Desperados: Latin Drug Lords, U.S. Lawmen, and the War America Can't WinA stunning expose of the multinational narcotics trade and a harrowing account from the men and women fighting on the front lines of the war against drugs. |
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Contents
The Comandante Wants to See You | 1 |
Silver or Lead | 21 |
The Marijuana Border | 42 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Desperados: Latin Drug Lords, U.S. Lawmen, and the War America Can't Win |
| Author | Elaine Shannon |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Viking, 1988 |
| ISBN | 0670810266, 9780670810260 |
| Length | 499 pages |
| Subjects | › › Political Science / International Relations / General Social Science / Criminology |
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