Chemical Cowboys: The Club King Of New York

Copyright © 2009 by Lisa Sweetingham

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Sweetingham, Lisa .Chemical cowboys : the DEA's secret mission to hunt down a notorious ecstasy kingpin / Lisa Sweetingham. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-345-49995-0 (hbk. : alk. paper)e-ISBN 978-0-345-50977-21. Drug trafficInvestigationUnited States. 2. Drug trafficInvestigationIsrael. 3. Drug dealersUnited States. 4. Drug dealersIsrael. 5. Ecstasy (Drug) I. Title.

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