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The Bus Driver: Britain’s Cocaine King

The Bus Driver: Britain’s Cocaine King
2025•Documentary
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Bus-driver-turned-Cocaine-King. Jesus Ruiz Henao flooded '90s Britain with cocaine, building a billion-pound empire. It took police five years to convict him, in what would become the largest surveillance operation of its kind.

Anabelle Marshall · Director

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateAug 10, 2025

Episodes

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Episode 1

Jesus Ruiz Henao escapes cartel violence in Colombia. He becomes a London bus driver, but spotting a gap in the market, builds the UK's biggest cocaine trafficking empire. But the police are closing in.

Aug 10, 2025

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Episode 2

London bus driver Jesus Ruiz Henao becomes the UK's biggest cocaine dealer, making millions weekly. But police launch a multi-million-pound operation to bring him and his organisation down. Henao thinks he's untouchable, but pride comes before a fall.

Aug 10, 2025

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