Episodes

  • Ep. 1: The Takeover

    Ep. 1: The Takeover
    May 3 2018
    [Contains sensitive content] Once a sleepy, well-to-do town on the border with Texas, how had Allende become a stronghold for the notoriously brutal Zetas cartel? Residents and lawmakers relive the town's terrifying takeover, enforced by the cartel's gunmen and local police-turned-henchmen. Former Zetas operatives reveal how they asserted power not just in Allende, but the entire region on the Mexico-US border.
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    28 mins
    Free with 30-day trial
  • Ep. 2: The Operation

    Ep. 2: The Operation
    May 3 2018
    [Contains sensitive content] Months before the massacre, the DEA launched “Operation Too Legit to Quit." It was aimed at stopping cocaine traffickers in Texas, but it led to the leaders of the Zetas cartel and a key piece of intelligence in Mexico. Hear the DEA agent and federal prosecutor at the centre of that development explain how it happened - and from the cartel operatives who were their target.
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    21 mins
    Free with 30-day trial
  • Ep. 3: The Leak

    Ep. 3: The Leak
    May 3 2018
    [Contains sensitive content] U.S. officials begin to strategise over their next steps with the new intelligence. And then, a rash decision is made -- the trackable cell phone numbers they obtained for two top cartel members get shared with Mexico. And suddenly, the operation begins to unravel and violence erupts.
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    24 mins
    Free with 30-day trial
  • Ep. 4: The Massacre

    Ep. 4: The Massacre
    May 3 2018
    [Contains sensitive content] Gunmen from the Zetas cartel started pouring into Allende and surrounding towns. Fires rage on a ranch outside of town. The mayor and emergency services are warned to stay away. Suddenly, wives can't reach their husbands, children disappear and homes are bulldozed. Only questions remain.
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    27 mins
    Free with 30-day trial
  • Ep. 5: The Aftermath

    Ep. 5: The Aftermath
    May 3 2018
    [Contains sensitive content] To this day dozens of people are dead or missing, and the remains of buildings burned and demolished still dot the small town of Allende. And yet, Mexican authorities seem intent on leaving questions unanswered. The series closes with victims’ families detailing their struggle to untangle what really happened, and the DEA shares an official statement of their role in the tragedy.
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    30 mins
    Free with 30-day trial