DEA WAR STORIES: Miami in the 1980s - A DEA Agent's True Stories From the Cocaine Wars

The drug wars didn't begin in Hollywood. They began in the streets, swamps, and backroads of South Florida.Before the headlines. Before the television series. Before Miami became synonymous with cocaine and cartels, DEA agent Ernie was living it.A Cuban immigrant who came to America in search of freedom, Ernie dedicated his life to protecting the country that gave him a future. His journey took him from chasing smugglers through the sugar cane fields of South Florida as a young deputy sheriff to running high-stakes DEA investigations against some of the world's most dangerous drug trafficking organizations.DEA War Stories: Miami in the 1980s takes you inside the real Miami drug wars through the eyes of an agent who was there.Clandestine airstrips hidden in the Florida wilderness. Undercover operations targeting ruthless Colombian traffickers. Daring investigations. Close calls. And the relentless pursuit of the criminals who turned South Florida into the epicenter of America's cocaine trade. These aren't stories inspired by Hollywood. These are the stories that inspired Hollywood.Told with honesty, humor, and the authenticity that only firsthand experience can provide, Ernie's unforgettable accounts reveal what life was really like for the agents and law enforcement officers who went head-to-head with the emerging drug cartels.For readers of true crime, law enforcement memoirs, undercover investigations, and the real history of the Miami cocaine wars, DEA War Stories: Miami in the 1980s takes you straight to the front lines.