

The Nazi Cartel
2025-05-15 · 45 min / episode · ★ 7.0
The cocaine trade as we know it today is one of the largest and most violent criminal enterprises in the world. Based on interviews and archive material, this documentary sheds light on the incredible story of a notorious collusion: a Nazi and a narco overthrew the Bolivian government in 1980, paving the way for Pablo Escobar and today's drug cartels.
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- Justin Webster, Christian Bergmann, David López Canales, Catherine Morawitz
- Production companies
- Kundschafter Filmproduktion, mobyDOK
- Countries
- Germany
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Klaus BarbieSelf
Beate KlarsfeldSelf - Nazi Hunter
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