American Cartel

Season 1

From a routine traffic stop in the suburbs comes an international manhunt and an unprecedented federal wiretap investigation that leads from the streets of LA to a nationwide criminal empire with possible connections to Mexico's most notorious Cartels.

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TV-14

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S1 E1 - Shots Fired
May 31, 2021
44min
TV-14
In the quiet town of Burbank, California, the murder of a police officer sparks an unprecedented manhunt and reveals clues that a local street gang might be connected to Mexico's most dangerous drug cartels.
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S1 E2 - The Ghost
May 31, 2021
44min
TV-14
As the manhunt intensifies, the realization grows that the Vineland Boyz gang is more violent, sophisticated, and stealthier than anyone had previously imagined. Decisions are made that will change the face of law enforcement forever.
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S1 E3 - The Devil Next Door
May 31, 2021
47min
TV-14
What began as the search to find Officer Matt Pavelka's killer quickly reveals a web of narcotics and violence that stretches across America, has infiltrated local government, and whose roots run all the way to El Chapo Guzman's Sinaloa Cartel.
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