{"product_id":"dirty-gold-jay-weaver-9781541762909","title":"Dirty Gold: The Rise and Fall of an International Smuggling Ring","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe explosive story of the illegal gold trade from South America, and the three Miami businessmen who got rich on it--until it all came crashing down.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn March of 2017, a team of federal agents arrested Juan Pablo Granda, Samer Barrage, and Renato Rodriguez, or as they came to be known, \"the three amigos.\" The trio--first identified publicly by the authors of this book--had built a $3.6 billion dollar business in metals trading, mostly illegal Peruvian gold mined in the rain forest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir arrest and subsequent prosecution laid bare more than a scheme between a few corrupt traders. \u003ci\u003eDirty Gold\u003c\/i\u003e lifts the veil on a massive and very illegal international business that is more lucrative than trafficking cocaine, and often just as dangerous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs this award-winning team of current and former \u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e reporters shows, illegal gold mines have become a haven for Latin American drug money. The gold is sold to metals traders, and ultimately to scores of unwitting Americans in their jewelry and phones. By following the trail of these three traders, \u003ci\u003eDirty Gold\u003c\/i\u003e leads us into a sprawling criminal underworld that has never before been in full view.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jay Weaver, Nicholas Nehamas, Jim Wyss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541762908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541762909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2021 pg. 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2021","brand":"Jay Weaver","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44052049264895,"sku":"9781541762909","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf92688c-e5ee-43f2-9ba5-25737e236adc.jpg?v=1685016671","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dirty-gold-jay-weaver-9781541762909","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}