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Yudhijit Bhattacharjee

Yudhijit Bhattacharjee is a Washington, DC-based writer. His book The Spy Who Couldn't Spell: A Dyslexic Traitor, an Unbreakable Code, and the FBI's Hunt for America's Stolen Secrets is published by Penguin Random House

February 2021

  • Davon Mayer between the Parren J. Mitchell Business Centre and the Rite Aid where he met Det. William King for the first time. DSC 6275

    The Audio Long Read
    One drug dealer, two corrupt cops and a risky FBI sting – podcast

    The audio long read: Davon Mayer was a smalltime dealer in west Baltimore who made an illicit deal with local police. When they turned on him, he decided to get out – but escaping that life would not prove as easy as falling into it

November 2020

  • cocaine pile on black table<br>Cocaine pile on black table.

    The Audio Long Read
    From the archives: An American drugs bust in west Africa – podcast

    This week: Using undercover agents, the DEA spent four years trying to bring down a cocaine trafficking gang in Liberia. Was the operation a triumph in the global war on drugs or a case of American overreach?

October 2017

  • Davon Mayer on Bennet Place, his old home in west Baltimore

    The long read
    One drug dealer, two corrupt cops and a risky FBI sting

    The long read: Davon Mayer was a smalltime dealer in west Baltimore who made an illicit deal with local police. When they turned on him, he decided to get out – but escaping that life would not prove as easy as falling into it

February 2017

  • An artist's impression of Brian Regan

    The Audio Long Read
    The spy who couldn’t spell: how the biggest heist in the history of US espionage was foiled – podcast

    Ever since childhood, Brian Regan had been made to feel stupid because of his severe dyslexia. So he thought no one would suspect him of stealing secrets

October 2016

  • Man looking through window blind. High contrast, black & white.<br>Close up of a male face illuminated through a window blind. Focus on the eye, High contrast, black & white.

    The long read
    The spy who couldn’t spell: how the biggest heist in the history of US espionage was foiled

    The Long Read: Ever since childhood, Brian Regan had been made to feel stupid because of his severe dyslexia. So he thought no one would suspect him of stealing secrets

February 2016

  • Close up of cocaine on mirror

    The Audio Long Read
    The sting: an American drugs bust in west Africa

    Using undercover agents, the DEA spent four years trying to bring down a cocaine trafficking gang in Liberia. Was the operation a triumph in the global war on drugs or a case of American overreach?

March 2015

  • The US Drug Enforcement Administration is arresting drug traffickers in countries

    The long read
    The sting: an American drugs bust in west Africa

    The long read: Using undercover agents, the DEA spent four years trying to bring down a cocaine trafficking gang in Liberia. Was the operation a triumph in the global war on drugs or a case of American overreach?
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