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Cocaine Cowboys is a 2006 documentary film directed by Billy Corben, and produced by Alfred Spellman and Billy Corben through their Miami-based media studio Rakontur.The film explores the rise of cocaine dealer Jon Roberts, described by prosecutors as "The Medellin Cartel's American representative".
King of New York is a 1990 neo-noir [4] crime film [1] directed by Abel Ferrara and written by Nicholas St. John.It stars Christopher Walken, Laurence Fishburne, David Caruso, Victor Argo and Wesley Snipes, with supporting roles played by Giancarlo Esposito, Steve Buscemi, Paul Calderón, Janet Julian and Theresa Randle.
Drug Lords is a 2018 American docu-series exploring real-life drug-dealing cartels and kingpins such as Pablo Escobar, El Chapo, the Cali Cartel, Frank Lucas and the Pettingill family. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Drugs commonly shown in such films include cocaine, heroin and other opioids, LSD, cannabis (see stoner film) and methamphetamine. There is extensive overlap with crime films, which sometimes treat drugs as plot devices to keep the action moving. The following is a partial list of drug films and the substances involved.
When Burns reaches the border, he finds that Wong's smugglers have set him up for smuggling the drugs. Burns lands in a Chinese prison, framed for drug running. Burns is questioned by Chinese narcotics cop Tommie Ling (Michelle Goh) and DEA agent Ed Gray (Corey Johnson), who want to release him and use him as bait to nail the drug smugglers.
The movie tells the story of a brutal drug kingpin, Manitas del Monte, who, for reasons that remain obscure, decides to fake his own death and undergo a sex-change procedure. ... labeling the film ...
At the height of his criminal empire, Rayful Edmond was known as the “king of cocaine” in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON […]
Richard Thomas Porter [1] (July 26, 1965 – January 3, 1990), better known as Rich Porter, was an American drug kingpin and gangster who rose to prominence in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City during the crack era in the mid–1980s. [2] The 2002 film Paid in Full was based on Rich and his partners Azie Faison and Alpo Martinez.