DEAL
In a deadly game of working undercover, DEA Special Agent Michael S. Vigil recounts standing face to face with treacherous drug lords who began their conversation with “If you are a federal agent we will kill you.”
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Praise for Author Mike Vigil
“Mike Vigil is an international expert in the complex subculture of illicit drugs and terrorism. He is a hero to many countries in the region because of the major counterdrug operations that he developed throughout the world. Operation Containment, for example, had a profound impact in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Europe. The success was due in large part to Mike’s incredible ability for strategic planning and execution of multinational operations.”
—Boyko Borisov, Prime Minister, Bulgaria
“Mike Vigil is one of the great silent warriors who, through personal sacrifice and over thirty years of professional service, has kept our loved ones safe from narco-terrorists. Mike’s personal example of service, within the DEA and with colleagues across international, national, state, and local agencies, is a model of what ‘government service’ means. If more were like Mike, we would be better off.”
—Andre Hollis, Former Defense Department Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counter Narcotics
“Mike Vigil is a hero to the country of Afghanistan and the entire region. He was responsible for developing Operation Containment and other programs that have greatly assisted many countries, including Afghanistan. He is an internationally renowned expert in counterdrug operations and is highly respected by many nations in the world. He is one of the true great warriors, and my country has deservedly made him an honorary General.”
—General Mohammad Ayoub Salangi, Deputy Minister of Interior, Afghanistan
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There were always two hotel rooms. One for his counterparts doing the surveillance and one he used as the stage to play a ruthless Mexican drug trafficker making the deal for enormous amounts of cocaine, marijuana or heroin. One small slip of the tongue, or a slight bead of sweat on the brow could result in his violent, painful death. He was willing to do anything to convince the dangerous criminals he was one of them. Whether showing them a million dollars cash packed in a suitcase, flashing a bag of diamonds, buying rounds of drinks for everyone in a nightclub, whatever it took to make them believe he was as greed-filled and callous as they were.
It was a spectacular cat and mouse game with the ultimate reward of sitting next to a hand cuffed cartel head on a flight headed to prison. It was listening to him beg for his freedom, offer millions in bribes, threaten his life and both knowing he had won.
About the Author
Michael S. Vigil was born and raised in northern New Mexico where he was nurtured in a bilingual culture. He attended New Mexico State University and earned a degree in criminology, graduating with honors. When he joined the Drug Enforcement Administration he was the youngest in his Special Agent training class. He served in thirteen foreign and domestic posts and rose through the ranks to the highest level of Senior Executive Service. He was responsible for some of the agency’s most significant international operations and development of intelligence sharing platforms that are still active today. After 31 years of service he entered the private sector where he engages in law enforcement, intelligence and security matters.