Shadow Catcher A U. S. Agent Infiltrates Mexico's Deadly Crime Cartels

Name: Shadow Catcher A U. S. Agent Infiltrates Mexico's Deadly Crime Cartels
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ISBN: 9781451632873

ISBN-10: 1451632878

ISBN-13: 9781451632873

Edition: 2012

Authors: Hipolito Acosta, Lisa Pulitzer

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In this gritty exposÉ, a firsthand look inside U.S. undercover operations targeting the immigrant smuggling, counterfeiting, and drug rings of Mexico’s dangerous mafia.For three decades, U.S. government agent Hipolita Acosta’s undercover work against Mexico’s mafia routinely made national headlines, and he quickly gained a reputation as a daring crime fighter who sent bad guys to prison, using his intelligence and audacity to stay one step ahead of those who would kill him if his cover was ever blown. Using multiple disguises and aliases, Acosta participated in scores of dangerous clandestine operations: He was locked into the back of a U-Haul truck along with a group of hopeful…

Book details

List price: $28.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Atria Books
Publication date: 4/17/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Hipolito Acosta is the most highly decorated officer in the history of the U.S. Immigration and Nationalization Service. The son of Mexican-American migrant workers, Acosta rose through the ranks from Border Patrol Agent to a key position in the Department of Homeland Security. Acosta and his wife live in Texas.

Lisa Pulitzeres ex-corresponsal deThe New York Timesy autora de cinco libros sobre auténticos crímenes, entre ellosFatal RomanceyMurder in Paradise.



Introduction


Author's Note



Playing Polio from Ciudad Juarez to Chicago



On the Border: The Beginning



Chicago, My Kind of Town



The Castillo Family



Takedown in Chicago



Back Home in El Paso



Manuel and Sonia Ramirez



Undercover Again South of the Border



El Zorro



The Young and Innocent



Operation Montoneros


Epilogue


Acknowledgments