The Cash Mule — Ernie Lijoi

What if you are placed in a position of being the only person in the room that is not responsible for the rape, death and illness of thousands? What if you had to run, as an owner, a strip club for organized crime leaders? Suppose that you had to negotiate for the organized crime people and deliver large sums of cash in exchange for illicit narcotics. These are the type of questions Detective Ernie Lijoi Sr., will answer and some of the situations he will face and inspired by his experiences which has been named, “The Cash Mule” , while he tries to keep his family safe and free of the dreadful undercurrent that springs from a world of illegal and despicable behavior. During the operation and under the guise of Eddie Pannoni, a narcotics dealer and gun runner from New York, Ernie Lijoi Sr. uncovers information which coincides with a separate investigation named “Operation Horn Dog”, which involved a series of rapes. He is introduced to a group of people that create, transport and sell methamphetamine that they import from Canada. He saves the life of a child while gathering intelligence on the child's uncle and his illicit operation connecting him to Columbia. Events continue twisting and turning until the close of the operation where the largest twist is revealed, Detective Ernie Lijoi Sr. is Eddie Pannoni, an unbelievable revelation to all of the incarcerated parties. The following story is fictional and does not depict any specific person or place, although some of the stories are based on factual incidents. The names, places and some aspects of this story are total fiction. Some of the events have been telescoped to improve dramatic flow; others are close to how they really happened. There are some stories that have a basis of truth and others that are created in the mind of the writer. The characters in this book are fictionalized versions of individuals who may or may not have a relationship to real persons. No one character is based on any single individual. This book is inspired by the career of Detective Ernie Lijoi Sr., during his career as a DCI agent.