Pure Narco
One Man's True Story of 25 Years Inside the Cartels
1st Edition
Published on 11. November 2021
1 pages
979-8-7651-7906-2 (ISBN)
Description
For a quarter century, Luis Antonio Navia worked as a high-level cocaine transporter for all of the major Colombian and Mexican drug cartels, including Pablo Escobar's Medellín Cartel, and flooded the United States and Europe with cocaine before his dramatic arrest in Venezuela in 2000 during the 12-nation Operation Journey.
The story of Navia's rise, fall, takedown, imprisonment, and redemption is expertly researched and told by acclaimed biographer Jesse Fink, who has gathered interviews with Navia, Navia's family, and a dozen law-enforcement agents in the United States and Great Britain from agencies such as the DEA, ICE and Her Majesty's Customs and Excise (now Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs). Told in vivid detail, this true crime story will captivate the reader from start to finish.
The story of Navia's rise, fall, takedown, imprisonment, and redemption is expertly researched and told by acclaimed biographer Jesse Fink, who has gathered interviews with Navia, Navia's family, and a dozen law-enforcement agents in the United States and Great Britain from agencies such as the DEA, ICE and Her Majesty's Customs and Excise (now Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs). Told in vivid detail, this true crime story will captivate the reader from start to finish.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
43 colour photos; 4 maps
ISBN-13
979-8-7651-7906-2 (9798765179062)
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Jesse Fink worked for two decades as a journalist, editor and columnist but is best known as the author of two internationally bestselling biographies, Bon: The Last Highway and The Youngs: The Brothers Who Built AC/DC. Fink's books collectively have been translated into 13 languages and released in over 20 countries. He lives in Sydney, Australia.
Luis Navia worked for nearly 25 years as a cocaine trafficker for the deadliest Colombian and Mexican cartels until he was arrested in the multinational sting Operation Journey in 2000. He was released in 2005 and began a new career in construction. Today he also runs his own consulting business for private clients and liaises with the US Government in matters related to antinarcotics law enforcement. He lives in Miami, Florida.
Luis Navia worked for nearly 25 years as a cocaine trafficker for the deadliest Colombian and Mexican cartels until he was arrested in the multinational sting Operation Journey in 2000. He was released in 2005 and began a new career in construction. Today he also runs his own consulting business for private clients and liaises with the US Government in matters related to antinarcotics law enforcement. He lives in Miami, Florida.
Content
Maps
Foreword: The Trip by DEA Special Agent (Retired) Eric Kolbinsky
Introduction: Life on a Coin Toss by Jesse Fink
Prologue: Do the Right Thing
PART 1: TAKEDOWN
Chapter 1 El Senador
Chapter 2 The Venezuelan Job
Chapter 3 Midnight Run
Chapter 4 The Cab Ride
Chapter 5 Flight to Maracaibo
Chapter 6 Into the Black
Chapter 7 The Gringo
PART 2: ROCK 'N' ROLL DRUMMER
Chapter 8 Silver Platter
Chapter 9 Tom Sawyer Land
Chapter 10 Grams in Georgetown
Chapter 11 The FM Scam
Chapter 12 Deathtrap
PART 3: BISCAYNE BANDIDO
Chapter 13 La Mona
Chapter 14 Sucking Tit for Milk
Chapter 15 Blue Boxes
Chapter 16 Stalin in the Flesh
Chapter 17 Disco Champagne
Chapter 18 Drive, He Said
Chapter 19 Ballad of a Well-Known Gun
PART 4: THE NETWORK
Chapter 20 Navia's 11
Chapter 21 Dirty Work
Chapter 22 Dead-Shark Eyes
Chapter 23 Night Train
PART 5: WILD WEST
Chapter 24 Santa Marta Gold
Chapter 25 The Spaghetti Incident
Chapter 26 Kilo of Thorns
Chapter 27 River of Blood
Chapter 28 Sugar King of Palm Beach County
PART 6: WAR ZONE
Chapter 29 Five Units of Fercho
Chapter 30 Body in a Barrel
Chapter 31 Going Down
Chapter 32 The Night They Shot Galán
Chapter 33 Two Toucans
Chapter 34 Death at Dog Rocks
PART 7: SCARFACE
Chapter 35 Felony Favors
Chapter 36 The Wake
Chapter 37 Real Crazy Motherfuckers
Chapter 38 The Prisoner of Cartago
PART 8: BLAME IT ON CANCÚN
Chapter 39 Fire in the Lake
Chapter 40 Chasing a Ghost
Chapter 41 Dead in the Water
Chapter 42 The Board Meeting
