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Takedown: How an Undercover Cop Dismantled the Biggest Drug-Smuggling Ring in Maine
In 1982 Vietnam veteran John Arnold was a detective sergeant in the small town of Sanford, Maine. Working with the DEA and other law enforcement agencies, Arnold went undercover as a crooked cop, receiving kickbacks for “looking the other way” as drug dealer Michael Sanborn flew huge shipments through the local airport. Eventually Arnold met the “big boss,” Richard Lowell Stratton, a Texas ranch owner whose involvement in the drug trade stretched back more than a decade.
A task force armed with federal search warrants captured 1,500 pounds of Stratton’s marijuana and hashish — the largest such bust in the state of Maine at the time. A manhunt ensued and the case finally went to trial, where Stratton insisted he was just a writer researching a book on the drug trade. The aftermath of the case involved the mysterious death of a key witness — a murder that has never been solved.
TAKEDOWN uncovers the police investigation into an international drug smuggling ring, told by the cop who made the bust . . . and how the case forever changed the lives of the cop and the smuggler.
A task force armed with federal search warrants captured 1,500 pounds of Stratton’s marijuana and hashish — the largest such bust in the state of Maine at the time. A manhunt ensued and the case finally went to trial, where Stratton insisted he was just a writer researching a book on the drug trade. The aftermath of the case involved the mysterious death of a key witness — a murder that has never been solved.
TAKEDOWN uncovers the police investigation into an international drug smuggling ring, told by the cop who made the bust . . . and how the case forever changed the lives of the cop and the smuggler.
152 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 4, 2015
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About the author
Allan Duffin
3 books2 followersALLAN DUFFIN is a freelance writer and television/multimedia producer. His books include Takedown: How an Undercover Cop Dismantled the Biggest Drug-Smuggling Ring in Maine (co-author, 2015); Catch the Sky: The Adventures & Misadventures of a Police Helicopter Pilot (co-author, 2012); History in Blue: 160 Years of Women Police, Sheriffs, Detectives, and State Troopers (Simon & Schuster/Kaplan, 2010); and The “12 O’Clock High” Logbook: The Unofficial History of the Novel, Movie, and TV Series (co-author, BearManor Media, 2005).
Allan has produced, written, co-produced and developed more than 20 television projects for History, Discovery, and other networks. He was on the writing staff for Mysteries of the Unexplained, a paranormal TV series; Deep Undercover, a syndicated true-crime TV series; wrote and executive-produced a reality travel pilot, The Perfect Day; and co-executive produced and wrote Air Force Elite, a docudrama pilot about high-risk military missions. He produced films for the National Women’s Conference hosted by the California Governor’s office and wrote/produced on the TV series Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World for the American Heroes Channel.
He has over 130 magazine, newspaper and Internet articles to his credit in publications such as Air&Space/Smithsonian, DramaBiz, Restaurant, Flight Journal, Tow Times, Leatherneck, AirForces Monthly, American Veteran, Towing & Recovery Footnotes, and Military Heritage.
Allan’s company Duffin Creative creates TV and multimedia projects, provides graphic and web design services, and edits, designs and publishes traditional books and ebooks.
A military veteran and recipient of the Bronze Star medal for outstanding leadership in a combat zone, Allan served 11 years in the U.S. Air Force—five on active duty and six in the reserves—in the areas of research & development, protocol, special operations, and aircraft maintenance. He commanded three squadrons during his time in uniform.
Allan has experience in project management, software engineering, and conference and special event planning. He previously worked as a museum staff member, an assistant film archivist, and as an editorial assistant on the national historical magazine The New England Quarterly.
As an adjunct college instructor, Allan taught courses in American history at Los Angeles Valley College and Pasadena City College.
Allan holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering & history from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.A. in history from Northeastern University. He lives in the Washington, D.C. area.
Allan has produced, written, co-produced and developed more than 20 television projects for History, Discovery, and other networks. He was on the writing staff for Mysteries of the Unexplained, a paranormal TV series; Deep Undercover, a syndicated true-crime TV series; wrote and executive-produced a reality travel pilot, The Perfect Day; and co-executive produced and wrote Air Force Elite, a docudrama pilot about high-risk military missions. He produced films for the National Women’s Conference hosted by the California Governor’s office and wrote/produced on the TV series Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World for the American Heroes Channel.
He has over 130 magazine, newspaper and Internet articles to his credit in publications such as Air&Space/Smithsonian, DramaBiz, Restaurant, Flight Journal, Tow Times, Leatherneck, AirForces Monthly, American Veteran, Towing & Recovery Footnotes, and Military Heritage.
Allan’s company Duffin Creative creates TV and multimedia projects, provides graphic and web design services, and edits, designs and publishes traditional books and ebooks.
A military veteran and recipient of the Bronze Star medal for outstanding leadership in a combat zone, Allan served 11 years in the U.S. Air Force—five on active duty and six in the reserves—in the areas of research & development, protocol, special operations, and aircraft maintenance. He commanded three squadrons during his time in uniform.
Allan has experience in project management, software engineering, and conference and special event planning. He previously worked as a museum staff member, an assistant film archivist, and as an editorial assistant on the national historical magazine The New England Quarterly.
As an adjunct college instructor, Allan taught courses in American history at Los Angeles Valley College and Pasadena City College.
Allan holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering & history from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.A. in history from Northeastern University. He lives in the Washington, D.C. area.
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