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Sounds,01 Apr 2026,39 mins,

Matta Ballesteros Part 1: The Faceless Phantom

Real Narcos
Contains some scenes of a sexual nature, some violent scenes and some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

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The drug lords in this series tend to be larger than life. This guy is a little different. The man they call ‘El Negro’ – ‘The Black One’ – is an elusive, faceless phantom. Hunting him is like trying to catch smoke. But in September 1981, the DEA make a huge cocaine bust in Los Angeles, California. The raid throws up clues that point the agents towards a Honduran cocaine chemist. The hunt for Matta Ballesteros begins...

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