This book explains what it takes for those who choose this career; they have to be controlled risk-takers who can follow orders and handle stress and frustration creatively. It examines all aspects of career preparation (even in high school), duties, perks, and pitfalls of the job.

This book has been written for the local police narcotics investigator and those supervising narcotics investigations and operations. It is written from a practical standpoint, describing investigative and operational techniques which have streetproven effectiveness. The book includes basic material in the area of case initiation and development and then builds on and emphasizes these basics, discusses the important areas of techniques and operationsOCoInformants, Search Warrants, Raid Planning and Execution, Special Street Operations and Investigative Situations, Undercover Operations, and Enhanced Investigations. The author has spent over twenty years as a policeman and nine as a narcotics investigator and supervisor. The specific operations and techniques used by narcotics investigators have developed gradually over a number of years. The craft of a narcotics investigator is passed on informally. Through the use of the techniques described throughout this book, the skill, professionalism and ability of investigators to survive, personally and professionally, will be enhanced."

Robert D. Garcia recalls his adventures as an undercover narcotics officer in this memoir. Prior to working undercover, he worked in patrol, in crime scene investigation, as a fingerprint examiner, police instructor, firearms instructor, and even as an international police officer with the United Nations. While he enjoyed those jobs, it wasn’t until he became an undercover agent that he felt at home. Working along the southern border in New Mexico and Texas, his decades in law enforcement taught him that the majority of crime in the United States is the result of the illegal narcotics trade—and taking drugs off the streets makes an impact. He highlights a number of topics, including misconceptions about undercover agents, preparing for an undercover role, operations, and how technology has become so critical to law enforcement. He also shares accounts from other law enforcement agents, detailing the good and bad side of humanity. Whether you’re in law enforcement, interested in entering the field, or curious about what it takes to be an undercover agent, you’ll enjoy The Thin Blue Line.

It's a national epidemic and an international conspiracy. Drugs have infested our society with a vengeance, making the drug enforcement agent a central figure in the war on drugs. International training teams of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have traditionally taught the special skills required by all drug agents. Until now, there

In 2007, agents of the New York State Petroleum, Alcohol, and Tobacco Bureau (PATB) seized over half a million dollars in untaxed alcohol, drugs, and guns. This takedown, the largest in New York history, led to 87 arrests, the recovery of an unprecedented quantity of cocaine, crack, and marijuana, and captured the attention of law enforcement agencies all around the world.Under Too Long is the story of the PATB undercover team that led this investigation, as seen through the eyes of "Billy the Liquor Guy." Billy's twelve-year odyssey into the world of undercover operations led him to dine in the homes of the "bad guys, " buy bombs from a man in Yonkers, travel to Tunisia to find an informant, and be hired as a hit man. But his undercover life took an enormous toll on Billy and his family, almost destroying them both. The only thing he could rely upon to get him through were his confidence, his sense of humor, and his team.This story combines true life investigation, graphic behind-the-scenes scenarios, and a personal tale about what happens psychologically to an agent when he's undercover too long.

Volume 3 jumps right into the action with a murder-for-hire and a multi-kilo cocaine deal, which stems from the largest undercover operation in my county's history. Working with informants continues as tricks of the trade, props, shooting techniques, and the mental effects of working undercover are shared in great detail. Harassment, threats, and hits on my life further depict the dangerous work of an undercover narc. One creative undercover tactic literally goes up in smoke. Working with female undercovers and remaining physically fit is shown to be crucial to my success. Heart-racing deals and cases involving illegal pharmaceuticals, ecstasy parties, and prostitution stings keep the pages turning while you journey with me as my law enforcement career with the county comes to a close and I prepare to take my UC talents federal.

Soul Cycles is the result of Elaine Kuzmeskus's twenty-five years as a professional Astrologer. During that time, she has taught hundreds of astrology students in the New England area. Soul Cycles is a book which takes the student through the tools of astrology-planets, signs, house, and transits. She explains why the ancient Egyptian, Romans, and Hindus used astrology, as well as how and why astrology works. In the book also explore the soul's dynamic potential (Sun, Moon and ascendant), and love nature (Venus and Mars), karmic cycles (Jupiter and Saturn), and finally, world conditions (Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto). The second half of the text explores the future as the planetary transits are examined, as well as the chart of the United States, Finally, the art of analysis is demonstrated with charts of celebrities such as Drew Barrymore and Leonardo DiCaprio. Soul Cycles really is designed for the astrology student who believes "A wise man guides his destiny - astrology points the way."

Arizona's location on the international border to Mexico gave it the dubious distinction of being the #1 drug import capital of the United States in the 1970's. In an effort to eradicate the flow of illicit drugs into the country, along with the crimes and violence accompanying them, a hand- picked group culled from various statewide law enforcement agencies were brought together to form an elite narcotics Strike Force that was the first of its kind in the nation.The Strike Force had one major mandate: to identify, arrest and stop those involved in the importation, distribution and sales of illicit drugs throughout the deserts, mountains, cities and towns of southern Arizona. Tucson Police Officer Neil Tietjen. a native New Yorker and Marine Corps veteran who had served in the Viet Nam War, was one of the initial agents chosen for the assignment to the new interagency Strike Force.A memoir culled from Neil Tietjen's own police reports and personal journals, "Old School Narc" chronicles in often pulse-pounding, heart-wrenching detail how he and his fellow Strike Force agents pioneered undercover drug investigations across a vast and inhospitable urban and wilderness landscape. In that pre-internet, pre-cellphone and pre-law enforcement technology era, Strike Force agents investigated and pursued their prey, 'Old School'; succeeding in their missions and staying alive with little more than their wits, badges, guns and massive amounts of tenacity and courage."Old School Narc" provides an insider's view of what it was like to live and work behind the badge; undercover and in disguise while leading parallel lives among heinous drug traffickers whom violence and death were simply the tools of their trade. Along with his fellow agents, Neil Tietjen went above and beyond the call of duty to make the streets of his country safer, without sacrificing his humility, compassion or sense of humor in the progress.