The Narco Plague: Cocaine And Fentanyl’s Impact On Lives And Societies (opens in new tab)

Cocaine and other traditional drugs are increasingly laced with fentanyl, driving a deadly surge in addiction and leaving a trail of death and devastation\. We begin our investigation in Colombia’s Catatumbo region\. Here, drug cartels run a murderous campaign to control cocaine trafficking routes\. Drug wars in the region have rendered more than 50,000 farmers homeless\. We then travel to Belgium’s Antwerp Port, now dubbed the cocaine capital of Europe\. Here, we examine the profound challen...