My Wife Maya
Cast of Characters: My wife Maya Maya and I met in high school. She was always nice to me, but after my freshman year, when I left to go to a Las Vegas high school because of my father’s wheeling and...
View Article“Unresolved Grief”
Unresolved grief and my brother Albert, who was killed at age 28. Albert was 10 months older than I am, and the only stability in my life. He had tried to give me a happy childhood, which was a...
View ArticleMoney Laundering
Money Laundering There’s a saying in Spanish “no jugar con dinero de grengo,” which means “don’t mess with the white man’s money.” If you do, you’ll encounter the...
View ArticleSkyCap @ Miami International Airport
Skycapping at Miami International Airport Skycaps are the first to greet and acknowledge the passengers in any airport. They’re the porters outside the doors of the airport, but they’re not airline...
View ArticleT.S.A. @ Miami International Airport
How to Protect Yourself from Theft Overall, T.S.A., the Transportation Security Administration, does a good job, but theft still occurs. Below are some tips to keep you and your...
View ArticleAmerican Airline Cargo
Drugs in Cargo When I first got to Miami International Airport in September of 1990, AA Cargo was the most notorious place for drugs and thefts. Cocaine was brought in by the tons on our planes....
View ArticleOld Currency is Still a Big Hit
The Federal Reserve Banks are responsible for collecting old worn-out money and distributing new money to banks and other institutions. The branch in Miami, Florida, was responsible for...
View ArticleThe United States Postal Service and American Airlines
The United States Postal Service and American Airlines The United States Postal Service uses all major carriers to deliver their mail across the United States and to other countries. After 911,...
View ArticleWhat Broke Me
What Broke Me In April of 2006 my daughter told me that a year before, a new member of her family had raped her in her bedroom in the middle of the day. She finally told me because the predator was...
View ArticleThe One That Got Away
The One That Got Away Perfect girl at the wrong time in life. It’s all about the timing! Penny was my first true love. I was a decade older and much more experienced than she. Our first year together...
View Article“Dimelo”
Rookies, fresh from Farm! –the DEA training facility in Virgina When I was a CI (confidential informant), during a weekly debriefing with my DEA handlers, a dozen rookie agents, fresh from completing...
View Article“About” The Baggage Handler
Why, Do i think I’m the baggage handler. I made the impossible “EASY” in both World! Excerpted from the forthcoming memoir, The Baggage Handler.
View ArticleThe Bad Mechanic
The Bad Mechanic Tim was a Lexus dealer service manager, who always gave me first class service. One day we got to talking and he told me that his father was in jail for dealing large amounts of...
View ArticleSpecial Agent Johnny.. My handler
English: Photograph of the head of Johnny Depp (Photo credit: Wikipedia) CAST OF CHARACTERS Over the next few weeks, I’m going to introduce you to the cast of characters in my forthcoming book about my...
View ArticleCaptain of the Cartel “Mano”
Introducing the “Cartel” Mano, was my Columbia Connection! Mano, is a Captain in the Columbia cartel. (per the DEA) Mano was born in Bogota Columbia “Bogotano” age is 32. intimidating appearance, short...
View ArticleThe Satellite TV Guy
The Satellite TV Guy Mano, my contact with the Colombia cartel, and I were hanging out at my home when the installer for a satellite TV company showed up. We all hit it off right away. El Gordo was a...
View ArticleSpecial Agent Steve “Team Leader”
Cast of Characters: DEA Special Agent Steve, Leader of our International Team. Agent Steve was a natural leader with a commanding presence. He was the planner, street smart, a no-nonsense kind of guy....
View ArticleSpecial Agent David My Handler
The Cast of Characters: David was my other DEA handler. David was an investigator. He gathered the facts and administered the cases I helped with. Don’t get me wrong, he was as tough as they come....
View ArticleWe Broke the Chain
http://onebillionrising.org/livestream/entry/earlier-washington-square-park-new-york-city#.UR_K5Zg4I8I.email One out of three women will be beaten or raped in her lifetime. There’s something terribly...
View Article“El Griego”
Cast of Characters from my forthcoming book, The Baggage Handler: El griego El griego was the third piece of our drug operation. (The others were Mano and myself.) Mano shipped the drugs from...
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