To Live Outside the Law: Caught by Operation Julie, Britain's Biggest Drugs Bust - Softcover

Leaf Fielding

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846687977 ISBN 13: 9781846687976

Publisher: Serpent's Tail, 2012

Synopsis

'Listen, Leaf,' Pritchard said, 'the hash is neither here nor there. You're in a lot more trouble than possession of a bit of dope. You've got big problems, man... big problems.' He looked at me with something akin to sympathy. 'How did you get into such a fix?' I'd been asking myself the same question. Operation Julie in 1977 remains Britain's biggest ever drugs bust. The work of eleven police forces, it resulted in the break-up of one of the largest LSD co-operatives in the world, the arrest of 120 people and, according to reports, the seizure of six million trips' worth of LSD crystal, valued at GBP100 million. Overnight, the price of a tab went from GBP1 to GBP5. This is the first insider account of how it felt to be caught up in - and by - Operation Julie.

About this title

About the Author:

Twenty-eight years after his release from prison Leaf Fielding has been a teacher in Spain and a philanthropist, setting up a home for orphans in Malawi. He now sells organic produce in the region of the south of France where he lives.

Review:

This book is f***ing good -- Howard Marks Dramatic ... A compelling read * Independent on Sunday * Barely a page I couldn't imagine vividly, as if this were a movie -- William Leith * Observer *

About this edition

• Publisher: Serpent's Tail
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1846687977
• ISBN 13: 9781846687976
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304