DRUG WARRIOR

DEA Agent Jack Riley, "[Chicago's] most famous federal agent since the days of The Untouchables" (-Rolling Stone) tells the inside story of his hunt for the drug kingpin known as El Chapo.

Jack Riley, grandson of a Chicago cop known for his fists, was born to be a drug warrior. Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera, who farmed marijuana and opium poppies as a teenager in Mexico, was born to be a drug lord. Their worlds collided when Riley, a career special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration, was promoted to lead the fight against Chapo on the border at El Paso.

Drug Warrior tracks Jack Riley's rise from an undercover street agent to the hard-charging DEA boss who oversaw the international hunt for the world's most wanted druglord. Riley takes readers behind the scenes during his years tracking drug runners in El Paso, leading the fight against cartel gangs in Chicago, and finally navigating the shark-infested waters of Washington, D.C., where as second in command at the DEA he oversaw every major mission to capture foreign drug kingpins in the past 30 years. In the end, Riley achieves his greatest victory and Chapo faces his darkest fear when he's extradited to face U.S. justice.


John "Jack" Riley served as Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of DEA's El Paso Field Division, then was selected by the Deputy Attorney General to serve as the first Director of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force. From 2010-2014 he served as SAC of the Chicago Field Division, combating Mexican drug trafficking organizations and drug-related gang violence plaguing Chicago. Jack served as DEA's Chief of Operations beginning in September 2014, commanding the organizations global drug enforcement efforts in 227 domestic and 86 foreign offices. He was appointed DEA's Acting Deputy Administrator (COO) in April 2015, overseeing all intelligence and regulatory activities worldwide. He is the highest-ranking career Special Agent at the DEA.