An American Gestapo

February, 1976

An American GestapoThere are a great number of people who regard narcotics agents as corrupt Nazis who don't know how to open the door except with the heel of their right foot.--John R. Bartels, Jr., Former Administrator, Drug Enforcement AdministrationJohn Bartels used to be one of the most important cops in America. A trim man with thick black hair, he had set out on a career that could have surpassed that of the legendary J. Edgar Hoover. Bartels was Mr. Narc, head of the largest, best-equipp...