May 19th, 2005 · Producer Scott Carrier continues his three-part profile of Don Henry Ford, a convicted drug smuggler who made millions smuggling marijuana across the Texas border in the 1970s and 80s. He had run-ins with police and drug lords, was jailed and nearly executed, lied, cheated and stole. In the second part of this series, Ford discovers that no amount of marijuana is worth dying for.
May 18th, 2005 · Producer Scott Carrier begins a three-part profile of Don Henry Ford, a convicted drug smuggler who made millions smuggling marijuana across the Texas border in the 1970s and 80s. He had run-ins with police and drug lords, was jailed and nearly executed, lied, cheated and stole -- and still continued to smuggle, even when nearly all his fellow criminals were either dead or in prison.
Feb 20th, 2005 · Those seeking to elude border patrols to find work in the United States must also avoid a range of possible calamities that are increasingly landing them in U.S. hospitals. Smugglers' use of unsafe, overcrowded vehicles is straining medical resources along the border.
Jan 3rd, 2005 · Slate contributor Dan Gross examines why the American dollar, which continues to drop in value against the Euro, is losing popularity among some of its most loyal supporters: smugglers, drug dealers and other international criminals.