Blue Betrayal
From the 1950’s, through to the Queensland Fitzgerald Inquiry in 1987, and beyond, corrupt police and politicians managed a criminal empire. This podcast is a glimpse into how this empire evolved into a global organised crime network, spreading death and destruction by their trade in drugs and weapons.
Blue Betrayal
Police interchange and the scourge of opium
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James Slade
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Season 1
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Episode 4
Corrupt New South Wales police and Queensland police, whilst on interchange duty, planned criminal endeavors, which paved the way for their future involvement in the blossoming drug trade. This opportunity was enabled, by the vast quantities of opium and heroin being grown and processed for the cause of fighting communism by the CIA in South East Asia.