{"product_id":"the-betrayer-9781908479969","title":"The Betrayer : How An Undercover Unit Infiltrated The Global Drug Trade","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe inspiration for the Netflix hit series, Legends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuy Stanton was a burly London gangster with a big reputation. For years, he operated at the top of the drugs trade, moving huge shipments around the world. He knew the leading players in global organized crime, from wealthy Asian warlords and Turkish heroin barons to British cannabis crews and Colombian cocaine cartels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet all along he was living a perilous double life. \"Stanton\" was the legend–the fake identity–of a covert investigator fronting a bold new concept in deep infiltration. Beta Projects was Britain’s most secret undercover unit. Formed by HM Customs, it trained an elite cadre of officers to adopt false personas and penetrate the international underworld–for as long as it took.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePosing as money launderers, yacht skippers, lorry drivers, and gangster’s molls, and often just a word away from betrayal and retribution. they lived the life of the villains they pursued, helping to seize tonnes of drugs and illicit contraband. Their clandestine exploits have never been revealed–until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStanton’s extraordinary work took him to four continents, all while living on a razor’s edge. He and his colleagues survived gun battles, kidnaps, disasters at sea and false claims of corruption. The job cost him dear, pushing hm to the limits of physical and mental endurance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Betrayer is the authentic account of a ground-breaking assault on the world’s most brutal narcos and of the courage, camaraderie (and humour) of the men and women who took the War on Drugs deep into the heart of the enemy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Guy Stanton\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eTrue crime\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 21 Jul 2022 by Milo Books.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Guy Stanton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320540733818,"sku":"9781908479969","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781908479969.jpg?v=1790656882","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-betrayer-9781908479969","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}