Author(s): Clive Small

True Crime

Organised crime in Australia is a multi-billion-dollar business. Illegal drugs are its lifeblood; secrecy and extreme violence its hallmarks. Smack Express takes us into this hidden world and unravels the criminal connections that are at the heart of the Australian drug trade. It names godfathers and gang leaders, big-time traffickers and hired killers, informants, money launderers, politicians and corrupt police. It reveals how the Calabrian Mafia and other crime syndicates in Europe, Asia and the Americas have turned Australia into a nexus for international organised crime. Using a wealth of material, from personal interviews to police wire taps, the authors fit together the pieces of this frightening and fascinating puzzle.