The Hunt for Khun Sa Drug Lord of the Golden Triangle

by Felber, Ron

• ISBN13: 9781936296156
• ISBN10: 1936296152
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-01
• Publisher: Trine Day

Summary

For two decades, the Burmese warlord Khun Sa controlled nearly 70 percent of the world's heroin supply, yet there has been little written about the legend the U.S. State Department branded the "most evil man in the world"--until now. Through exhaustive investigative journalism, this examination of one of the world's major drug lords from the 1970s to the 1990s goes behind the scenes into the lives of the DEA specialists assigned the seemingly impossible task of capturing or killing him. Known as Group 41, these men would fight for years in order to stop a man who, in fact, had the CIA to thank for his rise to power. Featuring interviews with DEA, CIA, Mafia, and Asian gang members, this meticulously researched and well-documented investigation reaches far beyond the expected and delves into the thrilling and shocking world of the CIA-backed heroin trade.

Author Biography

Ron Felber is the CEO of Chemetell, North America, and the author of eight books, including Il Dottore: The Double Life of a Mafia Doctor, Presidential Lessons in Leadership, and Searchers: A True Story of Alien Abduction. He lives in Mendham, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Glossary of Terms	p. xii
Prologue	p. 1
Lord of the Golden Triangle	p. 5
Group 41	p. 11
The Mafia Connection	p. 17
Monster	p. 29
Heroin	p. 41
Chinatown	p. 57
The Cuban Kid	p. 67
Chains, Guns, and Machettes	p. 77
Living Large	p. 87
The Residue of Other Peoples Adventures	p. 97
Mr. Lin	p. 111
A Roaming Nightmare	p. 121
Informant SWH-4-0002	p. 133
Burdens of Command	p. 143
Operation Tiger Trap	p. 159
Apocalypse Now	p. 169
Fubria	p. 179
Death of a Drug Lord	p. 187
Epilogue	p. 191
Documents	p. 197
Sources	p. 211
Index	p. 221
Organizational Charts
New York, Group 41, DEA Asian Heroin Unit	p. 16
Khun Sa Organization	p. 120
Southeast Asia, Group 41, DEA Asian Heroin Unit	p. 158
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