The Hunt for Maan Singh

by Hipolito Acosta, A. J. Irwin

Undercover and on the trail of the most wily and dangerous target of their careers, U.S. Special Agents Hipolito "Poli" Acosta and A. J. Irwin chronicle the gripping true story of the U.S. government's covert operation to capture the man behind the largest human smuggling operation in history. And contrary to news reports, the immigrants pouring in are not Mexicans or Central Americans they're South Asians.

The agents risk their lives in pursuit of Maan Singh, confronting thugs, corrupt officials and hitmen during this perilous chase that plays out across the globe from Quito, Ecuador Singh's headquarters to Guatemala, Panama, England, the Bahamas and the United States. As Acosta and Irwin find out, the tentacles of Singh's smuggling enterprise extend to places fiercely protected by paid-off police, politicians and diplomats, and Singh always seems to be one warm cup of coffee ahead of his pursuers.

The Hunt for Maan Singh pulls back the curtain on Singh's organized worldwide smuggling syndicate while candidly revealing the double exposure of undercover government agents, where inter-departmental rivalries and corrupt officials put Acosta and Irwin in just as much danger as pursuing the criminal mastermind they are sworn to bring to justice.

276 pages, Paperback

Published April 28, 2016

Reviews

[Katierogers · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting book that tells a true story about US Law Enforcement agents' attempts to stop international people smuggling rings in the late 90's and into the 2000's. As one would expect, the dangerous fight against the "bad guys" was thwarted at every step by the "Keystone cops" and ego driven stone-walling and turf wars within their own agency. It shows that the fight for good takes heroic efforts by dedicated individuals to battle corruption both inside and out.