For 20 years, the Cali drug cartel, a vast criminal conspiracy,
pumped thousands of tons of cocaine into the United States,
laundered billions of dollars in profits and was responsible for
endemic political corruption and an untold number of murders and
assassinations. It ultimately controlled 70 percent of the world's
cocaine market, flooding towns and cities with the addictive white
powder dubbed the "champagne of drugs."
Through organized violence, terrorist strategies, intimidation
and bribery, the cartel became a major threat to Colombia's fragile
stability. It also brought an unprecedented degree of strategy and
planning to the drugs trade. It would take more than two decades
and a global effort to bring it down.
In this first-ever account of the cartel's rise and fall, author
Ron Chepesiuk provides a compelling insight into the history of
international drug trafficking, organized crime and US drug policy.
He draws vivid pictures of the gang's founders--Jose "the Chess
Player" Londono and brothers Miguel and Gilberto Rodriguez
Orejuela--and reveals how they built their empire, carving up the
massive US market with their rival Medellin Cartel: New York going
to Cali, Miami to Medellin.
Unlike Medellin, headed by the vicious Pablo Escobar, the men
from Cali kept their complex operation in the shadows. It grew
quickly and came to operate like a multinational corporation. In
time, they became too big to share their spoils and fought an
indescribably bloody war with the Medellin mob, a war they
ultimately won.
Written with the pace and vividness of a thriller, "Drug Lords"
also illustrates the similarities between global traffickers and
international terrorists and compares the current war on terror
with the war on drugs.
General
Imprint: |
Milo Books
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2005 |
First published: |
April 2005 |
Authors: |
Ron Chepesiuk
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
326 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-903854-38-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
True stories >
Crime
|
LSN: |
1-903854-38-5 |
Barcode: |
9781903854389 |
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