8: The Cocaine Armada and the Tip-Off Nobody Believed
MAR 9, 202639 MIN
8: The Cocaine Armada and the Tip-Off Nobody Believed
MAR 9, 202639 MIN
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<p>Cocaine isn't just smuggled by speedboats and drug mules. For decades the cartels have built something much bigger... </p><p>In the late 1990s, the cartels changed the game, constructing a floating supply chain that crisscrossed the ocean with tonnes of cocaine.</p><p>Then came the tip-off no one believed. A young Drugs Liaison Officer uncovered intelligence so explosive his bosses thought he’d been reading too many spy novels.</p><p>They were wrong.</p><p>What came next was a secret maritime campaign combining military aircraft, special forces, submarines, warships, and uneasy alliances with Spain and the U.S.</p><p>This is how the drug war moved from the skies to the sea.</p><p>Host: Lindsay Charlton<br>Insiders: Phil Matthews, Graham Honey, Martin Dubbey and Mike Gough Cooper</p><p>Narco Warriors is a true crime podcast featuring real stories from law enforcement veterans who fought international drug trafficking, organised crime, and global criminal networks.</p><p>New episodes every Monday at 6am GMT.</p></div>