Chapter 43 The Firm
PART 9: MAGOO IN MEXICO
Chapter 44 Dinner with Alberto
Chapter 45 Airdrops and Raindrops
Chapter 46 The Crocodile Thing
Chapter 47 Out of Breath
PART 10: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Chapter 48 I Don't Like Cocaine (I Love It)
Chapter 49 The Separation
Chapter 50 The Postcard
Chapter 51 Burnt Out
Chapter 52 Under the Gun
Chapter 53 The Heat
PART 11: AN INFILTRATED SITUATION
Chapter 54 The Phone Call
Chapter 55 The Butterfly Effect
Chapter 56 The Snitch
Chapter 57 Shitting Match
Chapter 58 Atlantic Crossing
Chapter 59 Nick the Fish
Chapter 60 Clear and Present Danger
PART 12: SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE
Chapter 61 The Business Deal
Chapter 62 The Roadmap
Chapter 63 Closed Doors
Chapter 64 Rule 35
Chapter 65 The Typewriter Room
Chapter 66 God Exists
PART 13: FLICK OF THE SWITCH
Chapter 67 Everything Kills People
Chapter 68 Team America
Chapter 69 Smoke and Mirrors
Chapter 70 The Forbidden Apple
Chapter 71 There Is No War
Chapter 72 Crossing the Line
PART 14: THE BELLY OF THE BEAST
Chapter 73 Stockholm Syndrome
Chapter 74 Collateral Damage
Chapter 75 The Heaven Part of Hell
Chapter 76 Crooked Road
Chapter 77 On the Hook
Epilogue: The Icepick
Narco Nicknames
Characters
Acronyms
Gazetteer
Operation Journey: By the Numbers
Glossary
Criminal Organizations
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Endnotes
Index
About the Authors
Foreword: The Trip by DEA Special Agent (Retired) Eric Kolbinsky
Introduction: Life on a Coin Toss by Jesse Fink
Prologue: Do the Right Thing
PART 1: TAKEDOWN
Chapter 1 El Senador
Chapter 2 The Venezuelan Job
Chapter 3 Midnight Run
Chapter 4 The Cab Ride
Chapter 5 Flight to Maracaibo
Chapter 6 Into the Black
Chapter 7 The Gringo
PART 2: ROCK 'N' ROLL DRUMMER
Chapter 8 Silver Platter
Chapter 9 Tom Sawyer Land
Chapter 10 Grams in Georgetown
Chapter 11 The FM Scam
Chapter 12 Deathtrap
PART 3: BISCAYNE BANDIDO
Chapter 13 La Mona
Chapter 14 Sucking Tit for Milk
Chapter 15 Blue Boxes
Chapter 16 Stalin in the Flesh
Chapter 17 Disco Champagne
Chapter 18 Drive, He Said
Chapter 19 Ballad of a Well-Known Gun
PART 4: THE NETWORK
Chapter 20 Navia's 11
Chapter 21 Dirty Work
Chapter 22 Dead-Shark Eyes
Chapter 23 Night Train
PART 5: WILD WEST
Chapter 24 Santa Marta Gold
Chapter 25 The Spaghetti Incident
Chapter 26 Kilo of Thorns
Chapter 27 River of Blood
Chapter 28 Sugar King of Palm Beach County
PART 6: WAR ZONE
Chapter 29 Five Units of Fercho
Chapter 30 Body in a Barrel
Chapter 31 Going Down
Chapter 32 The Night They Shot Galán
Chapter 33 Two Toucans
Chapter 34 Death at Dog Rocks
PART 7: SCARFACE
Chapter 35 Felony Favors
Chapter 36 The Wake
Chapter 37 Real Crazy Motherfuckers
Chapter 38 The Prisoner of Cartago
PART 8: BLAME IT ON CANCÚN
Chapter 39 Fire in the Lake
Chapter 40 Chasing a Ghost
Chapter 41 Dead in the Water
Chapter 42 The Board Meeting
Chapter 43 The Firm
PART 9: MAGOO IN MEXICO
Chapter 44 Dinner with Alberto
Chapter 45 Airdrops and Raindrops
Chapter 46 The Crocodile Thing
Chapter 47 Out of Breath
PART 10: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Chapter 48 I Don't Like Cocaine (I Love It)
Chapter 49 The Separation
Chapter 50 The Postcard
Chapter 51 Burnt Out
Chapter 52 Under the Gun
Chapter 53 The Heat
PART 11: AN INFILTRATED SITUATION
Chapter 54 The Phone Call
Chapter 55 The Butterfly Effect
Chapter 56 The Snitch
Chapter 57 Shitting Match
Chapter 58 Atlantic Crossing
Chapter 59 Nick the Fish
Chapter 60 Clear and Present Danger
PART 12: SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE
Chapter 61 The Business Deal
Chapter 62 The Roadmap
Chapter 63 Closed Doors
Chapter 64 Rule 35
Chapter 65 The Typewriter Room
Chapter 66 God Exists
PART 13: FLICK OF THE SWITCH
Chapter 67 Everything Kills People
Chapter 68 Team America
Chapter 69 Smoke and Mirrors
Chapter 70 The Forbidden Apple
Chapter 71 There Is No War
Chapter 72 Crossing the Line
PART 14: THE BELLY OF THE BEAST
Chapter 73 Stockholm Syndrome
Chapter 74 Collateral Damage
Chapter 75 The Heaven Part of Hell
Chapter 76 Crooked Road
Chapter 77 On the Hook
Epilogue: The Icepick
Narco Nicknames
Characters
Acronyms
Gazetteer
Operation Journey: By the Numbers
Glossary
Criminal Organizations
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Endnotes
Index
About the Authors
