Gangs
- ISBN-10
- 1848940548
- ISBN-13
- 9781848940543
- Series
- Gangs
- Category
- True Crime
- Pages
- 300
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-06-08
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Author
- Tony Thompson
Description
Organised crime is now the country's third biggest industry. The number of gangland murders, shootings and kidnappings, along with the levels of drug trafficking, people smuggling and money laundering, have all experienced phenomenal growth. Multi million pound drug deals and vicious turf wars have spread out from the inner cities and now affect even the most rural communities. The day-to-day impact of organised crime on our lives has never been greater. In GANGS, award-winning author Tony Thompson takes us on a gripping journey into the underworld. From Triad human traffickers in Dover and ecstasy factor owners in Liverpool, to Albanian vice barons in London and gun-toting teenage crack dealers in Birmingham, GANGS reveals the inside story of contemporary organised crime.
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