
Almost 45 years of the “War on Drugs” have left a trail of death and devastation in Central and South America, fostering corruption, impunity and record homicide rates. In this first part of the special investigative series, RT America’s Manuel Rapalo speaks to former DEA agent turned whistleblower Celerino Castillo and Legal and Advocacy Director of Project South/Past President of National Lawyer Guild Azadeh Shahshahani, and sits down with RT America’s Lindsay France for a follow-up. (Part 1 of “Wasted: Drugs, Money and America”)