The Betrayal

The True Story of My Brush with Death in the World of Narcos and Launderers

By: Robert Mazur

Narrated by: Robert Mazur

From Robert Mazur, undercover agent and bestselling author of The Infiltrator, comes the riveting true story of grave corruption at the heart of one of the most explosive DEA missions of his career.

Three years after undercover agent Robert Mazur infiltrated Pablo Escobar’s Medellín drug cartel, he reemerged, a half-million-dollar bounty still on his head, with a new identity for a risky new sting. He was now Robert Baldasare, money launderer and president of an international trade finance company. Deployed to Panama, Mazur worked, traveled, partied, and washed millions with Central America’s criminal elite. Partnered with a young superstar DEA task force agent, Mazur slipped effortlessly into Colombia’s notorious Cali drug cartel. But as his underworld reputation skyrocketed, the operation started going dangerously off the rails.

On US soil, drug money en route to Mazur was seized. He started to notice an unsettling shift in the cartel’s inner circle. Contacts were being assassinated, and Mazur was being tailed. His identity had been compromised. Refusing to acknowledge the threats ahead, Mazur was obsessed with seeing the mission through to its treacherous end: expose the Cali cartel, find out who betrayed him, and escape with his life.

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Critic reviews

“Admirers of his previous book will appreciate this thrilling real-life sequel.”—Publishers Weekly

“Suspenseful memoir of undercover narcotics work…An eye-opening insider’s look at the financial aspects of the international drug trade.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Mazur’s latest true-crime thriller will leave readers on the edge of their seats. The inherent danger of undercover life—all guts and little glamour—is portrayed vividly. A transfixing read.”—Booklist

Same Story different decade

Sad and needless risk of lives in the US governments complicit war on war on drugs that was lost in the 1920's. It's interesting to me that the drug that causes the most societal damange is Alcohol and is legal, along with a drug more addictive than heroin... nicotine... either make it all illegal or all legal.... Never mind, i forgot that appling logic is trumped by politics, lobyists and self serving self interests.

Great

I’m a huge fan of Robert Mazur. I like this book but I think the first one was way better. Still I give this a 5 stars

A fantastic first hand account!

This is an amazing and extremely interesting story and a good sequel to the book, The Infiltrator. I have a personal connection to the war on drugs and this story caused me to reflect on that period of my life.

I do not agree with one of the authors solutions to the war on drugs. Free education for the underprivileged would be a complete waste of money until we can change the culture that causes people to use and sell drugs.

I’d like to thank the author for his service to our country, risking his life, as he fought the good fight.

Honor and Courage

The honor, courage and sacrifice made by the men and women of law enforcement is unmeasurable. Robert’s multiple cases working undercover is a testament to what these men and women sacrifice to try and keep the rest of society safe.

can't wait for his next book

great narration. great story. love the author and his experiences. well documented and well read

Great story, but a few loose ends.

I enjoyed the book, although it was difficult sometimes to keep all the characters straight. My one disappointment, is it the end, I didn't know who of the DEA's informants made it to safety. There were two I was concerned about, but I never did find out what happened to them. The book held my interest both when I was working around the house, and when I was working out in the gym. I thought listening was time well spent.

Amazing since it’s true

True stories are fascinating and scary. The extent of corruption is staggering . I’m grateful for such heroic DEA agents.

Great story with a wild plot twist

I felt the audio was better on his first book. Nothing wrong with this one I just felt the quality and clarity wasn’t as nice as it could have been. Very engaging story. Chapters are mostly 20-30 minutes which I feel is the sweet spot. I’ll be eagerly awaiting a third hopefully.

Terrible

Narration is poor. Couldn’t listen to it. Don’t recommend purchase. Of my many books, this was the worst.