00:00if you ever thought your job was bad just remember at least you weren't a policeman in the 1980s
00:07colombia it's colombia 1980 the government is broke the justice system is cracked and a new
00:14kind of empire is growing on illegal activities in medellin one man controls the trade and to
00:20protect it he builds a network not just of dealers but of judges mayors and ministers
00:26the military takes the money the courts stay silent and slowly the police the last barrier
00:33start to crumble those who refuse to cooperate become targets stations are bombed patrols
00:40ambushed even commanders start disappearing and in 1984 a public bounty is placed five million pesos
00:51for any policeman taken down the posters go up overnight officers change routes daily they stop
01:00wearing badges some even quit mid-shift walk out and never return the streets aren't patrolled anymore
01:07they're ruled by whoever has more money more men and no rules by the late 80s entire precincts are
01:15abandoned being a police officer in colombia was no longer a job it was a countdown this is just one
01:23story out of a thousand waiting in the shadows of history follow vault of centuries for more untold
01:27mysteries forgotten empires and hidden truths
