Miami, United States. – On Thursday, May 8, the book will be presented in Miami The final flight: the queen of the aira work that exposes one of the most sophisticated criminal frameworks linked to international drug trafficking, with direct implications in Latin America and alleged links with the Cuban regime.
The presentation will take place at 7:00 pm at the headquarters of the Cuban Democratic Directory (730 NW 107th Avenue, Suite 460), sponsored by the Cuban Resistance Assembly (ARC), the Miami Strategic Intelligence Institute (MSI²) and the Bravo Zulu Publishers editorial.
Written by the former Naval Intelligence Jesús Romero in co-authorship with Steve Tochterman, a special exagent of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the book documents how Debra Lynn Mercer-Erwin, from Oklahoma, managed to register more than 1,000 aircraft for drug cartels and set up a set scheme valued at 240 million dollars.
According to an ARC statement sent to CubanetRomero declared that the work “not only documes the complexity of the criminal operation of Mercer-Erwin, but also highlights the interagential collaboration that was crucial for its dismantling.” He also said: “It is an honor that the work has been well received by readers and experts in the field.”
The publication reached the category of Best Seller (Super Surves) In Amazon Just three days after its release in English, in July 2024.
Between 2017 and 2022, the Romero team played a key role in an operation that allowed to dismant FARCthe ELN, Venezuelan Chavism and the Cuban regime, and exposes how this criminal system served to finance the so -called “21st century socialism.”
The book underlines the vulnerability of the US aircraft registration system and how it was used by Mercer-Erwin through the Aircraft Guaranty Corp. The defendant faces multiple federal positions, including conspiracy to distribute cocaine, money laundering and fraud.
The final flight: the queen of the air He has also received praise from high former officials of the US government. Enrique Ric Prado, former senior officer of the CIA, stressed that the book “demonstrates the power of collaboration between agencies when combined with the determination of its leaders in our current battle to stop the flow of narcotics.”
For his part, the former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (day), Lieutenant General Patrick M. Hughes, said: “This magnificent book is about the incredibly complicated framework of criminal companies that introduce illicit drugs and carry out other illegal activities in the United States from multinational sources.”
Romero, who served for more than 37 years in the US government, including operations in Iraq, Somalia and Latin America, dedicated the book to US agents who face organized crime. According to the ARC statement, despite the impact of the operation, the Biden administration did not express recognition towards the team that prevented the entry of large drug volumes into the country.
During the presentation, unpublished details about the operation will be discussed, as well as the challenges of the fight against drug trafficking from the perspective of those who operate in the front line.
