THE HUNT FOR MAAN SINGH is Released

HOUSTON, June 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ The issue of undocumented Mexicans sneaking across the U.S. border makes good fodder for politicians on the campaign trail. But the reality is that people from Africa, Asia and the Middle East are regularly smuggled into the U.S. by organized crime rings using sophisticated methods to deliver their "clients" to cities like New York, Chicago, L.A. and Miami. The book is being published today by Arte Publico Press.

While the majority of those smuggled in seek only a better life for their families, U.S. Special Agents Hiplito "Poli" Acosta and A. J. Irwin know from experience that smugglers have no conscience and would just as soon help terrorists gain entry to our country as long as they have the cash to pay. Naranjan Maan Singh was the biggest human smuggler of them all.

Undercover and on the trail of the most wily and dangerous target of their careers, agents Acosta and Irwin chronicle this gripping true story in their new book The Hunt for Maan Singh, a first-hand account of the U.S. government's covert operation to capture the man behind the largest human smuggling operation in history. The agents risk their lives in pursuit of Singh, confronting thugs, corrupt officials and hitmen during this perilous chase that plays out across the globe from Quito, EcuadorSingh's headquartersto Guatemala, Panama, England, the Bahamas and the United States. As Acosta and Irwin find out, the tentacles of Maan Singh's smuggling enterprise extend to places fiercely protected by paid-off police, politicians and diplomats, and Singh always seems to be one warm cup of coffee ahead of his pursuers.

The book is being published on June 15 by Arte Publico Press, the nation's largest and most established publisher of contemporary and recovered literature by U.S. Hispanic authors.

The Hunt for Maan Singh pulls back the curtain on Singh's organized worldwide smuggling syndicate while candidly revealing the double exposure of undercover government agents, where inter-departmental rivalries and corrupt officials would put Acosta and Irwin in just as much danger as pursuing the criminal mastermind they were sworn to bring to justice.

HIPLITO ACOSTA, the son of Mexican-American migrant workers, rose to be one of the most highly decorated officers in the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. He is the author, with Lisa Pulitzer, of The Shadow Catcher: A U.S. Agent Infiltrates Mexico's Deadly Crime Cartels (Atria Books, 2012) and a frequent guest commentator on immigration issues. He lives in Houston, Texas.

A. J. IRWIN's career in law enforcement began by happenstance when he worked as an undercover cop for a small-town Georgia police department. He went on to become a federal agent known for his quick wit, hot temper, innovative ideas and tenacity, all focused on getting the bad guys. He lives in Dallas, Texas.

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