Confidential Source Ninety-Six: The Making of America's Preeminent Confidential Informant

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C. S. 96 recounts the harrowing life he's lead as the most successful confidential informant in the history of U.S. law enforcement. A onetime mastermind narcotics distributor, C.S. 96 first saw the tragedies caused by the drug trade with his own eyes as he got to know the women involved with his business partner and the children that they raised. By the time C.S. 96 was arrested in a drug bust, he had made up his mind to get out of the business for good. Rather than beat the charges as his lawyer advised him to, he would confess, flip sides, and work for the federal government.

He has spent the two decades since working for a web of federal agencies, leveraging inside information and connections gained while living his own criminal past to launch audacious operations that no other undercover agent would dream of. While projecting the swagger of a druglord, C.S. 96 get inside the minds of the gang and cartel leaders he goes toe to toe with. He becomes an actor risking everything to perform every night--one minor slip in his character and C.S. 96 and his family may disappear forever. And when leaders of Mexico's Sinalao Cartel that he was trying to ensnare tracked down C.S. 96's home and visited his wife and children there unannounced, he was forced to unroot them and confront the unthinkable dangers that he brought into their lives.

Unfolding in Southern California mansions, makeshift DEA trailers set up in the middle of the Redwoods and the anonymous fast food parking lots where kilograms of cocaine and heroin changed hands, CS 96 is the epic saga of one man's quest to redeem himself in the eyes of his family and a thrilling, intimate look at the law enforcement battle that rages on beneath our noses.

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"Confidential Source Ninety-Six takes the reader on a scary ride into the dark underworld of high level drug kingpins and their henchmen. This is real life drama that is fast paced, informative, and entertaining."--Charles Campisi, former Chief of NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau andauthor of Blue on Blue: An Insider's Story of Good Cops Catching Bad Cops
"It is hard to imagine a more dangerous job than being a high-level confidential informant....[T]hey are integral to law enforcement in solving crimes, seizing narcotics, infiltrating gangs and preventing terrorist attacks. This book takes us into a world of darkness, danger, skullduggery, and betrayal that few people could fathom, much less believe. It is a wild ride; certainly not for the faint of heart."--Robert Mladinich, former NYPD detective, authorof From the Mouth of the Monster: The Joel Rifkin Story, and coauthor ofUndisclosed Files of the Police: Cases from the Archives of the NYPD from1831 to the Present
"Reads like a breathless, big-hearted, high-stakes, life-or-death thriller--and it's all absolutely true."--Lee Child
"Roman Caribe's success as an informant is astonishing--until, that is, you see what he and his law enforcement partners did to crack every case they worked on and track down the crooks funneling drugs into our country. You've got to read this to believe it."--Tommy Dades, coauthor of Friends of the Family: The Inside Story of the Mafia Cops Case
"This book combines the adrenaline-rush pacing of pulp fiction with a memoir's grounding in truth....a suitably grim inside look at the front lines of the drug war."--Kirkus Reviews
"Whether you're an undercover agent or a confidential informant, the path you walk is dangerous-and not just for you, but for your whole family. You're going to root for Roman Caribe at every turn, and you're going to hold your breath and thank God that you will never have to walk the incredible path he has."--William "Billy" Queen, ATF Special Agent ret. and New York Times bestsellingauthor of Under and Alone
Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONEMicrosoftInternetExplorer4 "In this thrilling firsthand look at the drug underworld, Roman Caribe doesn't just expose how the Cartels have wreaked havoc on our nation; he also shows the incredible lengths that Americans go to every day to end their lethal game. Make Confidential Source Ninety-Six your own informant and have the ride of your life."--Charles Brandt, #1 NewYork Times bestselling author of I Heard You Paint Houses

Author Bio

C.S. 96, a.k.a. Roman Caribe, is the most successful confidential informant in U.S. law enforcement history in terms of dollars of narcotics whose seizure he has helped facilitate. The onetime mastermind of an illegal drug distribution ring, he abandoned the drug trade after being given an opportunity to flip in the wake of a drug bust. He is an ordained Catholic minister.

Rob Cea, a former New York City police officer and detective who was the recipient of 136 commendations for bravery, courage under fire, and meritorious police actions, is the author of the memoir No Lights, No Sirens: The Corruption and Redemption of an Inner City Cop. He has worked as the writer and producer for television series including Discovery Channel's Flipped: A Mobster Tells All and feature films including The Day the Ponies Come Back.