Drug Lord by Terrence E. Poppa
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Drug Lord

The True Story of Pablo Acosta; The Life and Death of a Mexican Kingpin
by Terrence E. Poppa

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Narrator Armando Durán

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Length 12 hours 39 minutes
Language English
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Drug Lord, a firsthand account of drug dealing, murder, and corruption, tells of drug kingpin Pablo Acosta, who smuggled up to twenty tons of cocaine each year into the United States before treachery brought about his downfall and grisly death.

True CrimeNonfictionSocial Science

Terrence E. Poppa, an award-winning journalist, was a finalist for a 1987 Pulitzer Prize for his investigations into the connection between crime and government in Mexico. He was featured in Standoff in Mexico, a PBS production about fraudulent elections in Mexico. Due to his unique insights into the world of Mexican drug trafficking, Poppa has been widely interviewed on radio and television, including Larry King Live and The O’Reilly Factor.

Armando Durán has appeared in films, television, and regional theaters throughout the West Coast. For the last decade he has been a member of the resident acting company at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. In 2009 he was named by AudioFile as Best Voice in Biography and History for his narration of Che Guevara. A native Californian, he divides his time between Los Angeles and Ashland, Oregon.

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Author:

Narrator:
Armando Durán

ISBN:
9781982641238

Length:
12 hours 39 minutes

Language:
English

Publisher:
Blackstone Publishing

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Edition:
Unabridged

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Reviews

“Drug Lord is the real thing. Raw, immediate, indispensable.”

“A nonfiction account with enough greed, treachery, shoot-outs, and government corruption to fascinate true crime and crime fiction readers alike. Highly recommended.”

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