Drug Wars: The Camarena Story

This TV mini-series may lack the cinematic flair of the critically acclaimed TRAFFIC, but its inside look at a DEA undercover operation packs a wallop. 1984: Although DEA agent Enrique Camarena (Steven Bauer) wins minor skirmishes in the war on drugs, he can’t put drug lords like Caro Quintero (Benicio Del Toro) out of business. After a snitch tips off Camarena about a desert-based marijuana farm, his squad conducts successful raids in Chihuahua, Mexico. Though furious with the local officials he's bribed to keep him out of trouble, Quintero quickly refocuses on undercover agent Camarena, whom he kidnaps and kills. Unaware of the extent of the corruption in the...