The Wireless Operator

Eye Spy: The Intelligence History Podcast by Krystel von Kumberg

Episode notes

Summary:

Dr David Tuch is a technology entrepreneur and author. He holds a PhD from MIT and Harvard Medical School. His debut book, The Wireless Operator, sheds light on the remarkable true story of his cousin, Harold Derber, who pioneered the modern drug trade through his invention of the “drug mothership.”

What You'll Learn:

  • Origins of the Modern Narcotics Trade in America
  • Dynamics of Organized Crime during the Cold War and the ‘Mothership Loophole’
  • Cuban–Colombian “guns-for-drugs” Trade

And much, much more...

Music Credit: Secret Room by Luminbird & Ophelia by Roo Walker

Keywords
Intelligence HistoryCold WarCovert ActionTransnationalCrimeDrug Wars