Women drug traffickers mules, bosses, and organized crime

In the flow of drugs to the United States from Latin America, women have always played key but rarely acknowledged roles as bosses, business partners, money launderers, confidantes, and couriers. Using international diplomatic documents, trial transcripts, medical and public welfare studies, corresp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Carey, Elaine, 1967- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press 2014.
Edición:First edition
Colección:Diálogos (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:In the flow of drugs to the United States from Latin America, women have always played key but rarely acknowledged roles as bosses, business partners, money launderers, confidantes, and couriers. Using international diplomatic documents, trial transcripts, medical and public welfare studies, correspondence between drug czars, and prison and hospital records as research the author brings to life women drug smugglers in the early twentieth century as well as the cartel queens who make news today.
Descripción Física:xiii, 295 p. : il
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9780826351999