Episode
Frontline: The Godfather of Cocaine
Overview
FRONTLINE travels to Colombia for an investigative biography of the rise and fall of the richest and most violent cocaine drug lord, Pablo Escobar. Before Colombian police and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency hunted him down and killed him, Escobar built an estimated $4 billion fortune through international cocaine smuggling alliances and the violent repression of his enemies.
Details
- Series
- Frontline
- Season
- Season 13
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1995-02-14
- Runtime
- 57 min
Episode context
The Godfather of Cocaine is Episode 9 in Season 13 of Frontline. It aired on 1995-02-14. The runtime is 57 min.
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