Operation Playboy : Playboy Surfers Turned International Drug Lords - The Explosive True Story
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Globe-trotting Playboy Drug Runners : A Thrilling Ride
"Operation Playboy" offers a unique insight into the lives of drug-running playboys and the dangerous and audacious lives they lead. With non-stop partying and high-risk drug trafficking, this book is perfect for readers with a taste for true crime and thrilling adventures. The book can be best described as an adrenaline-pumping ride through jet-set lifestyles, fraught with danger, edgy deals, and unfortunate consequences. Kathryn Bonella's firsthand testimonies from drug-runners and elite cops make this a page-turning, white-knuckle thriller that is sure to captivate readers who enjoy true-crime stories.
Operation Playboy : Playboy Surfers Turned International Drug Lords - The Explosive True Story
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ISBN: 9781787478237
Authors:
Kathryn Bonella
Publisher: Quercus Editions Ltd
Date of Publication: 2018-01-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.1
(rated by 773 readers)
Description
FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF BESTSELLERS HOTEL KEROBOKAN AND SNOWING IN BALI
Sex. Drugs. Danger. Death.
This is the adrenaline-pumping story of the world's most audacious drug runners and the police hunt, 'Operation Playboy', to track them down.These drug-running playboys travel the globe: they ski in Europe, surf in Bali, hook up with celebrity models and live in five-star hotels. They are 24-7 party boys with brass balls, steely nerves and reckless ambitions. They pay for their high-risk, hedonistic lifestyle by trafficking cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana on international flights and through the world's biggest airports.But to ride the wave you have to roll the dice. And in this game a bust means prison - or even a firing squad.Closely watching is a Brazilian cop determined to close the net. With a small team, he battles corrupt colleagues and bent judges to learn the secrets of the playboys and bring about their downfall.Celebrated true-crime writer and journalist Kathryn Bonella has travelled the world to collect first-person testimony from an international network of mules and their bosses, as well as from the elite cops who are hot on their trail.The result is a page-turning, white-knuckle thriller - the true story of a manhunt codenamed OPERATION PLAYBOY.
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