Bøger af Ioan Grillo

From the author of El Narco and Gangster Warlords, a searing investigation into the enormous black market for firearms, essential to cartels and gangs in the drug trade.Guns from America reach more than 130 countries, and inundate Mexico, with over 200,000 guns every year crossing the border and arming the drug cartels. In this groundbreaking new work of investigative journalism, master of reportage Ioan Grillo delves into the enormous black market for firearms in the Americas: he travels to gun manufacturers, strolls the aisles of gun shows and gun shops, hangs out on Baltimore street corners, talks to federal agents who have infiltrated gangs, and visits the ATF gun tracing centre in West Virginia. Along the way, Grillo lays bare the many ways that guns slip through the legal cracks and into the hands of criminals, fuelling violence among Mexico's powerful cartels and beyond. At a time when debates around gun control are rife, this gripping exposé draws a startling a connection between guns and the global drug trade, revealing them to be key accessories in our epidemics of addiction. Praise for Ioan Grillo 'Grillo is a breathtakingly intrepid reporter, diving in where police fear to tread, seeking out men who wouldn't hesitate to kill him' Mail on Sunday 'Tenacious, riveting, hair-raising reportage' Financial Times 'Dogged, impassioned and courageous reporting ... There is no doubting his expertise, his compassion or his grit' Daily Express

The gripping account of the out-of-control drug wars that have brought chaos to Mexico--and are now spilling into the United States.

En un rancho al sur de Texas, un hombre conocido como El Verdugo desecha cientos de partes de cuerpos cercenados en barriles metálicos. En la ciudad más grande de Brasil, un misterioso prisionero le ordena a sicarios que ejecuten a cuarenta y un agentes de la policía y a guardias carcelarios en el lapso de dos días. En el sur de México, un fabricante de metanfetaminas es venerado como un santo mientras castiga a sus enemigos con la justicia del Antiguo Testamento. Esta obra es el primer relato definitivo de las guerras del crimen que avasallan a América Latina. Ioan Grillo ha cubierto la región desde 2001 y ha obtenido acceso a múltiples niveles de la cadena de mando de los cárteles en lo que él llama los nuevos campos de batalla de las Américas. Moviéndose entre guetos controlados por milicias y los despachos de los principales responsables de las políticas públicas, Grillo ofrece una nueva e inquietante visión de una guerra que está fuera de control y que sigue cobrando vidas diariamente. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION In a ranch in south Texas, a man known as The Executioner disposes of hundreds of severed body parts in metal barrels. In the largest city in Brazil, a mysterious prisoner orders hitmen to execute forty-one policemen and prison guards in the span of two days. In the south of Mexico, a methamphetamine producer is revered like a saint while he punishes his enemies with Old-Testament-style justice. This work is the first definitive tale of the crime wars that dominate Latin America. Ioan Grillo has covered the region since 2001 and has gained access to multiple levels of the chain of command of the cartels in what he calls the "new battlefields" of the Americas. Moving between ghettos controlled by militias and the offices of the people responsible for public policy, Grillo offers a new, troubling vision of a war that is out of control and that claims more lives every day.

"An eye-opening and riveting account of how guns make it into the black market and into the hands of criminals and drug lords."--Adam WinklerFrom the author of El Narco and winner of the Maria Moors Cabot Prize, a searing investigation into the enormous black market for firearms, essential to cartels and gangs in the drug trade and contributing to the epidemic of mass shootings.The gun control debate is revived with every mass shooting. But far more people die from gun deaths on the street corners of inner city America and across the border as Mexico's powerful cartels battle to control the drug trade. Guns and drugs aren't often connected in our heated discussions of gun control-but they should be. In Ioan Grillo's groundbreaking new work of investigative journalism, he shows us this connection by following the market for guns in the Americas and how it has made the continent the most murderous on earth.Grillo travels to gun manufacturers, strolls the aisles of gun shows and gun shops, talks to federal agents who have infiltrated biker gangs, hangs out on Baltimore street corners, and visits the ATF gun tracing center in West Virginia. Along the way, he details the many ways that legal guns can cross over into the black market and into the hands of criminals, fueling violence here and south of the border. Simple legislative measures would help close these loopholes, but America's powerful gun lobby is uncompromising in its defense of the hallowed Second Amendment. Perhaps, however, if guns were seen not as symbols of freedom, but as key accessories in our epidemics of addiction, the conversation would shift. Blood Gun Money is that conversation shifter.

In a ranch south of Texas, the man known as The Executioner dumps five hundred body parts in metal barrels. In Brazil's biggest city, a mysterious prisoner orders hit-men to gun down forty-one police officers and prison guards in two days. In southern Mexico, a crystal meth maker is venerated as a saint while imposing Old Testament justice on his enemies.A new kind of criminal kingpin has arisen: part CEO, part terrorist, and part rock star, unleashing guerrilla attacks, strong-arming governments and taking over much of the world's trade in narcotics, guns and humans. Who are these new masters of death? What personal qualities and life experiences have made them into such bloodthirsty leaders of men? What do they represent and stand for? What has happened in the Americas to allow them to grow and flourish?Author of the critically acclaimed El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency, Ioan Grillo has covered Latin America since 2001, and gained access to every level of the cartel chain-of-command in what he calls the new battlefields of the Americas. Moving between militia-controlled ghettos and the halls of top policy-makers, Grillo provides a new and disturbing understanding of a war that has spiralled out of control - one that people across the political spectrum need to confront now.Gangster Warlords is the first definitive account of the crime wars now wracking Central and South America and the Caribbean.