The cocaine trade as we know it today is one of the largest and most violent criminal enterprises in the world. Based on interviews and archive material, this documentary sheds light on the incredible story of a notorious collusion: a Nazi and a narco overthrew the Bolivian government in 1980, paving the way for Pablo Escobar and today's drug cartels.
In 1979, US undercover agent Levine is tasked with stopping the spread of the new drug cocaine. At the same time, drug boss Suárez and his German business partner are planning a coup in Bolivia.
Levine is successful: his undercover agents seize a ton of cocaine in the Bolivian jungle. But Suárez's accomplices are released shortly after their arrest.
Suárez and Altmann celebrate their control of Bolivia with a lavish party. The new government earns billions from the drug trade and takes brutal action against its opponents.
