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This document presents a multifaceted narrative combining a dramatic crime investigation with detailed veterinary treatments and homoeopathic expertise. The core story revolves around a complex criminal syndicate involving veterinary professionals, horse racing fraud, diamond smuggling, and police corruption, intertwined with personal and family dynamics.
The narrative begins by exploring the dark underbelly of the horse racing industry, where veterinary professionals; Calder Stewart and Georgiou Hodalakis engage in insurance fraud by euthanising valuable horses to claim payouts.
This volume introduces another vet couple, Yvette and Louis, who initially financed their practice through illegal activities. They now become involved in a sophisticated diamond smuggling operation using horses as carriers. Novel, they devise a method of concealing diamonds in plastic tubes inserted into horses' stomachs, then retrieving them from the animals' droppings during transport across Europe.
This operation is conducted with the backing of Chinese investors and involves high stakes and criminal risk.
The story also details the killing of prized horses, such as Heraldn after which they prepare to tackle the US stallion Senor Angelo. Vets Georgiou and Calder are recruited to carry out these killings under the guise of legitimate care, facing moral dilemmas and technical challenges.
A dedicated police team led by Calder's brother, Superintendent Alroy Stewart investigates the intertwined cases of horse insurance fraud, diamond smuggling, and drug trafficking. The investigation is international in scope, involving coordination with the FBI and focusing on Chinese triads, Russian networks, and European routes. Two undercover units are established, with sergeants investigating heroin trafficking linked to Chinese cartels and diamond trafficking via horse transport. The team confronts internal corruption and interference by high-ranking officers, including Assistant Commissioner Geraldine Flynn, who is implicated in bribery and manipulation within the Metropolitan Police.
Advanced surveillance and cyber tactics are employed to monitor suspects and gather evidence discreetly. The police coordinate with US authorities, including FBI agents Dennis Waterman and Jane Blanchard, to plan a decisive operation culminating in a raid that saves the stallion Senor Angelo from euthanasia and results in multiple arrests. Leadership changes occur due to Alroy Stewart's illness, with Henry assuming command during critical phases.
Overall, the document presents a richly layered narrative that blends a high-stakes international crime investigation involving veterinary fraud, diamond smuggling, and police corruption with detailed professional veterinary memoirs and homoeopathic scholarship. The story is marked by intricate character development, complex criminal enterprises, and coordinated law enforcement efforts, culminating in significant arrests and the preservation of valuable animals. This combination offers readers both an engaging dramatic story and valuable insights into veterinary medicine and homoeopathy.

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• Plný název: OVERTOUN
• Podnázev: KENTUCKY
• Autor: Alex Niven
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 386
• EAN: 9798862757514
• ID: 51092258
• Nakladatelství: Independently published
• Hmotnost: 517 g
• Rozměry: 229 × 152 × 20 mm
• Datum vydání: 28. September 2023

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