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Operation Jungle
Operation Jungle is a gripping true story about the high cost of truth and the far-reaching tentacles of greed and corruption that cross state borders and legal jurisdictions.
In the late 1970s, criminal mastermind John Milligan and his associates conspired to import heroin into Far North Queensland via a remote mountaintop airdrop. In a story that is stranger than fiction, it took them three trips through dense jungle to locate the heroin, but they only recovered one of the two packages.
When narcotics Agent John Shobbrook took on the investigation of this audacious crime, codenamed 'Operation Jungle', his career was on the rise within the Federal Bureau of Narcotics. What he discovered unwittingly set in motion a chain of events that not only destroyed his own career, but led to the disbanding of the Narcotics Bureau.
In the late 1970s, criminal mastermind John Milligan and his associates conspired to import heroin into Far North Queensland via a remote mountaintop airdrop. In a story that is stranger than fiction, it took them three trips through dense jungle to locate the heroin, but they only recovered one of the two packages.
When narcotics Agent John Shobbrook took on the investigation of this audacious crime, codenamed 'Operation Jungle', his career was on the rise within the Federal Bureau of Narcotics. What he discovered unwittingly set in motion a chain of events that not only destroyed his own career, but led to the disbanding of the Narcotics Bureau.
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First published August 3, 2021
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April 12, 2023
This non fiction book is an eye opener for all Queenslanders who remember the turmoil of the Terry Lewis years and the furore surrounding the Fitzgerald Inquiry.
This story outlines the insurmountable difficulties faced by honest Federal and State Police who had to walk the tightrope between the murderous drug lords, their offsiders and the corruption existing in the upper echelons of the police department and the legal profession.
This book is enormously important as a tool to understanding how insidious and far reaching the tentacles of corruption can be, enveloping both innocent and guilty parties.
It also shows that personal favours or job appointments by governments towards individuals without due process can have no place in a fair society.
Great book! Should be read by school students as part of their curriculum.
Carinya
This story outlines the insurmountable difficulties faced by honest Federal and State Police who had to walk the tightrope between the murderous drug lords, their offsiders and the corruption existing in the upper echelons of the police department and the legal profession.
This book is enormously important as a tool to understanding how insidious and far reaching the tentacles of corruption can be, enveloping both innocent and guilty parties.
It also shows that personal favours or job appointments by governments towards individuals without due process can have no place in a fair society.
Great book! Should be read by school students as part of their curriculum.
Carinya
September 11, 2023
DNF - Meh
July 18, 2022
Shobbrook’s integrity in the face of the behemoth of Queensland’s police corruption is inspiring. Thanks for sharing you story with us.
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