In this two-part episode, executive producer and correspondent Adam Yamaguchi embeds with a task force working to take down Mexican drug trafficking organizations operating in the U.S. California has become one of the leading producers of marijuana in the world, and the proceeds from marijuana have become a cash cow for traffickers, generating greater profits than cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin combined. The task force surveys and eradicates multi-million dollar marijuana fields in the U.S. run by Mexican drug trafficking organizations – including grow sites in state and national parks.
‘Marijuana Wars, Part 1′
Marijuana Wars, Part 1
In this two-part episode, executive producer and correspondent Adam Yamaguchi embeds with a task force working to take down Mexican drug trafficking organizations operating in the U.S. California has become one of the leading producers of marijuana in the world, [...] watch video
Marijuana Wars, Part 1: ‘Vanguard’ Trailer
In this two-part episode, Vanguard executive producer and correspondent Adam Yamaguchi embeds with a task force working to take down Mexican drug trafficking organizations operating in the U.S. watch video
Gas Tanks Full of Drugs: Scenes from ‘Vanguard’
In this scene from “Marijuana Wars, Part 1,” Vanguard executive producer and correspondent Adam Yamaguchi reports from the U.S.-Mexico border checkpoint in San Ysidro, where agents find about eight kilos of marijuana hidden in the gas tank of a pick-up [...] watch video
