Malcolm Beith: The Last Narco: Inside the Hunt for El Chapo, the World's Most Wanted Drug Lord
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Author: Malcolm Beith
Number of Pages: 269 pages
Published Date: 23 Aug 2011
Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780802145482
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The dense hills of Sinaloa, Mexico, are home to the most powerful drug lord since Pablo Escobar: Joaquin El Chapo Guzman. Guzman is among the world s ten most wanted men and also appeared on Forbes magazine s 2009 billionaire list. With his massive wealth, his army of professional killers, and a network of informants that reaches into the highest levels of government, catching Guzman was considered impossibleuntil now. Newly isolated by infighting amongst the cartels, and with Mexican and DEA authorities closing in, El Chapo is vulnerable as never before. Newsweek correspondent Malcolm Beith has spent years reporting on the drug wars and follows the chase with full access to senior officials and exclusive interviews with soldiers and drug traffickers in the region, including members of Guzman s cartel. "The Last Narco" combines fearless reporting with the story of El Chapo s legendary rise from a poor farming family to the capo of the world s largest drug empire. "The Last Narco" is essential reading about one of the most pressing and dramatic stories in the news todaya true crime thriller happening in real time."