 "Amapola" is a political thriller based on true events, it is a story about friendship, loyalty and ambition, that portrays the history behind the origins of drug trafficking and its violent consequences of today. "Amapola" tells the story of Saul Garza, a present day DEA agent of Mexican origin who is investigating a violent organization of drug dealers in San Diego, and the story of Fincho and Lezamita, two friends, because of their knowledge of the sierra of Sinaloa are commissioned by the Mexican Government to convince the peasants to grow up poppy flower, to produce morphine in the years of the second world war. WWII was at it s peak of wounded soldiers. The supply of "opium-gum" vital for the elaboration of morphine was extremely scarce, in consequence the United States, in the name of the allies asks Mexico to cooperate with their war effort by providing large extensions of land and the authorization and support to grow poppy flower in Sinaloa. For this mission the US Army sends Captain Billy Custer, a man with great skills in leading and organizing troops. Both stories come together when the investigation that Saul Garza in conducting takes him to Fincho, an old man now, but a powerful drug lord in its own right. While Garza investigates the ties between the San Diego operation and Fincho s drug ring, Fincho will have to deal with a violent war against his enemies. Suddenly the life of Garza will take an unexpected twist, when he finds out the real story of his father Arnulfo Garza, a 70 years old man, who lives a quiet life next to "La Negra" his beloved wife in a Mexican "barrio" in the outskirts of San Diego.