Money Mafia

Extortion - a business that runs on fear, that had gripped Mumbai city for two decades, and still has a hold on the city but in a new form. Discover the rise of extortion rackets in Mumbai from the 1980's till the early 2000's.

A country obsessed with gold, when faced with restrictions, finds newer and more incredulous ways to get what it wants. Explore the business of gold smuggling from the 1960's to date and discover the innovative strategies that people use to smuggle gold.

In the city that never sleeps, the drug trail leads us to mafia queens, bright pharma graduates, and restless peddlers. Examine the sinister strategies of the drug trafficking supply chain, by exploring how the drug "Meow-Meow" became the city's epidemic.

Follow the cash trail and uncover the ways in which dirty money is cleaned in India. From the three-step process that most criminals use to clean money, to mafia-run "hawala" channels, see the mechanics of money laundering in the diamond trade and more.