The first book to prove CIA and U.S. government complicity in global drug traffi
cking, The Politics of Heroin includes meticulous documentation of dishonesty an
d dirty dealings at the highest levels from the Cold War until today. Maintainin
g a global perspective, this groundbreaking study details the mechanics of drug
trafficking in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and South and Central America. New
chapters detail U.S. involvement in the narcotics trade in Afghanistan and Paki
stan before and after the fall of the Taliban, and how U.S. drug policy in Centr
al America and Colombia has increased the global supply of illicit drugs.
