The Big White Lie: The Deep Cover Operation That Exposed the CIA Sabotage of the Drug War

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Michael Levine Laura Kavanau-Levine

The Big White Lie

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The Deep Cover Operation That Exposed the CIA Sabotage of the Drug War

Michael Levine, Laura Kavanau-Levine

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Laura Kavanau-Levine
06 November 2025

Conspiracy theories

The Big White Lie, by New York Times best-selling author and former DEA undercover agent, Michael Levine, is a fly-on-the-wall look at the top-secret deep cover operation that ripped the lid off CIA sabotage of the War on Drugs. The New York Times described the book as a ""hair-raising"" non-fiction book that ""moves with the speed of a first-rate thriller."" Publishers Weekly gave it a starred review calling it a ""shocking expose."" Follow Levine, called ""America's top undercover agent"" by 60 Minutes, into the world of ruthless drug barons, kill-crazy assassins, secret police and corrupt government officials. The trail leads to the breathtakingly beautiful woman whom Pablo Escobar called ""The Queen of Cocaine""

Sonia Atala. Levine, posing as Sonia's lover, barely escapes the operation with his life but not before learning that America's true enemies in the War on Drugs are not found in the jungles of South America but in the basements and back rooms of CIA headquarters. Operation Hun begins when Sonia Atala, deemed too powerful by the male dominated-cocaine aristocracy, is targeted for death. She strikes a secret deal: in return for protection, she will give DEA its first look into the inner workings of the organizations controlling the gusher of cocaine pouring into the US. Levine, posing as Sonia's half-Sicilian, half-Puerto Rican Mafioso lover and business partner, is now targeted by her enemies. Supplied with a mansion, a fleet of luxury cars, an undercover Mafia crew, and a planeload of cocaine as props, he lures them to his luxurious home to settle their differences on hidden DEA video. It should have been enough evidence to indict those in control of the flow of cocaine into the US. But nothing was as it seemed. Levine discovers that Sonia has a secret: she is manipulating DEA with the help of covert and powerful forces in the US government to selectively destroy her enemies while leaving the cocaine pipeline intact. Read The Big White Lie and experience the darkest secrets of America's War on Drugs for yourself-from one who has lived it.

By: Michael Levine, Laura Kavanau-Levine
Imprint: Laura Kavanau-Levine
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 158mm,
ISBN: 9780985238667
ISBN 10: 0985238666
Pages: 444
Publication Date: 06 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Levine, called ""America's top undercover agent for 25 years"" by 60 Minutes, is the New York Times bestselling author of ""Deep Cover,"" ""The Big White Lie"" and ""Triangle of Death."" Not only was Levine one of the most decorated undercover agents in the history of the Drug Enforcement Administration but he is also one of only a handful of agents that was known for excelling at the most dangerous of all undercover assignments: Deep Cover. Levine would travel the globe posing as an American Mafia don armed with nothing but a false passport and a pocket full of cash to conduct face-to-face multi-ton drug trafficking deals with the world's top drug barons. He beat the odds and lived to become a writer. He is also active as a court qualified expert and trail consultant in Covert Operations, International Narcotics Trafficking, Informant Handling and Police Use-of-force. He is currently lecturing on Undercover Survival Tactics & Informant Handling for the US State Department in Brazil.

Reviews for The Big White Lie: The Deep Cover Operation That Exposed the CIA Sabotage of the Drug War

""Hair raising....moves with the speed of a first-rate thriller."" -The New York Times Book Review ""Levine was and is a benchmark figure in DEA history. His successes were numerous, his style inescapable."" -Esquire ""For 25 year Michael Levine was a foot soldier in the war against drugs - an undercover agent. As he sees it, drug dealers were not his only enemy..."" -The New York Times