The Heroin Wars
TV Show| Title | The Heroin Wars |
| User score | 0 |
| Release date | Jul 6, 1996 |
| Release date of last episode | Jul 20, 1996 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Production country | United Kingdom |
| Production companies | Carlton UK Productions |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 3 |
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 civil war against the military dictatorship. The impoverished Shans had only one way to finance the war: opium. Cowell has returned several times over the last 30 years to record the ongoing civil war and the burgeoning opium trade. The first and last episodes are produced in association with WGBH/FRONTLINE.
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List of episodes
S1.E3 ∙ The Kings of Opium
Jul 20, 1996
S1.E2 ∙ Smack City
Jul 13, 1996
S1.E1 ∙ The Opium Convoys
Jul 6, 1996