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This thrilling story memorializes one of the most dangerous--and successful--series of undercover operations conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Written by the special agent who took these operations from disrupting small time fencing schemes to infiltrating major criminal organizations, this book is the first story of these secretive operations.
During the operation's run from 2006 to 2014, Lou Valoze's fictitious businesses allowed his team of undercover agents to take thousands of weapons out of circulation and millions of dollars of drugs off the street. Through these covert "storefront" operations, the author developed a unique investigative blueprint for removing guns from the hands of violent felons and drug dealers. This book also explores the dark reality of living a double life and how it becomes difficult to tell the difference between the good guys and bad guys.
List of contents
Table of ContentsForeword by Javier Peña
Introduction
One. Going Undercover
Two. Colur Tyme
Three. Street Theater
Four. Stolen Teeth
Five. All for One Guy
Six. Statesboro Blues
Seven. Petey
Eight. Operation Thunderbolt
Nine. The Spiderweb
Ten. Hiding in Plain Slight
Eleven. The Takedown
Twelve. The Russians
Thirteen. Wali
Fourteen. Operation Pulaski
Fifteen. The Deal Room
Sixteen. The Big Show
Seventeen. Internal Affairs
Eighteen. False Accusations
Index
About the author
Lou Valoze, a retired federal agent who currently serves as an instructor for law enforcement officers, spent the last two decades of his career working in an undercover capacity for high profile, complex investigations of home invasion crews, outlaw motorcycle organizations, organized crime groups and murder-for-hire schemes. He lives in Savannah, Georgia.
