Would you risk your life to save your soul?
Colombia in the 1990s was a country on the brink. A weak government
battled in vain against billion-dollar cocaine cartels, run with
cold-blooded violence by warring gangsters Pablo Escobar in Medellin and
the Orejuela brothers in Cali. Countless innocent lives were torn
apart. One such life was Jorge Salcedo's, a part-time soldier and
respected business and familyman, who lost a childhood friend to
Escobar's blood feud. His military connections lead him to a secret
meeting with the Cali cartel, sworn enemies of Escobar, where he was
offered the chance to help take Pablo out. With mixed feelings, he
agreed. Once inside, Salcedo rose to become head of security for one of
the principal godfathers, struggling to preserve his integrity as he was
cast deeper into the mire. Then came an order that he could not obey
and could not refuse; where the only way out was to bring down the
biggest, richest crime family of all time. And so begins a heart-pumping
roller coaster ride that has to be read to be believed. Secretly aided
by DEA agents, Salcedo must help capture his fugitive bosses and save
the life of a witness targeted for murder. Death is always a misstep
away. Salcedo remains in hiding in the United Sates, but has revealed
his experiences in full explosive detail to the only reporter who has
ever had access. This is his remarkable story and a gripping piece of
true crime.
