Narcoland: The Mexican Drug Lords and Their Godfathers

Narcoland: The Mexican Drug Lords and Their Godfathers

Narcoland: The Mexican Drug Lords and Their Godfathers

Narcoland: The Mexican Drug Lords and Their Godfathers

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Overview

The definitive history of drug cartels, this “investigative magnum opus” takes readers to the frontlines of the ‘war on drugs’ in Latin America (Los Angeles Times)
 
The product of five years’ investigative reporting, the subject of intense national controversy, and the source of death threats that forced the National Human Rights Commission to assign two full-time bodyguards to its author, Anabel Hernández, Narcoland has been a publishing and political sensation in Mexico.

The “war on drugs” has so far cost more than 60,000 lives in just six years. Hernández explains in riveting detail how Mexico became a base for the mega-cartels of Latin America and one of the most violent places on the planet. At every turn, Hernández names—not just the narcos, but also the politicians, functionaries, judges, and entrepreneurs who have collaborated with them. In doing so, she reveals the mind-boggling depth of corruption in Mexico’s government and business elite.

Hernández became a journalist after her father was kidnapped and killed and the police refused to investigate without a bribe. She gained national prominence in 2001 with her exposure of excess and misconduct at the presidential palace, and previous books have focused on criminality at the summit of power, under presidents Vicente Fox and Felipe Calderón.

In awarding Hernández the 2012 Golden Pen of Freedom, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers noted, “Mexico has become one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists, with violence and impunity remaining major challenges in terms of press freedom. In making this award, we recognize the strong stance Ms. Hernández has taken, at great personal risk, against drug cartels.”

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781781682487
Publisher: Verso Books
Publication date: 09/10/2013
Sold by: Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format: eBook
Pages: 384
Sales rank: 861,877
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

Anabel Hernández is one of Mexico’s leading investigative journalists, writing about slave labor, sexual exploitation, political corruption, organized crime and drug cartels. In 2012, she was presented with the Golden Pen of Freedom in Ukraine by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, and in 2014 she received the Hans Verploeg Memorial Fund Award in Amsterdam for journalistic heroism.

Table of Contents

Foreword Roberto Saviano ix

Introduction 1

1 A Poor Devil 9

2 Life or Death 27

3 A Perverse Pact 41

4 Raising Crows 63

5 El Chapo's Protectors 81

6 The Lord of Puente Grande 101

7 The Great Escape 137

8 Blood Ties 161

9 Narco Wars 199

10 Freedom Is Priceless 233

11 The President of Death 269

Epilogue: La Barbie Strikes Back 309

Glossary of Acronyms 333

Glossary of Persons 335

Index 347

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