Drugs are a serious ongoing problem in today's societies. The advent of raves, concerts, social media and the like make its participants want an extra "high" so drugs are used to acheive it. How did drugs travel the globe and who were the barons behind it?
Covering the rise and fall of the outlaw lords of the drug world, this explosive collection includes the Cali Cartel, the richest, most powerful crime syndicate in history; Britain's biggest drug baron, Curtis "Cocky" Warren; and Michael Forwell, who blazed a trail smuggling Thai sticks from Bangkok to the USA.
From freewheeling cannabis dealers to "cocaine cowboys" and organized crime, here are the chilling exploits of the dealers, bouncers, bagmen and "taxmen" of a ruthlessly violent underworld.
This is the no-holds barred, inside story of drug trafficking. From the Golden Triangle to the Golden Gate, this book explains how and why things go wrong, and the price to be paid when they do.
I especially loved the life story of Pablo Escobar. On one side, he was something of a Robin Hood, giving back to the poor Colombian citizens. On the other hand, his drug empire was something that caused mass bloodshed among its same Colombian people. Gripping read!
