>But the legacy of revolutionary president Fidel Castro looms as large as ever.</p><p>In the mid-1990s, a drifting ship loaded with cocaine entered Cuban waters, triggering an all-or-nothing international drug trafficking investigation. What followed was a frantic maritime search, a diplomatic crisis, and an extraordinary summons from the big man himself.</p><p>UK Drug Liaison Officer Alan Pamplin suddenly found himself face-to-face with Fidel Castro, before being whisked away by Cuban authorities in a race to find hidden drugs aboard the mysterious vessel.</p><p>But would they uncover the cocaine before it was too late?</p><p>These are the Narco Warriors. <br>New episodes every Monday.</p><p>Host: Lindsay Charlton<br>Insiders: Alan Pamplin &amp; Graham Honey</p></div>