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Behind the Scanner
by salaheddin
Welcome to Behind the Scanner, your home for true crime. In every episode, we unpack real criminal cases and the investigations behind them. Press follow and join us. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support.
Episodes
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One Drop of Blood: The Theranos Deception
A young Stanford dropout promised to revolutionize medicine with a single drop of blood, building a $9 billion Silicon Valley empire called Theranos. Behind closed doors, secret technology failures were masked through extreme corporate intimidation and fake lab demonstrations. Uncover the...
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The $65B Wall Street Illusion: Bernie Madoff
Wall Street legend Bernie Madoff executed the largest Ponzi scheme in history, fraudulently amassing $65 billion under the guise of an elite investment fund. Operating from a secretive floor in New York, his team deposited client cash directly into a single bank account while fabricating decades…
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The $100M Highway Heist: America's Largest Jewelry Theft
In July 2022, an organized cargo theft ring executed the largest jewelry heist in American history by trailing a Brinks armored semitruck across California. Waiting for a brief pause at a dark highway rest stop, the thieves breached the truck and vanished with 27 duffel bags containing over $100...
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Latex Faces and Lost Millions: The Graff Diamonds Heist
On August 6, 2009, two men pulled off a £40 million heist at Graff Diamonds in London using liquid latex prostheses to completely bypass security. Despite meticulous planning and high-speed getaway swaps, the entire operation unravelled over a single cheap burner phone left behind in a getaway…
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Blackout in Dresden: The $123M Vault Heist
In 2019, a criminal syndicate sabotaged Dresden’s power grid, plunging the area into darkness before breaking into the historic Green Vault museum. Stealing over $123 million in priceless royal jewels, the gang executed one of the largest heists in modern history. Step inside the high-stakes...
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The Paris Drag Heist: $113M in Diamonds
How did a gang in skirts and blonde wigs pull off a $113 million heist in broad daylight? In 2007 and 2008, armed robbers targeted the ultra-exclusive Harry Winston boutique in Paris with the help of an inside security guard. Discover how disguises, insider betrayal, and a high-stakes police...
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The $100M Diamond Heist
How did a team of thieves pull off a $100M vault heist—only to be caught by a half-eaten salami sandwich? In 2003, Leonardo Notarbartolo bypassed 10 layers of high-tech security at the Antwerp Diamond Center. But one careless mistake left behind the DNA evidence that brought him down. Listen to…
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Heavyweight Kingpin The $1B Cocaine Heist
How did a Montenegrin heavyweight boxer become the mastermind behind a $1 billion maritime cocaine smuggling operation? In this episode of Behind the Scanner, we unravel the unbelievable true story of Goran Gogic and the Balkan Cartel's high-stakes infiltration of commercial shipping...
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Silent Flights, Heavy Cargo
Drones are turning international borders into an invisible aerial highway for dangerous narcotics. From remote-piloted quadcopters flying high-grade methamphetamine over the US-Mexico perimeter to illicit night flights transporting ecstasy across the Niagara River from Canada, drug cartels are...
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The Atlantic Narco-Sub
In November 2019, a handcrafted 65-foot fiberglass semi-submersible slipped out of the Amazon rainforest and headed straight into the treacherous open waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Inside were three men, 3,000 kilograms of high-grade cocaine worth over $100 million, and barely enough room to sit...
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The Fall of El Chapo & amp; The Cartel State
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman built a multi-billion-dollar drug empire that spanned decades—until American justice caught up with him, resulting in a historic sentence of life in prison plus 30 years. But the downfall of Sinaloa's kingpin exposed a far deeper threat: cartels don't just evade...
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Inside the Fentanyl Pipeline China, Crypto & Cartels
Forget street corners—today’s illicit fentanyl trade runs like everyday e-commerce. In this episode, we trace the global pipeline connecting Chinese chemical storefronts, anonymous crypto payments, Mexican cartel labs, and federal sting operations. Become a supporter of this podcast:...
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The FBI’s Encrypted Phone Trap
When global cartels needed an unbreakable way to communicate, the FBI gave them ANOM—a secure phone app secretly built with a hidden backdoor. Believing the devices were 100% private, crime syndicates across 100+ countries unwittingly funded their own real-time surveillance, broadcasting over 27...
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How Cartels Infiltrate Airport Security
While you're sipping coffee at your departure gate, a multi-billion-dollar shadow war is unfolding right beneath your feet. International airports face an impossible dilemma: maintain lightning-fast global trade, or enforce absolute security. In this deep dive, we reveal how transnational cartels...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Behind the Scanner, your home for true crime. In every episode, we unpack real criminal cases and the investigations behind them. Press follow and join us.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support.
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salaheddin
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Welcome to Behind the Scanner, your home for true crime. In every episode, we unpack real criminal cases and the investigations behind them. Press follow and join us. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support.
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