Chepesiuk details the dramatic rise and fall of one of the world's most powerful drug cartels.
Dedication Quotation Acknowledgments Abbreviations Prologue: The Labs That Made It Snow The Rise Getting Started New York, New York Chepe Does His Thing Growing the Criminal Enterprise Heating Up Dirty Laundry Going Multinational The War of the Cartels Exit the King The Fall Breakthrough Submission to Justice The Narco Cassettes A Man of Peace Exit the Señor Take Down The Epilogue What Goes Around A Chronology of the Cali Cartel Bibliography
RON CHEPESIUK is the author of 18 books including Hard Target: The U.S.'s War with International Drug Trafficking, 1982-1997 and War on Drugs: An International Encyclopedia. He has also published more than 2,000 newspaper and magazine articles that have appeared in such publications as USA Today, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times Syndicate, Modern Maturity, and others. He is a Fulbright Scholar and teaches writing in the Journalism Program for the Extension Division of the University of California, Los Angeles.
"Chepesiuk's fascinating, factual history of the rise and fall of
the world's most extensive illicit drug cartel is a timely,
pertinent lesson for our nation's ongoing war, not only against
drugs but against the international terrorist network, many of whom
derive their resources from drug trafficking."-Ben Gilman Member of
Congress (1973-2003) and former Chairman, House International
Relations Committee
"International organized crime and terrorism have emerged in our
time as the nemesis of civilization. Ron Chepesiuk's powerful
telling of the epic tale of the rise and destruction of the Cali
Cartel proves that these dragons can be slain. . . . This book
should be mandatory reading in every police academy in
America."-Terry O'Neill Attorney and Counselor at Law
"Offers an intimate, never-before-seen glimpse into a shadowy
underworld of sophisticated and murderous drug traffickers. . . .
They eventually met their downfall, as Chepesiuk's vivid portrayal
shows, but some cartel leaders have been set free and threaten to
rise again."-Tracey Eaton Latin American Bureau Chief, The Dallas
Morning News
"Ron Chepesiuk does an outstanding job of describing the inner
workings of the Cali Cartel, one of the most notorious criminal
enterprises in history."-James W. McMahon Superintendent, New York
State Police
"Ron Chepesiuk has turned his investigative talents to a
fascinating story of how the anit-drug forces finally brought down
the world's most powerful drug trafficking mafia. A story of big
business, greed, violence, and corruption, Chepesiuk brings the
readers inside the drug traffickers' empire as well as the
frustrating and long battle waged by drug agents. Through his
meticulous reporting, he has delivered an important addition to the
literature on the great drug cartels, and in the process, provided
key insights about what could make or break the current war on
terrorism."-Gerald Posner author, Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald
and the Assassination of John F. Kennedy
"The author effectively capsulized, chapter by chapter, the law
enforcement and political strategies targeting the Cali Cartel and
the Cartel's response to those efforts. . . . Having worked the
Cali Cartel from 1985 through 1995 on the streets of New York City,
I wish I had his sources."-William Mante Senior Investigator
(Ret.), New York State Police, KNEU
"The Bullet or the Bribe is a courageous and powerful presentation
about a much discussed but little understood subject. Responsibly
researched and documented, author Ron Chepesiuk makes his
nonfiction read like fiction--proving, once again, that the secret
to good writing is good storytelling. In short, Chepesiuk tells a
good story."-Dan E. Moldea author, The Killing of Robert R.
Kennedy
"This book follows a complex criminal organization and
investigation of that organization. The magnitude of the
organization is overwhelming. . . . Ron is able to explain the
inner workings of a massive criminal empire and the investigation
of that empire so that it is easy to understand. I could not put
the book down until I finished reading it."-Hank Petroski L.A.P.D.
Detective-Sergeant (Ret.)
?[B]y 1999 Columbia "had become the premier coca-cultivating
country in the world, producing more coca leaf than Peru and
Bolivia combined." Maybe that's why Chepesiuk's close look at the
Cali Cartel is so important. Drug trafficking has yet to play out,
and until it does, (if it ever does), we had best be as informed
about it as possible.?-Charlotte Observer
?Chepesiuk's book is the product of extensive research and
interviews with dozens of DEA, FBI, US Customs agents, the New York
state police, and various individuals in Colombia. It is the most
detailed study of the murky world of narcotics traffickers this
reviewer has seen....This well-written volume is extensively
footnoted and contains a useful index, bibliography, and chronology
of the Cali Cartel. Highly recommended. Lower-division
undergraduate collections and above.?-Choice
?Mr. Chespesuik's story of the takedown of this empire is a tribute
to all of the law enforcement officers involved in the long
campaign. His book should be mandatory reading in every law
enforcement academy in the nation.?-The Forum
?The Bullet or the Bribe takes an inside look at how anti-drug
forces finally brought down the world's most powerful drug
trafficking mafia. Using firsthand accounts, interviews and Drug
Enforcement Administration records, Chepesiuk weaves an epic tale
of big business, greed, violence and corruption.?-New York Law
Journal
?This meticulously research book reflects both the author's
knowledge and his range of contacts with excerpts from dozens of
interviews. It is obviously the work of someone who is an expert in
investigative journalism.?-Trends in Organized Crime
"ÝB¨y 1999 Columbia "had become the premier coca-cultivating
country in the world, producing more coca leaf than Peru and
Bolivia combined." Maybe that's why Chepesiuk's close look at the
Cali Cartel is so important. Drug trafficking has yet to play out,
and until it does, (if it ever does), we had best be as informed
about it as possible."-Charlotte Observer
"[B]y 1999 Columbia "had become the premier coca-cultivating
country in the world, producing more coca leaf than Peru and
Bolivia combined." Maybe that's why Chepesiuk's close look at the
Cali Cartel is so important. Drug trafficking has yet to play out,
and until it does, (if it ever does), we had best be as informed
about it as possible."-Charlotte Observer
"Mr. Chespesuik's story of the takedown of this empire is a tribute
to all of the law enforcement officers involved in the long
campaign. His book should be mandatory reading in every law
enforcement academy in the nation."-The Forum
"The Bullet or the Bribe takes an inside look at how anti-drug
forces finally brought down the world's most powerful drug
trafficking mafia. Using firsthand accounts, interviews and Drug
Enforcement Administration records, Chepesiuk weaves an epic tale
of big business, greed, violence and corruption."-New York Law
Journal
"This meticulously research book reflects both the author's
knowledge and his range of contacts with excerpts from dozens of
interviews. It is obviously the work of someone who is an expert in
investigative journalism."-Trends in Organized Crime
"Chepesiuk's book is the product of extensive research and
interviews with dozens of DEA, FBI, US Customs agents, the New York
state police, and various individuals in Colombia. It is the most
detailed study of the murky world of narcotics traffickers this
reviewer has seen....This well-written volume is extensively
footnoted and contains a useful index, bibliography, and chronology
of the Cali Cartel. Highly recommended. Lower-division
undergraduate collections and above."-Choice
|
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
