Famous Crime Shows & Movies
The Netflix Show follows the rise of the famous drug empire in Columbia.
What is Narcos?
Word for someone secretly working with law enforcement.
What is a Snitch?
In 2024, this former leader of the Sinaloa cartel was serving a life sentence in the U.S. after escaping Mexican prison twice.
Who is Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman?
This Musical genre, often featuring accordion and lyrics praising drug lords, is a major part of Mexican "narco-culture".
What are Narcocorridos?
This Government agency enforces drug laws in the U.S.
What is the DEA?
This character says " say Hello to my little friend"
Who is Tony Montana from Scarface?
Spanish slang for beer.
What is a Chela?
Founded by Pablo Escobar, this cartel dominated the cocaine trade in Columbia during the 1980's and early 1990's.
What is the Medellin Cartel.
Cartel leader Pablo Escobar reportedly spent approximately $2,500 to $3,000 every month on this office supply to organize his stacks of cash.
What are rubber bands?
This is the term for hiding illegal money to make it look legal.
What is Money Laundering?
This Telemundo Novela follows Teresa Mendoza's rise to power.
What is La Reina del Sur?
Slang for someone who supplies or distributes drugs.
What is a Dealer/The Connect?
As of early 2026, this leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJING) was widely reported as killed by the Mexican military.
Who is "El Mencho" (Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes)?
This 1983 Al Pacino movie is a cult classic that depicts the rise and fall of a drug lord in Miami.
What is Scarface?
The Notorious leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, known for escaping prison twice before the final extradition.
Who is Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman?
This Novela centers on Aurelio Casillas, inspired by a real-life trafficker.
What is El Senor de los Cielos?
In Cartel slang, this term refers to a hitman or gunman responsible for enforcement or violence.
What is a Sicario?
This former police officer founded the brutal Los Zetas cartel, initially as an armed wing of the Gulf Cartel.
Who is Arturo Guzman Decena (Los Zetas founder) ?
This item was used to deliver a bomb to a DEA agent, proving that sometimes, slow and steady doesn't win the race.
What is a Tortuga? (Turtle)
In 1985, the murder of this undercover DEA agent let to the collapse of the Guadalajara cartel.
Who is Enrique "Kiki" camarena?
This show focuses on a powerful family running a drug empire in Los Angeles.
What is Snowfall?
In cartel slang, this term refers to a dirty police officer or a corrupt official who is on the payroll to protect trafficking operations.
What is Plata? (often used in the phrase "Plata o Plomo")
Arrested in 1985, she was one of the first major female cartel leaders, known as the "Godmother of Cocaine"
Who is Griselda Blanco?
In _________, Seth Rogen and James Franco are on the run from a cartel after witnessing a murder involving this specific, rare strain of "grass".
The Co-founder of the Guadalajara Cartel along with Rafael Caro Quintero and Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo.
Who is Ernesto Fonseca Carillo (Don Neto)?