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	Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) http://www.fbi.gov The mission of the FBI is to uphold the law through investigation of violations of federal criminal law, protecting the United States from foreign intelligence and terrorist activities.
Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking A report that briefly summarizes organized criminal organizations and their connections to drug trafficking. Includes information about Italian, Asian, and Nigerian criminal enterprises, along with Russian/Eurasian organized crime.
	FRONTLINE: Drug Wars http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/ "Drug Wars" is a PBS special on the U.S. fight against drugs that aired in 2000.
Inside Drug Traffickers' World Features interviews with those intimately involved with drug trafficking and well-known cartels.
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	Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) http://www.fbi.gov The mission of the FBI is to uphold the law through investigation of violations of federal criminal law, protecting the United States from foreign intelligence and terrorist activities.
Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking A report that briefly summarizes organized criminal organizations and their connections to drug trafficking. Includes information about Italian, Asian, and Nigerian criminal enterprises, along with Russian/Eurasian organized crime.
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	Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) http://www.fbi.gov The mission of the FBI is to uphold the law through investigation of violations of federal criminal law, protecting the United States from foreign intelligence and terrorist activities.
Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking A report that briefly summarizes organized criminal organizations and their connections to drug trafficking. Includes information about Italian, Asian, and Nigerian criminal enterprises, along with Russian/Eurasian organized crime.
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	European Police Office http://www.europol.eu.int/ European Law Enforcement Organization aiming to improve the effectiveness and cooperation of competent authorities in member states in preventing and combating terrorism, unlawful drug trafficking and other serious forms of international organized crime.
2003 European Union Organized Crime Situation Report Discusses organized crime-related drug trafficking in Europe.
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North and Central America

	Criminal Intelligence Service Canada http://www.cisc.gc.ca
2002 Annual Report on Organized Crime in Canada Gives an overview of Asian-, East European-, and Italian-based organized crime activity in Canada.
	Central Intelligence Agency http://www.cia.gov/ The CIA is an independent agency, whose mission is to support the President, the National Security Council, and all officials who make and execute the U.S. national security policy.
Inspector General's report on allegations of cocaine trafficking by the Nicaraguan contras
	FRONTLINE: Drug Wars http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/ "Drug Wars" is a PBS special on the U.S. fight against drugs that aired in 2000.
An interview with Heidi Landgraff and Vince de la Montaigne DEA and FBI agents who have investigated the Arellano-Felix Tijuana Cartel.
A Family Affair An overview of the Arellano-Felix Tijuana Cartel.
Members of the AFO Descriptions of key members of the Arellano-Felix Tijuana Cartel.
Al Narco 'Junior's' Fate The story of Alex and Alejandro Hodoyan, who were a part of what has become known as "the Juniors," a group of Tijuana children from middle and upper class families who befriend and became involved with the Arellano-Felix brothers.
An interview with 'Steve' He grew up in the San Diego/Tijuana area and was involved in drug trafficking and money laundering with Mexican cartels, such as the Arellanos. His identity was protected by Frontline.
An interview with 'Paul' Dealer at the local level in New York City where he would buy large quantities of cocaine, cook it into crack and sell it in the streets.
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	Drug Enforcement Administration http://www.usdoj.gov/dea Enforces controlled substances laws and regulations in the United States.
Plan Columbia, March 2, 2001 Congressional testimony by former DEA Administrator Donnie R. Marshall before the House Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources. Marshall discusses international organized crime and its role in drug trafficking, focusing on Colombian drug trafficking groups.
	FRONTLINE: Drug Wars http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/ "Drug Wars" is a PBS special on the U.S. fight against drugs that aired in 2000.
The Colombian Cartels An overview of how Colombia's narcotic trafficking organizations have changed since the 1970s.
An interview with Juan David Ochoa A narcotrafficker from Medellin, Colombia and a principal member of the Medellin cocaine cartel.
An interview with Jorge Ochoa A drug trafficker who helped start the Medellin cartel in the late 1970s.
An interview with Carlos Toro Toro grew up with Colombian trafficker Carlos Lehder, who invited him into the cocaine business as a public relations representative for the cartel managing political pay-offs, bribes and money laundering for the organization.
An interview with Fernando Arenas A personal pilot for many years for Carlos Lehder, a Colombian drug kingpin, Arenas witnessed the inner workings of the Medellin cartel.
An interview with George Jung A marijuana smuggler who eventually became involved in large-scale cocaine trafficking as part of Carlos Lehder's organization.
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