Bibliograph

Chemical cowboys, the DEA's secret mission to hunt down a notorious ecstasy kingpin, Lisa Sweetingham

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Chemical cowboys, the DEA's secret mission to hunt down a notorious ecstasy kingpin, Lisa Sweetingham

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [419]-424) and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Chemical cowboys

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

191922569

Responsibility statement

Lisa Sweetingham

Sub title

the DEA's secret mission to hunt down a notorious ecstasy kingpin

Summary

For nearly a decade, Ecstasy kingpin Oded Tuito was the mastermind behind a drug ring that used strippers and Hassidic teenagers to mule millions of pills from Holland to the party triangle--Los Angeles, New York, and Miami. This is a journey through the groundbreaking undercover investigations that led to the toppling of a billion-dollar trafficking network--starting in 1995 when New York DEA Agent Robert Gagne infiltrated clubland to uncover a thriving drug scene supported by two cultures: pill-popping club kids and Israeli dealers. Gagne's obsessive mission to take down Tuito's network met unexpected challenges and personal discoveries that almost crippled his own family. Woven into the narrative are the stories of Tuito's underlings who struggled with addiction as they ran from the law, and the experiences of a veteran Israeli police officer who aided Gagne while chasing after his own mob target.--From publisher description

Table Of Contents

Kiddie dope -- "Life in this city is like life in Peter Gatien's clubs" -- "I'm the boss. Don't fuck with me." -- The chain of trust -- The Americans are involved?

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