{"product_id":"microdot-gang","title":"Microdot Gang","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe biggest drug bust in British history occurred in the early hours of 25 March 1977: 800 officers made 120 arrests and seized a staggering 6,000,000 tabs of LSD.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe raids focused on two acid manufacturing centres: one hidden in an isolated farmhouse in deepest Wales, the other in a suburban house on a leafy residential street in south-west London. Between them they supplied acid to most of the UK, Europe, America and beyond. Tabs bearing their logo were recovered as far away as Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Wyllie tells the extraordinary story of how a middle-aged American academic, two idealistic British students, a public school cad and an American hustler formed the \u003cem\u003eMicrodot Gang\u003c\/em\u003e and created an acid production line designed to turn on the world. It is the story of Operation Julie – a police operation unprecedented in scale, sophistication and complexity, the brainchild of an old-school detective who led an investigation that would eventually involve the security services, the FBI, the DEA, the Canadian authorities and the Swiss police.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRanging over a decade and across several continents, \u003cem\u003eThe Microdot Gang\u003c\/em\u003e is also a tale of how a cultural movement became a criminal enterprise, inspiring the war on drugs and launching a revolution that left an enduring and complex legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57490355290485,"sku":"9781837052912","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/microdot-gang","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}