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Summary: "American Cartel is an unflinching and deeply documented dive into the culpability of the drug companies behind the staggering death toll of the opioid epidemic. It follows of a small band of DEA agents led by Joe Rannazzisi, a tough-talking New Yorker who had spent a storied 30 years bringing down bad guys, along with a band of lawyers led by West Virginia native Paul Farrell Jr. who fought to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.4 HIGCaribe, Roman
Summary: A long-time confidential informant for U.S. law enforcement describes how he came to be in such a position and recounts how he risked his life and family and faced unthinkable dangers while meeting with gang and cartel leaders every night.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CARIBE, ROMAN CARLongmire, Sylvia.
Summary: "When confronted with the challenges of border security and illegal immigration, government officials are fond of saying that our borders have never been as safe and secure as they are now. But ranchers in the borderlands of Arizona and Texas fear for their lands, their cattle, their homes, and sometimes their lives due to the human and drug smuggling traffic that regularly crosses their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.28 LONSummary: An in-depth look at the high-stakes world of drug dealing and drug enforcement, featuring interviews with top-ranking government officials and such celebrities as Woody Harrelson, Susan Sarandon, The Wire creator David Simon, and rappers Eminem, 50 Cent, and Rick Ross.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HOWSummary: For over 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for more than 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and damaged poor communities. Yet for all that, drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever before. Filmed in more than 20 states, it captures heart-wrenching stories from individuals at all levels, the dealer to grieving mother, the narcotics officer to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HOUSummary: A charming portrait set against the backdrop of a war on drugs gone horribly awry, laughs are seasoned by the recognition of the government's questionable priorities and shameless use of the judicial system to scapegoat a counterculture icon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Awesome Documentaries 2008