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It is set alight and the two cops inside barely escape with their lives. Thanks to Net Galley for my copy.A very good insight into the illegal drug trade in Britain, mainly from the police perspective. This book educates you and lays bare the facts. In fact there’s a slightly jarring aspect to the book where Wood’s is referred to in the third person, and you think ‘hang on, isn’t that the author of the book?’ - but I think that’s in oI’d thought this book might be just a re-hash of Neil Wood’s earlier book, Good Cop Bad War, but in fact it’s a different angle on the same subject. This went a long way towards educating me about the development of the drugs industry in Britain; the actions that supported and those which attempted to hinder but throughout I felt I needed to read much more widely to gain even half the whole picture.Incredible, terrifying, and thought provoking. The Drug Wars have been fought on British streets for decades, bringing destruction, corruption and violence in their wake. Three edits later, Amazon UK finally deemed my review complied with "Community Guidelines." Well written and very informative work of non fiction from police, dealer and user points of view. Out comes the can of petrol. Calling upon gripping first-hand accounts from those on both sides of the battle, Welcome back. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition.After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages that interest you.After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages that interest you.
Select your address It’s a terrifying wake up call about what the current prohibitionist drug policies is doing to our country.A brilliant book on the origins of the war on drugs. In fact there’s a slightly jarring aspect to the book where Wood’s is referred to in the third person, and you think ‘hang on, isn’t that the author of the book?’ - but I think that’s in order that the book is presented as a historical account rather than one person’s memoir. Maybe the author(s) didn't mean it this way, but it seems a bit naive and biased to say that the problems with drugs was the switch from the British system to the American system. In this groundbreaking book, former undercover police officer Neil Woods, who risked his life infiltrating some of the UK's most vicious gangs, pieces together the complex and terrifying reality of the drug war in Britain. Download one of the Free Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, and computer.To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. You think you’re wise to what goes on in the world, but read this and your eyes are well and truly opened. The mess that is UK drug policy is laid out in a factual, almost academic, way while telling shocking stories of corruption, ineptitude, deprivation, and crime. Start by marking “Drug Wars: The terrifying inside story of Britain’s drug trade” as Want to Read:

Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. The Drug Wars in America, 1940–1973 argues that the US government has clung to its militant drug war, despite its obvious failures, because effective control of illicit traffic and consumption were never the critical factors motivating its adoption in the first place. Drug Wars (Contrails Saga: Book 2) eBook: Robert Anderson, Steve Clark: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store The mess that is UK drug policy is laid out in a factual, almost academic, way while telling shocking stories of corruption, ineptitude, deprivation, and crime. A lot of other social changes happened over the years that would likely have seen the British system fail (maybe not as badly, maybe even worse).I’d thought this book might be just a re-hash of Neil Wood’s earlier book, Good Cop Bad War, but in fact it’s a different angle on the same subject.
Suddenly the van is surrounded by men in balaclavas and tied shut. Fast, FREE delivery, video streaming, music, and much more Prime members enjoy Free Two-Day Shipping, Free Same-Day or One-Day Delivery to select areas, Prime Video, Prime Music, Prime Reading, and more. No Kindle device required. Go figure!This is not a review but is based on an interview I had with the author. Amazon calculates a product’s star ratings using a machine learned model instead of a raw data average. A fascinating and terrifying look into the drug wars in the UK. There is a full history of how the "drug wars" moved from people going into Boots at Piccadilly Circus to collect their heroin to criminals carrying out armed robberies purely to raise the monte to get into the drug "business". Go figure!The review below is the original unedited review submitted to Amazon UK. Did Francisco get away? !This is a genuinely terrifying book about how bad decisions have repercussions for generations. !i could read books like this all day look, gives a fascinating insight into the drugs world and all parts of it, police, drug dealers and users as well as the drugs scene. Life is good, back to normal, or so it seems until the day he is confronted by his dark past.

Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Eye opening and intelligent An incredible insight in to the British drug problem. This incident is never reported. Best book I've read on drug crime by a mile.


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