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Microdot Gang, The - Rise and Fall of the LSD Network That Turned on the World, The

Microdot Gang, The - Rise and Fall of the LSD Network That Turned on the World, The

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Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Hanes y daliad cyffuriau mwyaf yn hanes Prydain ar 25 Mawrth 1977 pan arestiwyd 120 o bersonau a chipiwyd 6,000,000 o dabledi LSD. Mae'r gyfrol yn cofnodi sut y bu i fudiad diwylliannol dyfu'n fusnes troseddol, gan ysbrydoli'r rhyfel ar gyffuriau a lawnsio chwyldro a adawodd waddol gymhleth, barhaus.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

The biggest drug bust in British history occurred in the early hours of 25th March 1977: 800 officers made 120 arrests and seized a staggering 6,000,000 tabs of LSD. Ranging over a decade and across several continents this is also a tale of how a cultural movement became a criminal enterprise, inspiring the war on drugs and launching a revolution that left an enduring, complex legacy.

Manylion y cynnyrch / Product details

ISBN 13
9780750996006
Gwales Code
gwales.com.9780750996006
Gwerthwr / Vendor
Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
Long Title
Microdot Gang, The - Rise and Fall of the LSD Network That Turned on the World, The
Awdur / Author
Wyllie, James
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£20.00
Current Price inc VAT
£20.00
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Available
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Ar gael
Dyddiad cyhoeddi / Publication Date
2022-06-09
Cyhoeddwr / Publisher
The History Press
Media Type (EN)
Hardback
Media Type (CY)
Clawr caled
Pages
256 pages
Size
156 × 234 mm; depth 20 mm
Language Code
English
Categori / Category
CY: Hanes, Hanes Lleol, Arferion Gwlad, Llên Gwerin (yn Saesneg) | EN: History, Welsh Life and Customs, Local History, Folk Tales (in English)
Is-gategori / Subcategory
CY: Hanes Lleol (yn Saesneg) | EN: Local History (in English)

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

The raids focussed on two acid manufacturing centres: one hidden in an isolated farmhouse in deepest Wales, the other in a suburban house on a leafy residential street in south west London. Between them they supplied acid to most of the UK, Europe, America, and beyond. Tabs bearing their logo were recovered as far away as Australia. This is the extraordinary story of how a middle-aged American academic, two idealistic British students, a public school cad and an American hustler formed the Microdot Gang and created an acid production line designed to turn on the world. It is the story of Operation Julie - a police operation unprecedented in scale, sophistication and complexity, the brainchild of an old-school detective who led an investigation that would eventually involve the security services, the FBI, the DEA, the Canadian authorities and the Swiss police.

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