- Title: Traffik: The Chemist
- Date: 3rd July 1989
- Summary: In Britain JACK is still under heavy pressure from his job. CAROLINE takes a drugs overdose and ends up in hospital. JACK arranges for her to go to an expensive residential clinic to try and get her off heroin. In Pakistan, FAZLE accompanies TARIQ on his visit to the North West Frontier to buy part of the opium crop. He is left to oversee the conversion of opium into heroin by a chemist at a remote laboratory. But the chemist and TARIQ argue about the price, and TARIQ returns with armed men. Beginning to doubt FAZLE's l loyalty, TARIQ orders FAZLE to kill the chemist. FAZLE refuses. In Germany KARL's trial begins. Evidence hinges on the testimony of LEDESERT, the supergrass who was caught by ULLI and DIETER. Helen tries to get LEDESERT assassinated to stop him testifying, but the plan goes badly wrong.
- Description:TRAFFIK is a 6 part drama serial about the international heroin trade,set in 3 countries.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:Picture Partnership Productions LTD
- Programme Episode:Episode 4
- Transmission Date:03/07/1989
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1980s