The Story

Cocaine Inc. hosts Fiona, David and Stephen answer your questions about how they made the series.

Stephen Mee, a former cocaine trafficker who worked with the Cali Cartel, sits down to discuss how he built an illicit empire.David Collins and executive producer Will Roe meet Stephen in his artist’s studio.

Undercover in a gleaming world where nobody asks questions. David Collins follows the money trail through Dubai’s crowded gold souk to its luxurious office blocks.

Drug money is carried out of the UK in suitcases carried by passengers travelling in luxury.A cash mule tells David Collins about the brazen operation used to smuggle millions to Dubai.This episode contains descriptions of suicidal thoughts. If you or someone you know has been affected by the issues raised, the following organisations can help:Samaritans in the UK  - 24-hour helpline - 116 123Lifeline in Australia - 24-hour helpline 13 11 14

On the streets of northern England where chaos reigns among those doing the selling. David Collins spends time in Merseyside, speaking to people working in the retail arm of the cocaine business.

Europe’s vast ports act as logistic hubs in a worldwide operation that relies on corruption and torture. In the Netherlands, Fiona Hamilton reveals the industrial scale of the cocaine business - and how it always leads to violence.

As cocaine is smuggled out of South America it multiplies in value, driving people to extremes. Stephen Drill follows the trail to Mexico and uncovers how the numbers used by law enforcement do not add up.

Where people fight and die in the coca plantations. In Colombia, Stephen Drill discovers how the international cocaine business starts, and the cost paid by everyone it touches.