During my tour of Germany, I was recruited by CID (Criminal Investigation Division) – DST (Drug Suppression Team). I worked undercover narcotics throughout Germany. At times we worked with the German Kripo in apprehending German civilians that were selling illegal narcotics to soldiers. Working undercover, I found myself working the nightclubs, the streets and infiltrating military units. My job was to identify the dealer. Gain trust with the dealer and make 3 purchases from the dealer. With 3 purchases it set the groundwork for the dealer to be apprehended and stand trial. I testified at many Article 32s and court martials. My code name while working undercover was Porkchops.
There was one case that I will never forget, it haunts me to this day. CID sent me after a drug dealer nicknamed “Red”. Red was a German woman with flaming red hair. Red was a major distributor from Crailsheim to Amsterdam to Munich. Red distributed hash, heroin and LSD. Red had connections with the Khaki Mafia. Red was once married to a soldier and her husband overdosed on downers and died. Red took over the business and she was seen in her Mercedes Benz and had 2 large African men as her bodyguards.
I introduced myself at a nightclub to Red and made claim that I once knew her deceased husband. She believed me and before I knew it, I was headed to her home, sitting in the back seat of her Mercedes Benz while her bodyguards sat in front. When I got to her home, I saw a German woman named Heidi sitting on a couch and wrapping a rubber strap around her arm to cause her veins to pop out. Heidi was completely naked and shooting up heroin in front of me. I watched her slowly nod out after throwing up on herself. The next morning Red was gone after offering me to go to Amsterdam with her. Red’s 2 bodyguards confronted me and accused me of being a CID agent. The 2 bodyguards escorted me to the door and I called a taxi to get home. I did not see the German woman named Heidi that was shooting up heroin.
Two days later, I learned that Heidi was found dead in the bushes and she was still naked. I also learned that Red was at times selling heroin that was laced with strychnine. It was suspected that Red had possibly caused the deaths of 6 soldiers with her laced heroin. An emergency crew was sent to the sight where Heidi was found dead and a woman emergency crew staff person claimed that she saw the ghost of the dead woman that overdosed on heroin. When I heard the story, I thought nothing of it and came to the conclusion that perhaps this emergency staff person has just been working too hard.
As I went back to work, working undercover, I started seeing what I thought was Heidi. Walking down a darkened hallway in Nurnberg, Germany, I saw a glimpse of Heidi and it scared me to death. Before I knew it, Heidi was at my side looking at me in the face, then pointing around the corner and in a blink of the eye, vanished. Around the corner was an off duty soldier selling tabs of LSD. I learned who this soldier was and purchased a couple of tabs. Learning who the soldier was, I made 3 purchases and the soldier was marked for apprehension. I sort of felt that Heidi assisted me in pointing out this dealer.
Heidi appeared 3 more times and each time a dealer was apprehended for the sales of narcotics. When I was transferred out of Germany and sent to Fort Hood, Texas, I never saw Heidi again. The scariest moment I had with Heidi is when I misidentified a dealer and on that very same night, Heidi appeared at my bedside and I woke up with a start. Red was eventually arrested by the German Kripo and one German Kripo I talked with thought he saw the ghost of Heidi peeking around a building as Red was arrested and placed into a police car. Heidi was never seen again and probably is resting in peace, knowing the dealer that caused her death is now behind bars.