Angels, Mobsters and Narco-Terrorists: The Rising Menace of Global Criminal Empires - Hardcover

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Antonio Nicaso is an award-winning journalist, a bestselling author and an internationally recognized expert on organized crime. He has written several books on the subject and is best known for having published, for the first time, the “Mafia’s Code.” His books have been translated into six languages. He is a regular consultant and lecturer to universities, governments, and law-enforcement agencies in the U.S., Canada and Europe. He is a senior partner with Soave Security Group, a security firm based in Toronto, Canada.

Leo Lamothe is the author of Criminal Acts II, The Last Thief, and the upcoming Trail of Misery; Human Cargo. He co-authored Bloodlines; The Rise and Fall of the Mafia’s Royal Family and Global Mafia: The New World Order of Organized Crime with Antonio Nicaso.He has covered organized crime as a journalist, author and financial crime investigator across North America, Asia, the Caribbean, and Europe.

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PRAISE FOR A NEW BOOK FROM THE AUTHORS OF THE BESTSELLER BLOODLINES: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE MAFIA’S ROYAL FAMILY.

“Looking beyond the cliché, Angels, Mobsters and Narco-Terrorists looks at organized crime in a way that is rarely done. It reveals a rich history, thick in interesting details, that helps one better understand why some of these organizations enjoy the power they do today.”—Paul Cherry, Journalist/Reporter, The Gazette (Montreal)

“Angels, Mobsters and Narco-Terrorists traces an emerging pax mafia, where warlords. Drug barons, Godfathers, terrorists and corrupt government officials work to feed the world’s seemingly insatiable appetite for illicit goods. This gripping survey of emerging threats whisks us from the sweaty jungles of South Asia to mysterious North Korean government offices; from the bloody border towns of Mexico to a startling village in Italy, where outlaws are a time-honored tradition.”—Adrian Humphreys, Author of the Enforcer and Crime Reporter with the National Post

“In their new book, Angels, Mobsters and Narco-Terrorists, Lamothe and Nicaso have once again set the standard for organized crime writing. They have provided a timely exposé on the state of global crime and the significant trends that have transpired since the publication of their influential tome Global Mafia. This illuminating sequel helps cement their reputation as Canada’s top experts on organized crime in this country and beyond.”—Stephen Schneider, PH.D., Department of Sociology and Criminal Law, St. Mary’s University, Halifax, Canada

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As if fighting terrorism isn’t enough for Western law-enforcement and security agencies, now they face new and disturbing trends among criminal gangs. First, criminal gangs are expanding their activities to reach around the world. Second, they are engaging in cooperative ventures, such as trading drugs for arms. Third, they have become more ruthless. Cunning, and dangerous, even so far as to number terrorist among their clients.

In their ground-breaking book, Antonio Nicaso, and internationally renowned expert on organized crime groups, and Lee Lamothe, a veteran investigative journalist specializing in criminal conspiracies and human smuggling, present solid evidence of how established organized crime groups—such as the Mafia and Triads—have changed tactics to face the challenges of a changing underworld—a world that is seeing the rise of violent and power-hungry gangs from Albania, Mexico and Russia.

ANGELS, MOBSTERS AND NARCO-TERRORISTS. Offers a brutally realistic look at how the United States and Canada, due to their shared border, have become prime targets for criminal empires that routinely engage in money laundering and traffic in human cargo, narcotics, arms, and prostitution. On the international scene, the book reveals how state-sanctioned crime thieves on heroin profits and cyber crime is emerging as a very lucrative and baffling activity to investigate and shut down.

From Outlaw motorcycle gangs to narco-terrorists, this book takes the reader inside the world of organized crime—the criminals and their crimes, the victims, and the investigators. It is an unflinching look at how far organized crime has penetrated our lives.