5 Things Season 3 of Euphoria Gets Wrong About Organized Crime
An analysis by InSight Crime critiques the portrayal of organized crime in the third season of the television show 'Euphoria'. The article argues that the show simplifies complex criminal logistics and misrepresents the role of low-level couriers in drug trafficking networks.
Why it matters
Addresses the gap between fictionalized depictions of criminal underworlds and the reality of transnational drug trafficking.
Euphoria ’s third season just wrapped, closing a storyline steeped in the aesthetics and intensities of the criminal underworld along the US-Mexico border. It touches on several issues that are reshaping the contemporary criminal landscape, from fentanyl trafficking and firearms smuggling to online sex work, social media, and cross-border operations.
The article provides a factual critique based on criminological expertise.
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