Jason signs for the package and brings it to his room, discovering that it contains a large amount of pills in a bag, as well as a tracking device. John and his family go into the College student Jason Collins is video-chatting with his childhood best friend Craig Johnson. A courier delivers Craig's package to Collins' house. Before dying, Malik reveals Pintera's cell phone number to Daniel. A father goes undercover for the DEA in order to free his son, who was imprisoned after being set up in a drug deal.Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence laws, Jason has nothing to offer for leniency in good conscience. Determined to do anything to reduce his first-time offender son's harsh punishment, the ordinary father strikes a treacherous deal with the politically ambitious local U.S. Attorney, Joanne Keeghan, almost begging her to infiltrate the dangerous world of the local drug dealer, Malik. John meets with Pintera, who wants him to run nearly $100 million in drug profits into Mexico and offers to make John a member of the cartel's inner circle if he succeeds.
Snitch is a 2013 American action thriller film directed by Ric Roman Waugh and starring Dwayne Johnson, based on the experiences of DEA informant James Settembrino. John and Daniel send their families into hiding. Is John prepared to give his life in exchange for Jason's freedom?
Daniel learns of John's arrangement with the DEA and is furious, saying that the cartel will kill John, Daniel, and their families if the truth comes out. Despite Jason's reluctance, Craig texts him the tracking number for the package. Meanwhile, in his efforts to free his son, John may have inadvertently put Daniel's family in jeopardy. Explaining that his construction business cannot stay afloat in the current economy without a supplement to its revenues, John offers to run nearly limitless amounts of drugs at almost zero risk in his Keeghan claims Cooper did the right thing and reneges on her promise to reduce Jason's sentence, unless John cooperates in the second meeting. When Jason refuses an offer to reduce his sentence by setting someone up to take a big fall, John pleads with U.S. Attorney Joanne Keeghan (Susan Sarandon) to let him go undercover, and gather enough evidence to convict the real power players. John calls Cooper and has him track both his new cell phone and Pintera's phone, effectively giving Cooper both the money and the kingpin at once. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence laws, Jason has nothing to offer for leniency in good conscience. At the same time, Daniel raids Malik's house, killing his guards and mortally wounding him. "Snitch" is not the usual action movie. While at a barbecue, John Matthews, Jason's estranged father and owner of a Using his connections, John arranges to meet with local Daniel introduces John to Malik, an extremely dangerous, high-ranking local drug dealer, who also has two strikes. With the unwitting help of an ex-con employee, John enters the narcotics underworld where every move could be his last in an operation that will demand all his resources, wits and courage to survive.Arrested on charges of drug distribution after he's caught with a package of Ecstasy, 18-year-old Jason Collins (Rafi Gavron) faces a mandatory ten-year sentence in a federal prison. Desperately, John convinces the DEA and the opportunistic DA Joanne Keeghan to let him go undercover to help make arrests big enough to free his son in return. Keeghan relishes the prospect of arresting such a high-profile dealer, but Cooper has a change of heart and tries to talk John out of doing the run, suspecting the cartel will kill him afterward. John, outraged, demands in turn that Jason be released when the job is completed. Pintera is surrounded by federal agents and surrenders without engaging in a gun battle because his young son is with him. Somehow, John has to bring the ruthless drug dealer to justice; however, with the perspective of luring an even bigger fish--the legendary Mexican cartel kingpin, Juan Carlos "El Topo" Pintera--suddenly, Joanne changes the rules of the game. But Jason's father John (Dwayne Johnson) knows that his son is no drug dealer, and vows to do whatever it takes to win back his freedom. Craig discusses a box of drugs that he is attempting to move and attempts to persuade Jason to let Craig ship the drugs to his house, offering him a share of the profit. It's too odd for that. The film was released in the United States on February 22, 2013. Jason is released the next day. Later, when the growing trail of clues leads John to ruthless cartel leader Juan Carlos "El Topo" Pintera (Benjamin Bratt), the loyal father vows not to let his fate be dictated by the ambitious powers that be on either side of the law.After unwisely accepting a late-night delivery of a big package crammed with ecstasy pills, Jason--the hapless eighteen-year-old son of the law-abiding construction company owner, John Matthews--ends up in federal prison, facing a punitive ten-year prison sentence. During the run, John is able to escape Cooper's surveillance. With the help of ex-con-turned-family man Daniel (Jon Bernthal), John is hot on the trail of Malik (Michael Kenneth Williams), a vicious drug dealer and the leader of a notorious street gang. John devises a plan to free himself and Daniel from both the government and the cartel. Based on a true story, it has the weirdness of real life, which is good. The film also stars Barry Pepper, Susan Sarandon, Jon Bernthal, Benjamin Bratt, and Michael Kenneth Williams. The cartel realize John is an informant and he leads them on a highway Cartel members and the money are seized by Cooper's men.