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Review: In The Shadow of Papillon – Seven Years of Hell in Venezuela’s Prison System – by Frank Kane with John Tilsley

Frank Kane and his girlfriend, Sam, after their business was failing in the U.K. made the fateful decision to become cocaine drug couriers in Venezuela. Whilst attempting to fly out from the airport on Caribbean Island, Isla de Margarita, the airport authorities stopped and searched them and discovered the smuggled contraband which was a few… Continue reading
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Review: Gommorah – Italy’s Other Mafia – by Roberto Saviano

Roberto Saviano is the Italian Salman Rushdie. After writing his exposé on the Neapolitan mafia that is the subject of this book, Gomorrah, Saviano had serious death threats from organised crime and had to go into hiding and lives under security protection to this day. He is only a young man and is a patriotic… Continue reading
agriculture, Camorra, Cartel, cartels, China, COcaine, Colombia, Cosa Nostra, crime, environment, Europe, fake, Fashion, Gommorah, heroin, Italian Mafia, Italy, junkie, landfill, Made in Italy, mafia, Mexico, murder, Naples, Napoli, narcotics, Ndragheta, Neapolitan, omerta, Organised Crime, Roberto Saviano, Salmon Rushdie, textiles, toxic, waste disposal -
Review: El Sicario – Confessions of a Cartel Hit Man – by Molly Molloy and Charles Bowden
This is an explosive book, real revelations from a sicario or hitman for the Juarez cartel in Mexico. In the murky world of narcotics enforcers are employed by the cartels to assassinate and extort owed money from victims. This sicario was trained as a policeman with this training funded by the narcos. In the law… Continue reading
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Review: The Cartel – The Inside Story of Britain’s Biggest Drugs Gang – by Graham Johnson

When you see the title ‘The Cartel’ you might immediately imagine a book about Colombian or Mexican drug lords. Yet, this book covers a 30 year history of a homegrown cartel, based in Liverpool. Back in the 1970s a pioneering Fred the Rat grouped together his criminal comrades and they moved from bank robberies and… Continue reading
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Review: Narcocorrido: A Journey into the Music of Drugs, Guns, and Guerrillas – by Elijah Wald

Elijah Wald’s work explores narcoculture through Narcocorridos, a music form detailing the lives of drug lords in Mexico and Latin America. He shares personal travels, insights into the corrido communities, and the genre’s cultural significance. The book merges adventure with important societal issues, making it essential for enthusiasts of Mexican culture and music. Continue reading
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