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The Best Episodes of The Heroin Wars

Every episode of The Heroin Wars ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Heroin Wars!

History of the narcotics trade in Burma and the War on Drugs. In 1964, director Adrian Cowell and cameraman Chris Menges went to mountainous eastern Burma to film the Shan revolutionary forces fighting a bloody

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    The Heroin Wars Season 1 Episode 1 - The Opium Convoys
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    #1 - The Opium Convoys

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    Lo Hsing-Han, Khun Sa and the beginning of the war on drugs. Trafficking initially funded rebellion against the anti-democratic Burmese Army dictatorship. As guerilla armies fought to control the huge mule convoys transporting opium to the outside world, the U.S. intervened to attack the convoys, then arrested the first "King of Opium" after inviting him to negotiate.

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  2. The Heroin Wars Season 1 Episode 2 - Smack City
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    #2 - Smack City

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    Hong Kong, the drug capital of southeast Asia for the last century. The success of Hong Kong police in combating opium caused many opium users to switch to cheaper, more easily smuggled heroin in the 1970s.

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  3. The Heroin Wars Season 1 Episode 3 - The Kings of Opium
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    #3 - The Kings of Opium

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    Khun Sa changes sides in the narcotics carousel. Returning to the Shan war of independence, even with $80 million in U.S. military aid the Burmese Army never halted or captured a single drug convoy. Despite their dramatic arrests and surrenders, the two "Kings of Opium" are now richer and more powerful than ever.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Opium Convoys" is the best rated episode of "The Heroin Wars". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/6/1996. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Smack City".