Sentences with phrase «on drug lords»

A presidential candidate dependent on drug lords for his survival is a major threat.

Police in Central America used it when planning a raid on a drug lord's jungle compound.

I'm reminded of the Cutter character in «Clear and Present Danger», wherein he watches coolly from Langley as the bomb cam zooms in on the drug lord's monster truck, throws his feet up on a table and takes a bite of what looks like a baby carrot.

Not exact matches

The series is based on the life of the drug lord himself, though the trailer — with images ranging from a turn - of - the - century bandit to Richard Nixon to Guzmán himself — suggests it may touch on the history of the war on drugs that has bound the US and Mexico in an often uneasy and frequently bloody relationship.

In exchange for information on rival drug lords, he says, U.S. authorities offered him immunity from prosecution and turned a blind eye toward the Sinaloa cartel's illegal activities.

But it seems everyone from James Clapper, to Louis Lerner, to Eric Holder, Susan Rice etc. etc. seems to be constantly contradicted or exposed as being less than truthful, whether it's IRS Targeting, tapping journalists, blaming Benghazi on a video, the existence of WMDs, a search for yellow - cake Uranium, who ordered Fast and Furious putting automatic guns in the hands of Mexican drug - lords, drone strikes, or... the nature of PRISM.

The drug lords need to have their drug income reduced by about 95 percent so they can no longer bribe local and national officials, and can no longer finance government and local police forces to protect their drug traffic, and spread terror throughout all those Mexican cities on the border, and then have the terror cross the border into our American cities.

To quote Cheech and Chong,» Before I met the Lord, I was all messed up on drugs.

Me an my boyfriend get drunk and swear and hate people and race around at night doing drugs but then we call on Jesus our lord and savior to save our pitiful souls!

Along with the cheap fabrication of art, there was a smattering of drug use, one - night stands, shady financial deals and egos run amok by artists who would jump on stage, flip on a switch and «praise the Lord,» often giving canned speeches between songs that drove soccer moms to the merch table to pick up an album so their kids could have «positive role models.»

Officials and journalists are being gunned down on the streets, civilian homes are being raided and seized, civilian government is increasingly being taken over by the military — and so far the drug lords have only engaged in selective terrorism.

When he returned to look in on his family, which he supported as a bus driver, the drug lord settled the matter in his usual way, with bullets.

As though it's an inconvenience to have to give them a little slap on the wrists, when their time could be better spent putting murderers and drug lords away.

The popular show Narcos — based on the life of Pablo Escobar, an infamous Colombian drug lord — is also making a mark in the world of baby names.

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My favorite bands that performed were US Royalty, Nate Ruess (he even played some old Format and FUN songs), The War on Drugs, Lord Huron, and Chvrches (my fav!!).

Those who know me say I'm kool those that do nt think I'm a latino drug lord or something or other who knows what goes on in those people's heads.

Niccol has clearly been inspired by films such as Goodfellas and Boogie Nights, and initially infuses Lord of War with a similar sensibility - complete with period - appropriate rock songs on the soundtrack (ie Eric Clapton's «Cocaine» plays during a drug - heavy sequence).

John Steele, a Vietnam veteran and ex-cop, is on a mission to bring down Kwan, a former South Vietnamese general turned rich and powerful drug lord in this action drama from director Robert Boris.

Immigration between North and South America has been a thorny topic for American cinema, which tends to mask the complexities of this issue by depicting those south of the border as dangerous Mexican drug lords, intent only on pushing their product into the States, from Breaking Bad to Machete Kills.

Indie writer - director S. Craig Zahler has no interest in your typical shiv fights for dominance; he sends his plot on a near - surreal trajectory when Bradley learns that his wife has been kidnapped by a drug lord who requires him to up his bad behavior so he will be transferred to a scarier prison to take out a squealer.

The film, directed by Matthew Heinemen, focuses on the leaders of both vigilante groups, including a Mexican doctor who has lost faith in his government's ability to fight the drug lords.

Can the Millers succeed in their charade after they pick up the shipment and return to Denver with no problems or will a rival drug lord and a DEA agent on vacation with his family figure out their ruse?

The audience first meets the titular feline during the aforementioned massacre, barely escaping after his drug lord owner is killed by a pair of silent assassins and eventually landing on the doorstep of recently dumped stoner Rell (Peele), whose spirits are quickly lifted by the lovable kitten, which he renames Keanu.

Villeneuve's film, which centres on a hunt for an anonymous drug lord and stars Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin, is expected to move to a full release next weekend.

