They are responsible for the fastest growing area of crime, they targeted half of the British population last year but despite this they prove very hard to catch, meet the foreign scam artists who are hitting Britain, from the street scammers of eastern Europe to the west African scammers targeting us online. Channel 4 follows the police as they tackle a crime wave and for the first time we get a
Mexico is at war, a war for control of its own country against a rich and powerful enemy the Mexican drug cartel. These narco traffickers live in a world of astonishing wealth and extravagance, this being said however they live in even more spectacular cruelty and violence. This film is about the criminal gangs that are earning billions from a seemingly endless flow of illegal drugs, most of which
From mobile phones to weapons and narcotics, inside a prison these are all items that can get you into some serious trouble but demand is higher than ever, pushing up the price on the inside and creating entrepreneurial opportunity for those that want to make some money smuggling or dealing in such contraband. "Current" takes us inside a large American prison to get a first hand glimpse at th
‘A Very British Gangster’ delves deep into the world of Dominic Noonan, the kingpin of one of the UKs most notorious crime families, based in Manchester. Also known by the name of Lattlay Fottfoy (an acronym for Look After Those That Look After You Fuck Off Those That Fuck Off You), Dominic has spent 22 out of his 39 years in prison with over 40 convictions under his belt, ranging from armed robbe
The Big Easy, New Orleans, one of Americas most fascinating cities, its a melting pot of steeped in history, culture and music. But the presenter soon discovers that if you go looking for it, trouble is easy to find. The presenter finds himself in a room with a naked women and man with a baseball bat in one hand and a gun in the other, he is promptly propositioned with a game of Russian Roulette,
20th centuries most prolific serial killer is largely unknown throughout the world, though he brutally murdered at least 140 children, posing as a priest or teacher he lured poor young boys away from their families, raped them and murdered them. Committing his crimes in various regions of Columbia South America in the 1990's he managed to elude authorities for nine long years. WHat goes on inside
In the late 1970's hardcore porno star John Curtis Holmes was an icon of hollywood success, movies, money, sex and drugs. His cult statues was assured up until his involvement in one of the most horrific murders of the last thirty years. The brutal slayings known as the wonderland murders were for all intents and purposes the results of Holmes' insatiable drug addiction and his utter lack of moral
The streets of Detroit are home to a life and death struggle, Detroit's gangs and the guns they wield threaten the lives of kids who spend every day growing up in fear of other kids. Now an elite police unit has been tasked with turning the tide in a war that has raged for decades, with aggressive tactics and unparalleled street smarts, they infiltrate a world of gangs, guns and deadly consequence
Although New Zealand is one of the most peaceful countries in the entire world, it happens to have one of the highest imprisonment rates as well, falling in second highest in the western world. Not only is there such a high imprisonment rate but half of the jailed people are indigenous Maori. However, Maori only make up 15% of New Zealand’s population. In the last two decades the jail population