Dec 3, 2019
It is a great pleasure to welcome seasoned conflict
correspondent Toby Muse on to the Colombia Calling podcast this
week to talk about his new book, "Kilo: Inside the Deadliest
Cocaine Cartels―from the Jungles to the Streets."
Muse takes us on a literary journey through each level of the
cocaine underworld which is fueled by the appetite for the drug in
America and Europe. In his book, he shows the reader inside
Colombia’s notorious drug cartels to offer a never before look at
the drug trade.
Following a kilo of cocaine from its production in a clandestine
laboratory to the smugglers who ship it abroad, he reveals the
human lives behind the drug’s complicated legacy.
Reporting on Colombia for the world’s most prestigious networks and
publications, Muse gained unprecedented access to the extraordinary
people who survive on the drug trade—farmers, smugglers,
assassins—and the drug lords and their lovers controlling these
multi-billion dollar enterprises. Uncovering stories of violence,
sex, and money, he shows the allure and the madness of cocaine.
We discuss journalism, Colombia and the cocaine trade on this
fascinating episode. And, most importantly, you can pre order
Muse's book on Amazon.
(https://www.amazon.com/Kilo-Deadliest-Cocaine-Cartels_from-Jungles/dp/0062905295/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFZEMX607MAC&keywords=kilo+toby+muse&qid=1575062606&sprefix=kilo+toby%2Caps%2C847&sr=8-1)