The book The final flight: the queen of the air It will be presented on Thursday, May 8 at 7:00 pm, the Cuban Democratic Board of Directors in Miami. Published by Bravo Zulu Publishers, the work offers an unprecedented look at one of the most complex federal investigations in the recent history of the United States.
Written by the Naval Intelligence Ex -Official Jesús Romero, in collaboration with Steve Tochtermanspecial exaggerating retired from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), The final flight It tells how Debra Lynn Mercer-Erwinin Oklahoma, he managed Ponzi scheme of 240 million dollars.
The book – which reached the category of bestseller In Amazon in three categories just three days after its launch in English – it details how the Romero team detected and helped dismantle a drug trafficking network that annually introduced about 120 tons of cocaine to the United States.
It also reveals the bonds of drug trafficking with armed organizations and authoritarian regimes in Latin America, including the FARC, the ELN, Venezuelan Chavism and the Cuban regime.
On the book, Jesús Romero commented that “not only documes the complexity of the criminal operation of Mercer-Erwin, but also highlights the interagential collaboration that was crucial for its dismantling.”
As he added: “It is an honor that the work has been well received by readers and experts in the field.”
During the presentation, the content of the book will be addressed, as well as exclusive details about the operation that took place between 2017 and 2022.
The presentation will be a unique opportunity to know the challenges of the fight against drug trafficking from the perspective of those who face it on the ground.
The event is sponsored by: Assembly of Cuban Resistance, Miami Strategic Intelligence Institute (MSI²) and Bravo Zulu Publishers.
More about the author
Jesús Romero. Former Naval Intelligence Commander with more than 37 years of combined service in the US government, and with multiple military and service decorations, such as the meritorious defense service medal.
Graduated with honors in Political Science of the Norfolk State University.
It served in various operational and intelligence capabilities, including missions in Libya, Bosnia, Iraq and Somalia.
He was 15 years in the civil service of the Department of the Army, specializing in intelligence operations.
He had assignments in Lima, Guayaquil and Guatemala City, knowing in the first person the chain of death generated by drug trafficking.
Details
The final flight: the queen of the air
Thursday, May 8, 2025
7:00 p.m.
Cuban Democratic Directory
730 NW 107 Ave., suite 460, Miami, Fl. 33172