The trailer for Sicario (Spanish for hitman) from director Denis Villeneuve (Enemy, Prisoners) is here and it's a tense two minutes of action and drama with Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt (Into the Woods, The Young Victoria) and Oscar winner Benicio Del Toro (Traffic, 21 Grams) fighting the war on drugs through a backdoor loophole that allows for a clandestine mission to apprehend a Mexican drug lord.

Lifetime Channel film based on the life of drug lord Griselda Blanco, a pioneer in the Miami - based cocaine trade.

Based on a true story, Yen plays an illegal immigrant from Mainland China who sneaks into corrupt British - colonized Hong Kong in 1963 and transforms himself into a ruthless drug lord.

Just in case we think he's a racist bigot, we then cut to the Mexican side, where we meet Dr. Jose Manuel Mireles and his «Autodefensas» as they confront, head - on, the drug lords who rule their area.

Rather than comply with the drug lords or cooperate with the DEA agents on their trail, Mick teams up with Leroy Brown (Charles S. Dutton), a stationery vendor who's only trying to be as bad as his name implies.

What sets Lucas apart from his fellow drug lords — like Nicky Barnes (Cuba Gooding Jr.), or «Mr. Untouchable,» who flaunts his success in every way — is that he stays on the down low.

It's hard to say if Pacino's performance as a crazed Cuban drug lord is actually bad, or if he's impersonating Latin America's angriest oompa - loompa on a cocaine bender.

Chandor rewrote Boal's drafts himself, and the story now centers on five friends whose loyalties are tested when they reunite to take down a South American drug lord, unleashing a chain of unintended consequences.

Based on the edgy and explosive series by visionary director Nicolas Winding Refn (DRIVE), PUSHER stars Richard Coyle as a drug dealer who grows increasingly desperate over the course of a week after a botched deal lands him in the merciless clutches of a ruthless crime lord.

The late -»80s Dalton James Bond took on a darker aspect for darker times, turning his attention to drug lords (Licence to Kill) and arms dealers (The Living Daylights).

Synopsis: Dominic and his crew find themselves on the wrong side of the law once again as they try to switch lanes between a ruthless drug lord and a relentless federal agent.

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From manual labor to a month of poverty to being kidnapped by drug lords, Jason's perspective on life slowly changes as he realizes that there is indeed more to life than his own petty problems.

On television, Elba is best known for his portrayals of the chillingly charismatic drug lord Russell «Stringer» Bell in HBO's series The Wire as well as detective John Luther in the BBC One series Luther.

Sicario attacks a much larger scale, as determined American task forces whizz around the States and Mexico, taking on ruthless drug - lords, in a number of nail - biting fights.

But megalomaniacal drug lord Poppy (Julianne Moore) and her part - cyborg henchman Charlie (Edward Holcroft) launch a vicious attack on Kingsman bases, leaving Eggsy and his colleague Merlin (Mark Strong) on their own.

Villeneuve's movie is set on either side of the U.S. - Mexico border and tells the story of an FBI agent (Emily Blunt) who's been recruited by a beachy government asshole (Josh Brolin, note - perfect) to help bring down a drug lord.

Heineman's documentary (which follows on the heels of Shaul Schwarz's Narco Cultura, and Angus Macqueen and Guillermo Galdós's Drug Lord: The Legend of Shorty) began life as a portrait of extremist American vigilantes patrolling the Mexican border in Arizona, afeared of the tide of drugs and people they believe are overrunning their country.

It's the same one that casts Mexicans as chulo drug - dealers hanging out on the East Side and poor Christoph Waltz, Oscar still warm, as an insecure crime lord given to monologues and bemoaning his mid-life crisis.

In this second season, life becomes increasingly more difficult for the kingpin as not only are the US and Columbian governments hot on his tail — now rival drug lords want to take him out as well.

Thus, we are introduced to Casey (Hoult) as a low - level dealer who works the nightclubs of Cologne alongside his buddy Matthias (Marwan Kenzari) on behalf of Geran (Ben Kingsley), a drug - addled Turkish crime lord who is never seen without his future - disco Cazal 858 sunglasses.

Gravitas Ventures, PBS» Frontline and Submarine Deluxe team up to release documentary Drug Lord: The Legend Of Shorty, starting with theatrical and VOD release on November 14th (Deadline).

Moreover, introducing Genesis Rodriguez (Man on a Ledge, The Last Stand)- as a Latino crook (drug lord?)

After catching a drug lord in Atlanta who seems to have much larger connections to several illegal trading, the two head down to Miami to find the source and team up with a Miami cop (Olivia Munn) and a man on the run from a man named Antonio Pope (Benjamin Bratt).

Directors Phil Lord & Chris Miller from the first one take on this sequel, bringing back Channing Tatum & Jonah Hill as Schmidt & Jenko, two undercover cops assigned to investigate a drug ring at a college.