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In the City of Meat, Charles Swagger is on the hunt for notorious bank robber Baby Face Nelson when he traces a tip to the Chicago stock yards. While there, he's brutally assaulted and discovers that the madman who attacked him is involved in a nearby narcotics ring with plans to spread its new drug to the residents of the disenfranchised 7th District of Chicago. Worse, this is no ordinary drug, it makes some users happy, drives others insane, and...
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"In the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay, a teacher's act of heroism inadvertently makes him the target of a dangerous blackmailer who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. How would you react in a life-or-death situation? It's a question everyone asks themselves, but few have to face in real life. English teacher Richard Boyle certainly never thought he would find himself talking down a former student intent...
263) 2 fast 2 furious
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Brian O'Conner has left LA due to his illegal activities as an outlaw racer. Now he works the streets of Miami, making money here and there by street racing. Watched by Customs Agent Monica Fuentes, Brian is caught by the police. He is given a deal by Agents Markham and Bilkins to go undercover and try to bring down drug lord Carter Verone. In exchange for his work, his criminal record will be erased. Brian agrees, but only if he is given permission...
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2020.
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"When his addict son gets in deep with his dealer, it takes everything Raymond Mathis has to bail him out of trouble one last time. Frustrated by the slow pace and limitations of the law, Raymond decides to take matters into his own hands. After a workplace accident left him out of a job and in pain, Denny Rattler has spent years chasing his next high. He supports his habit through careful theft, following strict rules that keep him under the radar...
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[2017]
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The dramatic true story of two brothers living parallel lives on either side of the U.S.-Mexico border-- and how their lives converged in a major criminal conspiracy. Jose Trevino was a devoted family man working as a bricklayer in Texas. Back in Mexico, his younger brother Miguel was ascending to the top ranks of Los Zetas, a notoriously bloody drug cartel. One day Jose showed up at a quarter-horse auction and bid close to a million dollars for a...
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[2020]
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When a cocaine shipment is compromised, a drug cartel's CEO orders his most trusted henchman on a dangerous journey to audit the company's supply chain. As the drugs make their perilous trek across international borders, they are also being tracked by Federal Agents. When they find the problem, it might be too late to keep the cartel satisfied.
267) The Guard
Pub. Date
[2012]
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An unorthodox Irish policeman with a confrontational personality is teamed up with an uptight FBI agent to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring.
269) Silk road
Pub. Date
[2021]
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Ross Ulbricht launches the website Silk Road, a completely anonymous drug market, catching the focus of disgraced DEA agent Rick Bowden. As their private lives erode, they are trapped in an elaborate game of cat-and-mouse.
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2017.
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Fast and the furious, Tokyo drift: On the turbo-charged streets of Los Angeles, every night is a championship race. With nitro-boosted fury, Dominic Toretto rules the road. He turns all of his challengers into dust. He and his rival, Johnny Tran are the boldest, the baddest and the best. But now, there is a new rage out on the road. They know he's tough, they know he's fast, but what they don't know is that he's a detective with enough drive and determination...
272) Narcos: Season two
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[2017]
Summary
After drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from prison, the Colombian police, rival cartels, and DEA agents try to take him down in the explosive second season of the hit series.
273) Reportero
Pub. Date
[2014]
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Follows journalists at the Tijuana-based weekly newspaper Zeta as they deal with the threat of violent retribution for reporting on Mexico's powerful drug cartels.
274) American gangster
Pub. Date
[2009]
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Based on a true story, American Gangster is the story of two men: Frank Lucas, former driver, bouncer, and collector for Bumpy Johnson, the so-called Robin Hood of Harlem; and Richie Roberts, night-school lawyer, detective, and honest cop. Frank is importing heroin direct from Bangkok--by-passing the Italian and Sicilian mafia--undercutting their prices, delivering superior product, and making a fortune. Richie, loathed by cops on the take for turning...
Pub. Date
2012
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A retiring drug smuggler, his drug-addicted wife, and his ruthless bodyguard, find themselves trapped by a suspended DEA Special Agent at a Thai resort owned by a troubled former Wall Street investment banker and his wife, who mourn the loss of their only son in a devastating tsunami. It is an explosive mix of personalities. Violence looms, but a mysterious guest, claiming to be Jesus Christ, arrives to offer each of them one final chance at redemption....
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2016.
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De San Francisco a Nueva York y de la línea divisoria hasta Chicago, Los narcos gringos describe con minucioso detalle los ingeniosos trucos de que se valen los brokers, los artífices del tráfico de estupefacientes, para llevar sus mercancías al interior de la Unión Americana y lavar el producto de su labor ilícita que hacen llegar a los cárteles mexicanos, el verdadero poder de la ecuación. A lo largo de la frontera entre México...
Pub. Date
2017
Summary
Fast and the furious: On the turbo-charged streets of Los Angeles, every night is a championship race. With nitro-boosted fury, Dominic Toretto rules the road. He turns all of his challengers into dust. He and his rival, Johnny Tran are the boldest, the baddest and the best. But now, there is a new rage out on the road. They know he's tough, they know he's fast, but what they don't know is that he's a detective with enough drive and determination...
