John Tommasi put up a Facebook post last week about a book that he had written called, Danger Zone. The book is set here in NH and is based upon John s experience working as an undercover drug cop for an operation started by the DEA. I emailed John and asked him to answer a few questions for me about his book.
How long were you a DEA agent and why did you choose to do it?
I was a Sgt at Salem PD when I was assigned to the NH Drug Task Force (1987) that was formed by then AG Stephen Merrill. I was there two years full-time and another 3 years part-time. At the time I owned a flight school and charter business and my undercover persona was that of a pilot who would fly anything, anywhere for a price. As a result, many of my deals were at airports where I would fly in and do the deal at the airport. I did a lot of undercovers since I was single at the time. The 1st 3 chapters of the book are close to the way that particular case actually happened. The rest has a lo