In South Africa, murders are being committed over rhinoceros horns. The country is home to 80% of the planet’s rhinos, a critically endangered species. This war is fuelled by demand in Asia, where the horn, believed to possess miraculous medicinal properties, fetches the same price as cocaine.
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French prisons are among the most overcrowded in Europe. The country’s prison system is on the brink of collapse, putting prison staff on the front line. We gained unprecedented access to three notorious French prisons to reveal the scale of the problem.
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On the Asian black market, a dead adult tiger is worth around $50,000. In this exclusive investigation, we track down the kingpins of a powerful tiger cartel stretching across Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and China and infiltrate their clandestine factory farms where tigers are factory-farmed like livestock. A high-risk investigation across Southeast Asia.
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It’s estimated that 1500 monkeys are smuggled out of the Democratic Republic of Congo every year in a trade worth millions of dollars. When a crate of 40 monkeys coming from the DRC was intercepted back in 2023, it provided a window into how corrupt officials, working with poachers, operate with impunity.
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In this episode, we hear from the mothers of children whose dreams were stolen by police brutality. Such cruelty has become normalised in Brazil – especially towards black communities, who face the brunt of the violence.
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Throughout Brazilian history, countless atrocities have been committed in the name of God.
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Is Brazil a failed state or is it achieving what it was always designed to do?
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Through interviews with both police and militia men, this episode exposes how Brazilian governments have entrenched an approach that increases trafficking while reducing the price of drugs.
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Through personal stories from people on both sides of the conflict and powerful footage, Favela Frontlines takes you straight to the heart of the battle between police and drug traffickers in Brazil.
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