Heavy Traffic: 30 Years of Headlines and Major Ops From the Case Files of the DEA [Paperback]

David Robbins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 22, 2005

Dispatches from the front lines

Since its inception in the 1970s, the Drug Enforcement Administration has fought an ever-growing battle against drugs-and against those who make, distribute, and use them. Yet after billions of dollars and countless lives destroyed, the war continues to be waged with no end in sight. In this compendium, the history of the United States' war on drugs is told with over three decades' worth of news stories and DEA case files that bring readers into the violent, shadowy world of illegal substances. From the cocaine cartels of Colombia and back-alley basement methamphetamine labs, to modern "party drugs" such as Ecstasy, these are the true stories of crime and punishment, power, and politics involved in the world of illegal narcotics.

Follow the investigations that took on and brought down some of the most notorious drug traffickers ever known. Including:

* The French Connection
* The Black Tuna Gang
* The Medellin Cartel
* Pablo Escobar

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About the Author

David Robbins is a twenty-year veteran of the writing trade, and the author of over 200 books. A former deputy sheriff, he also served in the Air Force.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 14 and up
  
• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Chamberlain Bros. (February 22, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596090073
• ISBN-13: 978-1596090071
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,752,594 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

David Robbins is an American author who has had, to date, about three hundred books published, both fiction and non-fiction. He is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Horror Writers of America, and Western Writers of America. Robbins has written under nine different pen names.
Under his own name he is best known for ENDWORLD, a science fiction series with a post-apocalyptic setting. The first ENDWORLD came out in 1986, the most recent in 2009. He has also written a spin-off series called BLADE.
As David Thompson he has been writing the popular WILDERNESS series for nineteen years. Published by Leisure Books, the series is still selling strong. New books come out quarterly.
Robbins has written a number of horror books under his own name, along with THE RETURN OF THE VIRGINIAN, a sequel to Owen Wister's masterpiece, and others.
As J.D. Cameron he wrote most of the OMEGA SUB series.
As Jake McMasters, Robbins did the WHITE APACHE series.
As David Thompson again, he wrote a series on Davy Crockett.
Additionally, Robbins has had over a dozen books published under the Ralph Compton banner.
Among his non-fiction works is a history of the Druge Enforcement Agency,
entitled HEAVY TRAFFIC.
He has also contributed to both THE TRAILSMAN and THE EXECUTIONER series.
There are a number of fan sites devoted to his work. Robbins participates in one of them: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/drobbins/
For more information consult his Wikipedia entry.