Kilo : Life and Death Inside the Secret World of the Cocaine Cartels
Author: Muse, Toby
ISBN: 9781529103410
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Join the deadly journey of cocaine, from farmer to kingpin.
Meet Maria. Maria doesn't see herself as a criminal. She's just a farmhand picking the crops that never lose money: coca.
This is Cachote. He prays to the Virgin of the Assassins that his bullets find their target. If he misses, he'll have to answer to the cartel who pay him to take out their enemies.
Pedro works the coca labs. But this laboratory is hidden deep in the jungle, and he turns coca leaves in to coca paste, a step just short of cocaine.
And finally, here is Alex. Alex is a drug-lord and decides where the drug goes next: into Europe or the US. And he wields the power of life and death over everyone around him.
Meet Maria. Maria doesn't see herself as a criminal. She's just a farmhand picking the crops that never lose money: coca.
This is Cachote. He prays to the Virgin of the Assassins that his bullets find their target. If he misses, he'll have to answer to the cartel who pay him to take out their enemies.
Pedro works the coca labs. But this laboratory is hidden deep in the jungle, and he turns coca leaves in to coca paste, a step just short of cocaine.
And finally, here is Alex. Alex is a drug-lord and decides where the drug goes next: into Europe or the US. And he wields the power of life and death over everyone around him.
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Tiong Yong Keu This was a great read. Toby has an intimate style of writing where you get to really understand the people that he interviews, all of whom are involved in the cocaine trade; farmers; chemists, traffickers, prostitutes, naval personnel. His style is very Rolling Stone type of journalism and this book captivated me. It was also refreshing in the fact that there was no preaching and also this was not turgid with facts, just an engrossing journey following the journey of one kilo of coke across its supply chain. Very much recommended.