Flying Uncle's Junk (Paperback)

Don Bloch

ISBN 10: 1682010295 / ISBN 13: 9781682010297

Published by North Star Press of Saint Cloud Inc, Saint Cloud, 2016

Paperback. Flying Uncle's Junk is the much-anticipated follow-up memoir to A Shadow at the Gate. Author Don Bloch spent more than twenty years with the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration. He made undercover buys of heroin, cocaine, and other drugs on the streets of Minneapolis. As a DEA pilot, he flew undercover and surveillance missions in many cities across the United States. He flew in the Mexican mountains of Sinaloa hunting opium poppy fields, and in the jungles of South America hunting cocaine laboratories. In vivid prose, Bloch describes the danger DEA agents were exposed to every day in the course of their work during the War on Drugs. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781682010297

Synopsis:

A thrilling memoir of a DEA agent's fight against drug trafficking, filled with high-flying adventure and moral complexities.

Don Bloch recounts his twenty years as a DEA agent, from undercover buys in Minneapolis to flying surveillance missions in Mexico and South America. Flying Uncle's Junk exposes the dangers, the corruption, and the often-absurd realities of the War on Drugs. Bloch's story is a wild ride through a world of drug lords, informants, and double-crosses, where the lines between right and wrong blur.

For readers seeking a gripping true crime story with a touch of dark humor, this memoir delivers. Discover the untold stories behind the headlines, and question the true cost of the War on Drugs. Will Bloch's adventures leave you questioning the system and the sacrifices made in its name?

About the Author: The twelfth of eighteen children, Don Bloch was born near Albany, Minnesota, in 1942, and raised on a dairy farm. He studied to become a priest, became a hobo, served as a pilot instructor for the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War, and finally made a career with the Drug Enforcement Administration. He is a retired special agent/pilot for the DEA. Don and his wife live in the Avon Hills of central Minnesota.?

Bibliographic Details

Title: Flying Uncle's Junk (Paperback)
Publisher: North Star Press of Saint Cloud Inc, Saint Cloud
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new