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The Man Who Controlled The Drugs
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14:34 - 22:30 (07:55)

The life and death of a drug lord had a significant impact on the war on drugs and the lives of individuals involved in drug trafficking across the U.S.-Mexico border.

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The life and death of a man on the Time Magazine cover had a significant impact on the war on drugs, and played a key role in the lives of some of Monroe's friends in Mexico, as well as the story of Robert Chambers and Rick Thompson and other law enforcement officers.
14:34 - 17:52 (03:17)
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War on Drugs
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The life and death of a man on the Time Magazine cover had a significant impact on the war on drugs, and played a key role in the lives of some of Monroe's friends in Mexico, as well as the story of Robert Chambers and Rick Thompson and other law enforcement officers.

Chapter
The Man Who Controlled The Drugs
Episode
Borderlands | 4. The Door
Podcast
Witnessed: Devil in the Ditch
U.S. officials criticize the Mexican government for not moving quickly enough in the recent drug trafficking investigation, as there are indications that the investigator was investigating Mexican officials who may be on the take from drug traffickers.
17:52 - 22:30 (04:37)
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drug trafficking, Mexico
Summary

U.S. officials criticize the Mexican government for not moving quickly enough in the recent drug trafficking investigation, as there are indications that the investigator was investigating Mexican officials who may be on the take from drug traffickers.

Chapter
The Man Who Controlled The Drugs
Episode
Borderlands | 4. The Door
Podcast
Witnessed: Devil in the Ditch