The Bullet or the Bribe: Taking Down Colombia's Cali Drug Cartel

by Ron Chepesiuk

Book Overview

For more than 20 years, the Cali cartel saturated U.S. streets with cocaine, ruining neighborhoods and lives while reaping millions in cash. Efforts to combat the influx of drugs from Colombia were often stymied by the careful organization and execution of the drug trade. Through the use of bribery, terrorist structures, and legitimate business practices, the cartel rose to become a serious threat to Colombian society's fragile stability, while...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275977129
• ISBN13: 9780275977122
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.7"