Original title
Drug Wars
Released
9/25/2014
Genre
Documentary
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
4
Number of episodes
51
Access to military and law enforcement units working on "Operation Martillo."
U.S. Navy Frigate U.S.S. Rentz is followed as its crew investigates a suspicious fishing boat in the Caribbean.
Tips from undercover agents and informants lead to a high-speed chase and a shootout in Panama City. In Cartagena, Colombia, a tip leads the Armada on a wild goose chase before they track down the real smugglers.
Panamanian police go on a manhunt for a notorious gang leader trying to smuggle drugs; at the same time, the USS Rentz race to get across the Panama Canal in time to make a bust.
The engineers on the USS Rentz must repair their aging ship in time to catch up with suspected traffickers. Meanwhile, Panamanian troops venture in to the remote jungle to confront a violent paramilitary army from Colombia smuggling drugs.
The USS Rentz chase down suspected smugglers before they escape into Colombia's territorial waters. Meanwhile, the Colombian Navy and an American surveillance plane hunt down suspects off the coast of Cartagena.
Panamanian forces spend days searching a suspicious North Korean cargo ship attempting to cross the Panama Canal. The North Korean crew try to sabotage the inspection, but the Panamanians uncover something shocking.
The Colombian Navy receive intel about a secret stash buried on islands near the port of Cartegena. It becomes a race with the traffickers to recover the drugs.
The USS Rentz hunt an elusive smuggler in the Pacific in the dead of night. Meanwhile, the Panamanian Navy go out on a routine patrol, which turns out to be anything but.
The biggest busts of Operation Martillo are recalled, from the military operations on land and sea to the undercover agents and informants.
The US Coast Guard combats drug trafficking out of Colombia and Peru.
Intel is received about a possible smuggler, but as USCG Boutwell approach to investigate, the suspects hit full throttle. In Panama, a police interrogation leads to a major drug stash in the swamplands.
A drug stash is found in a deep cave system in Panama; Puerto Rican drug abuse increases.
U.S. Border Patrol works to protect Puerto Rico from drug smugglers; volunteers attempt to save the lives of drug addicts.
A rollover accident interrupts a police search in Puerto Rico. But a new hunt begins when officers learn of trafficking in the Mona Passage.
Panamanian border agents combat drug cartels seeking new routes. The U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard meet to transfer thousands of kilos of drugs.
The U.S Border Patrol receive intel about smugglers heading from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico. Several units deploy to the western side of the island only to find 11 migrants that have been abandoned on a remote island nearby.
Local authorities in the Dominican Republic team up with U.S. law enforcement to investigate a cartel boss operating on the island.
A Venezuelan cartel boss is tracked down in the Dominican Republic, after which law enforcement prepares to intercept one of his shipments. Elsewhere, a group of recovering addicts travel to the slums to help others struggling with dependency.
Dominican authorities gather enough evidence to apprehend a cartel boss, but his possible getaway jeopardizes the arrest. Also: Volunteer work to save patients from drug addiction continues in Santo Domingo.
Panamanian police get intel on a drug exchange. Units head out to surprise the traffickers, but the mission takes an unexpected turn. In Puerto Rico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection oversee the arrival of a ferry from the Dominican Republic.
In Panama, police arrest two smugglers who claim local gangs stole their drugs, leading to a hunt for the thieves responsible. Also: U.S. Customs and Border Protection search for narcotics aboard a ferry in Puerto Rico.
The U.S. Coast Guard receive intel from headquarters about a large shipment of drugs moving from Colombia to Panama in small boats called pangas. Because canvassing such a vast area will prove a major challenge, Panama's Navy joins the search effort.
Forces from the U.S. and Panama collaborate in an effort to locate a vessel with a major shipment of cocaine. Included: When the Coast Guard spot several fishing vessels that meet the criteria, they hope it will lead to the biggest bust of the season.
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