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&lt;p&gt;You probably walk past it every day without knowing...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Every drug empire produces one thing above all else: cash. &lt;strong&gt;Mountains of it. &lt;/strong&gt;The International Monetary Fund estimates that between two and five trillion dollars is laundered around the world every year - and at least half a trillion comes from the drug trade alone. But how do you clean dirty money?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From the black market ‘peso exchange’ to purpose-built deposit windows at high street banks, offshore shell companies, and cryptocurrency: the methods have evolved, but the goal never changes. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode, we follow the money with three men who spent careers tracking it: &lt;strong&gt;Terry Burke&lt;/strong&gt;, former head of security at the Bank of England; &lt;strong&gt;Martin Dubbey&lt;/strong&gt;, former UK customs drug liaison officer; and &lt;strong&gt;Phil Matthews&lt;/strong&gt;, who worked the money trail from Washington alongside the DEA, FBI and CIA.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And the answer to where the money hides might surprise you. It could be the nail bar on the corner. The barber shop you walk past every day. &lt;strong&gt;It could be your high street.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;But the cartels didn’t always have it their own way. Here’s the real sting from the investigstors on the front lines. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;These are the Narco Warriors.&lt;br&gt;New episodes every Monday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>

Narco Warriors: Secrets From The Global Drug War

Narco Warriors: Secrets From The Global Drug War

22: It Could Be Your High Street: How Cartels Wash Their Dirty Billions

JUN 15, 202629 MIN
Narco Warriors: Secrets From The Global Drug War

22: It Could Be Your High Street: How Cartels Wash Their Dirty Billions

JUN 15, 202629 MIN

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<div> <p>You probably walk past it every day without knowing...</p><p>Every drug empire produces one thing above all else: cash. <strong>Mountains of it. </strong>The International Monetary Fund estimates that between two and five trillion dollars is laundered around the world every year - and at least half a trillion comes from the drug trade alone. But how do you clean dirty money?</p><p>From the black market ‘peso exchange’ to purpose-built deposit windows at high street banks, offshore shell companies, and cryptocurrency: the methods have evolved, but the goal never changes. </p><p>In this episode, we follow the money with three men who spent careers tracking it: <strong>Terry Burke</strong>, former head of security at the Bank of England; <strong>Martin Dubbey</strong>, former UK customs drug liaison officer; and <strong>Phil Matthews</strong>, who worked the money trail from Washington alongside the DEA, FBI and CIA.</p><p>And the answer to where the money hides might surprise you. It could be the nail bar on the corner. The barber shop you walk past every day. <strong>It could be your high street.<br><br></strong>But the cartels didn’t always have it their own way. Here’s the real sting from the investigstors on the front lines. <strong><br></strong><br>These are the Narco Warriors.<br>New episodes every Monday.</p></div>