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Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels to Sri Lanka to see how the Tamil Tigers, one of the world’s most lethal and influential terrorist organizations, were finally defeated. (22:33 min)

Deep in a remote Cambodian rainforest, criminals are setting up illegal factories to produce safrole oil, the raw ingredient for ecstasy. Vanguard’s Adam Yamaguchi joins armed forest rangers on a search and destroy mission. (22 min)

Vanguard News takes a behind the scenes look at the adult entertainment industry, examining its history and impact on the ever-changing face of new media. (22:13)

Vanguard News travels to southern Italy to investigate how Europe’s growing appetite for cocaine is funding the growth of West African crime syndicates and fueling a turf war with Italy’s mafia. (21 min)

Vanguard Network’s Angela Sun explores the world of fake Louis Vuitton, Versace and DVDs in China–the counterfeiting center of the world. (5:55 min)

By next year, more than half the world’s population will for the first time in history be living in cities. Current Vanguard’s Mariana van Zeller tours Lagos, Nigeria, the world’s fastest-growing “Megacity.” (14:46 min)

Vanguard’s Kaj Larsen investigates the issues of guns and crime in America, from the gun nirvana of Knob Creek, Kentucky to one of the most dangerous cities in the country, Camden, New Jersey. (50:56 min)

Is the US already at war with Iran? In “America’s Secret War”, Vanguard travels to the Iraq-Iran border to investigate claims that the United States is supporting militant groups that are attacking Iran. (25 min)