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How the Cali Cartel built a global crime empire - Ross Kemp: Mafia and Britain

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On a raid with the army, Ross Kemp‬ discovers the extent of cocaine's prevalence in Colombia. He then meets Gilberto Rodriguez, son of the Cali Cartel’s founder, to learn about their rise to power after Escobar's fall. Controlling 80% of the drug trade to the US mafia, the Cali Cartel expanded into Europe when US law enforcement cracked down. Their European dominance impacted organized crime in Spain and rejuvenated the Italian mafia, linking them directly to the UK.