10: Inside a Cuban Drug Bust & The Surprise Meeting with Fidel Castro

Most people meet Fidel Castro in history books. Alan Pamplin met him because of a drifting ship packed with cocaine.Cuba is facing one of its worst crises in decades. Blackouts, fuel shortages, and growing unrest. And the pressure has intensified since the U.S. cut vital oil supplies from Venezuela.But the legacy of revolutionary president Fidel Castro looms as large as ever.In the mid-1990s, a drifting ship loaded with cocaine entered Cuban waters, triggering an all-or-nothing international drug trafficking investigation. What followed was a frantic maritime search, a diplomatic crisis, and an extraordinary summons from the big man himself.UK Drug Liaison Officer Alan Pamplin suddenly found himself face-to-face with Fidel Castro, before being whisked away by Cuban authorities in a race to find hidden drugs aboard the mysterious vessel.But would they uncover the cocaine before it was too late?These are the Narco Warriors. New episodes every Monday.Host: Lindsay CharltonInsiders: Alan Pamplin & Graham Honey