The FLDS split from mainstream Mormonism to continue practicing polygamy, founding Short Creek on the Utah–Arizona border. In 2011, their leader Warren Jeffs was sentenced to life plus 20 years for sexually abusing two child brides.
In Italy, the lines between Freemasonry and the Mafia are often blurred, from local accountants to national politicians. We separate fact from myth to uncover how deep these criminal links run.
Half a million Californians are addicted to meth, with the crisis spreading across Mexico, the Philippines, and Southeast Asia. Misunderstood and stigmatized, meth shows how prohibition fuels addiction, violence, and inequality — everyone loses, except the drugs themselves.
The War on Drugs has left a trail of death and addiction. In the U.S., overdoses now outpace Vietnam War deaths, as oxycodone and decades of prohibition fuel a crisis touching every community.
Mephedrone (4-MMC) has spread across Russia and Eastern Europe, becoming a cheap, potent favorite from rave scenes to IV users. We examine how it expanded beyond party culture into a far more dangerous drug.
UK County Lines gangs exploit children to control drug supply in smaller towns. Many kids are groomed, highlighting the failures of the War on Drugs.
Africa faces a Tramadol crisis, with widespread abuse and use by Boko Haram. Counterfeit pills and heavy-handed crackdowns complicate efforts to tackle it.
At least 130 Canadians are involved in extremist activities abroad, including 30 in Syria. In Calgary, several youths joined ISIS, prompting media claims the city is a terrorism hotspot. Suroosh Alvi investigates radicalization, meeting the mosque imam and a mother whose son died fighting for ISIS.
Claims of narco-terrorism link drug trafficking from Pakistan into India’s Punjab for decades. As enforcement increased in Punjab, neighboring Himachal Pradesh became heavily affected by heroin. The film explores how a tourist state spiraled into an opioid crisis.
For nearly 30 years, gangster Graham “Abo” Henry and Neddy Smith ruled Sydney’s criminal underworld with violence and fear. Backed by corrupt cop Roger Rogerson, Henry amassed millions while following his own code of loyalty. His reign ended during Sydney’s deadliest pub crawl, when he stabbed police prosecutor Mal Spence.
After Burning Man, former alcoholic Shaft embraced life as a unicorn and started a glittery, polyamorous movement in London. But clashes with reality soon left followers disillusioned and Shaft’s motives in question.
Taji heads to Las Vegas with a risky blackjack plan that quickly leaves him broke. Desperate to recover, he embarks on a strange detour — from a haunted motel to a blind date coached by a male escort and guided by a mind reader.