Cocaine Inc.

Cocaine Inc.

Inside the global cocaine industry, where profits are counted up in millions and losses measured out in murders. This worldwide investigation from The Times, Sunday Times and NewsCorp Australia, reveals how the drug business works like any multi-billion dollar corporation. Cocaine Inc. is hosted by Fiona Hamilton, chief reporter at The Times, David Collins, northern editor at The Sunday Times, and Stephen Drill, national correspondent at News Corp Australia. Follow so you never miss an episode. To listen ad-free subscribe to Crime X+ To find out more visit cocaineinc.com.au Get in touch: cocaineinc@thetimes.co.uk Visit us on socials: Crime X+: Instagram, TikTok and Facebook The Times: Instagram, TikTok and Facebook

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May 29, 2024 2 mins

Coming on 9 June - Inside the global cocaine industry, where profits are counted up in millions and losses measured out in murders.

This worldwide investigation from The Times, Sunday Times and NewsCorp Australia, reveals how the drug business works like any multi-billion dollar corporation.

Cocaine Inc. is hosted by Fiona Hamilton, chief reporter at The Times, David Collins, northern editor at The Sunday Times, and Stephen Drill, ...

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A brutal attack on an innocent young woman sends the reporters on a global investigation.

David Collins visits Merseyside in northern England, where 26-year-old Elle Edwards was shot while celebrating Christmas Eve.

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June 8, 2024 29 mins

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. 

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June 11, 2024 32 mins

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.

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June 15, 2024 34 mins

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.

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June 16, 2024 45 secs

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June 18, 2024 35 mins

On the streets of northern England where chaos reigns among those doing the selling. 

David Collins spends time in Merseyside, speaking to those working in the retail arm of the cocaine business.

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June 22, 2024 38 mins

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 - 116 123

Lifeline in Australia - 24-hour he...

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June 25, 2024 39 mins

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.

 

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June 29, 2024 43 mins

The investigation takes us to a $10 million home in a leafy city suburb.

Back home in Melbourne, Stephen Drill picks up a money trail leading right past his front door. 

 

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July 6, 2024 38 mins

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. 

 

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July 13, 2024 42 mins

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

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Stephen Drill talks to journalist Richard McColl about living and working at the centre of the global cocaine trade.

 

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April 3, 2025 3 mins

A killer is on the loose in an Australian country town.

Excited for the June long weekend, bubbly 23-year-old Rachelle Childs leaves work, calls her sister, and is dead within hours. Her burning, partially naked body is found nine hours later in bushland on a lonely coastal road. Her killer has never been caught.

Now innocent people, once too afraid to speak, are breaking their silence.

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