Kate Macer, a skilled FBI agent, is recruited by the CIA for a special ops team to decapitate a Mexican drug cartel. The team's mission is to capture or eliminate the cartel's key players, including cartel head Manuel Díaz and drug lord Fausto Alarcón. Kate agrees to join the team, believing it will be more effective in stopping the drug trade than her current unit.

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An FBI veteran joins forces with a specialized government team to combat the rapidly growing drug trafficking organization operating along the US-Mexico border.