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For more than 20 years, the Cali cartel saturated U.S. streets with
cocaine, ruining neighborhoods and lives while reaping millions in
cash. Efforts to combat the influx of drugs from Colombia were
often stymied by the careful organization and execution of the drug
trade. Through the use of bribery, terrorist structures, and
legitimate business practices, the cartel rose to become a serious
threat to Colombian society's fragile stability, while providing
over 70% of the world's cocaine to various markets. It took more
than two decades and a global effort, spearheaded by U.S. law
enforcement, to topple this notorious criminal organization. The
rise and fall of one of Colombia's most notorious drug cartels is a
story of how organized crime can function at the most sophisticated
levels, yet still be taken down by the very forces it seeks to
evade. This book vividly examines the Cali Cartel, providing unique
insight into the history of international trafficking, organized
crime, and U.S. drug policy. Relying on first hand accounts,
interviews, and DEA records, Chepesiuk brings the story to life,
illustrating how drug traffickers operate and why they are so
difficult to stop. In detailing law enforcement's biggest takedown,
this book describes how such transnational criminal organizations
must be dismantled, and why drug trafficking continues to be an
important problem in the United States. The fall of the cartel also
provides lessons for law enforcement efforts to combat terrorists
and other formidable criminal organizations.
In this vivid account, Ron Chepesiuk tells the story of the
organised crime in Harlem through in-depth profiles of the major
gangs and motley gangsters whose exploits made them legends.
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