As Episode 1 of "Cocaine Air: Smugglers at 30,000 Ft." (2025 release from France; 3 episodes ranging 42-45 min.) opens, we are reminded that all facts have been "meticulously checked" but that "some people may not have told the whole truth". We then go to "March 19, 2019, Dominican Republic" and upon landing, a private jet is raided by the Dominican police and te 4 French men on board are arrested for trafficking 26 suite cases for cocaine, good for 680 kilo's of cocaine. At this point we are 10 minutes into Episode 1.
Couple of comments: let me admit upfront that I had never heard of this incident until now. In and of itself, this could be quite an interesting investigative documentary, as the underlying facts bring more and more questions that answers. Alas, the filmmakers apparently were more interested in making it as sensational as possible, and on top of that, as long as possible. This results in 3 episodes totaling 130 minutes, when a tighter edit could've reduced this to 90 min. That brims from start to finish without losing any of the story's essence.
"Cocaine Air: Smugglers at 30,000 Ft." is currently streaming on Netflix where I caught it the other night. If you are interested in an international drug trafficking incident that raises more questions than answers, I'd readily suggest you check this put and draw your own conclusion.
