Customer Reviews

Drug Smuggling: The Forbidden Book

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(3)
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2 star:		(1)
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Very elementary, could have been written by anyone; including a priest. No "blow you away" secrets here. All common sense, with a couple of stupid tips to make sure you get arrested, such as approaching police in other countries and bribing them to find cocaine sources. Thought it would be an interesting read of an experienced trafficker, instead it was a short, "thrown together" book of common sense. Almost unreadable, don't buy it. All the 5 star reviews here are most definitely friends, or the author himself.

This book is exactly what it claims to be - an actual how to book for smuggling. I wouldn't be surprised if the DEA or FBI monitor those who actually buy this book. I bought it to help me with some insight for some fiction I want to write, and this smuggling book delivers (pun intended).

The book deals with attitude (an important consideration for this profession, I would imagine), fake ID, crossing borders, dealing with lots of money, dealing with the justice system, and more. For the flip side to this "how to" book, the actual narrative of "Inside the Cocaine Cartel" shares comparable information in the context of a fascinating story line. This book says a lot of what "Inside..." doesn't. This book is exactly what it claims to be, and it doesn't disappoint.

Gosh--if someone were truly thinking of entering the drug-smuggling profession, they should buy this book, as it gives very sound advice. Personally, I'm thinking of writing a novel, and including some drug-smuggling characters. This book gave me complete information for an excellent character profile. I was shocked at some of the information included, as I feel certain chapters should have been classified information (to protect against terroists). I really liked the style in which the book was written, as well--very direct, and easy to read. A REALLY EXCELLENT book.

Every Man, Woman, and Child should read this book. In a way it will teach you more than you should know, but overall, it teaches you the same outcome(Death, Jail, Snitching). The beginning of the book tell you that even the hardest person will snitch to reduce their sentence. Your friends, people you have know for years will turn against you to help themselves. For anyone thinking about getting into the drug game or any criminal act, this book is a crystal ball to your future. You won't waste your money. Only for mature minds!

As others have pointed out, this is a short book, and therefore it is more of an overview than a thorough "how-to". I first read "Tales from the Joint" by the same author, and I enjoyed it so much I thought I'd give this a try also. This is also an excellent book, with some great stories and some suprisingly good advice that can be applied to many situations outside of drug smuggling.

The first thing that struck me was how small the book was. I looked at its lack of size (152 pages) and thought I had wasted my money. How wrong I was. As noted by the other reviewers, this is truly excellent book. No Hollywood stuff here - just the truth with the deceit, need for multiple ID's, and need for thorough, thorough, thorough planning and execution. I'm not familiar with the geography of the Americas but it is not hard to follow the clear and impressive thinking of the author. I agree with one reviewers comment that if enforcement agencies aren't monitoring who is buying the book, then they should be. This is not a book I would want to get caught with because it definately read as a 'how to' manual for those serious about getting involved even if you have no intention of doing so. One benefit of it is how clear the risk of going to jail is - a risk I personally would not be prepared to take. One for the safety deposit box, I would suggest. Definately worth the read.

I sent this book to my brother in jail. He really enjoyed it. He is in jail for that so I figured he would think the book was silly. He loved it.

Hawkeye Gross in an outstanding writer who I can't get enough of. This book was a true life account of what he did post vietnam (he throws a lot of that in there too). Very informative book. Just exactly how he smuggled and everything to a T. I just wish his other books were still in print today. Hold on to this one, you never know!

To start with, I haven't read this book yet, but I will be reading it soon, and will leave a second review.

However, what has fascinated me even before reading it, is that so many people say "The information is so accurate!" Problem is, I'd imagine most (if not all) of the other reviewers had any time spent in the business. I'm not doubting this guy is the real deal or accurate, just saying that if you don't have a way of knowing the information is actually accurate...well....you really don't know. Without some first-hand experience, outside of some assumptions you won't really know.

Moreover, keep in mind that drug smuggling is a very fast paced world. It changes rapidly...the more governments find new ways of preventing it, smugglers must find new ways to get around them. Most of this information was probably much more valuable before this book was released to the public than before - due to the fact that the more the government knows about a given "trick", the less that trick works.

Once again, I haven't read it yet, and I'm really not trying to pass judgement on the book or the reviewers. I look forward to reading it, and even if I don't find it all that informative and accurate...I expect it to at least be entertaining. I'm simply saying...don't rush to conclusions if your basing them on "what seems to make sense"