Series
Cocaine Air: Smugglers at 30,000 Ft.
DocumentaryCrime
2013: four Frenchmen are arrested in Punta Cana with 700 kg of cocaine — none fit the trafficker profile. This documentary asks: who was behind the bust?
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Seasons & episodes
On March 20, 2013, four French nationals are arrested on board a private jet in the Punta Cana airport, Dominican Republic: two ex-air force pilots and two passengers about to take off for Saint-Tropez. On board: 700 kg of cocaine stored in 26 suitcases. None of them has the profile of an international drug smuggler and no one knows who the luggage belongs to. Who isn't telling the whole truth? Who's involved in the case? And what is hiding behind the mountain of drugs?
1Episode 111 Jun 2025 · 42m · ★ 6.0When police raid a plane in Punta Cana with four Frenchmen and 700 kg of cocaine, they all claim innocence. How did 26 cases of drugs end up on board?
2Episode 211 Jun 2025 · 45m · ★ 6.0After the four receive their verdict, an enigmatic aviation expert, a European politician and an erratic ex-serviceman devise an outlandish escape plan.
3Episode 311 Jun 2025 · 44m · ★ 6.0Back in France, the pilots can't outrun the law. With absolutely no one spared from the suspicion, the investigation climbs up the chain of command.
Details
- First aired
- 11 Jun 2025
- Last aired
- 11 Jun 2025
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- French
- Network
- Netflix
- Episodes
- 3
- Votes
- 18 on TMDB
