Carretero used direct testimonies from narcos, judges, police, and mothers of addicts to paint a detailed picture of the region's socio-economic collapse. 📺 The TV Series ( Cocaine Coast )
In 2018, a Spanish judge ordered a precautionary ban on the book's sale due to a defamation lawsuit from a former mayor mentioned in the text. This "kidnapping" of the book backfired, causing sales to skyrocket before it was eventually lifted. FariГ±a
The book was adapted into a hit 10-episode Spanish drama series, known internationally on Netflix as . The book was adapted into a hit 10-episode
"Fariña" (the Galician word for "flour") is a slang term for and the title of a widely acclaimed book and television series documenting the rise of drug trafficking in Galicia, Spain. 📘 The Original Book It traces the evolution of Galician crime clans
Written by investigative journalist and released in 2015, the non-fiction book Fariña (translated as Cocaine Coast or Snow on the Atlantic ) exposes how Galicia became Europe’s primary gateway for cocaine in the 1980s.
It traces the evolution of Galician crime clans from "inoffensive" tobacco smuggling to becoming powerful allies of Colombian cartels.