An Extremely Violent Year DEA

Jun 16, 202643:21Society & Culture

It's the summer of 2006, and former DEA Agent Jeffrey James Higgins is your guide to an audacious HUMINT operation against an Afghan narco-terrorist. But in a lawless part of the world, the life of a lawman is a dangerou...

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