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La série démarre sur les chapeaux de roues, sur les traces de George Jung et Carlos Lehder, les premiers dealers de cocaïne des années 1970, répondant aux ordres de Griselda Blanco, la reine de la poudre blanche. Again, they made due in the show with "the Lion". Dec 9, 2020 44 min. Download or ship for free. "An individual was brought to the ranch and he was taken out by two of Pablo's bodyguards and we were sitting at a table on the patio in the back and he simply said, 'Excuse me'," Jung said. I was a coke star. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Jung played an important role in the cocaine smuggling operation. S1, E1 : How Cocaine Came to America. . "So they went and they were successful both times. We drank cognac.". To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. However a return to his former life proved to be too tempting and Jung was caught with 1,754 pounds of cocaine in 1994 in Topeka, Kansas. The cause of his death has not been made clear, however the outlet reported that he had recently experienced liver and kidney failure. In 2015, Depp was seen chumming it up with Jung after the smuggler's release from prison in 2014. He was 78 years old. The outlet claims that Jung will be cremated, however no information about a funeral has been made publicly available. Jung told PBS in 2000: "Basically I was no different than a rock star or a movie star. "That was the end of it - all coming down, house of cards," he said. In 1975, Carlos Lehder manages to leave prison on parole and starts his new business. "In the beginning it was some fear [of getting caught], but like anything else if you do it enough time you lose your fear, or if you don't, you get out of the business. View in iTunes. Carlos Lehder rose from a petty criminal to become one of the major players in the Medellin Cartel.Compared to Pablo Escobar, he is one of the lesser known members of the cartel, but if it was not for him, the cartel’s cocaine smuggling may never have really got off the ground.. Before Lehder, the Medellin cartel smuggled cocaine into the United … 1942-2021," the post read. A new episode of Narco Wars premieres tomorrow at 10/9c on National Geographic. Jung, whose wild … View our online Press Pack. Previously, Jung's story was documented in the book Blow: How a Small-Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellin Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All. [16] From 1978 through 1982, the Cay was the Caribbean's main drug-smuggling hub, and a tropical hideaway and playground for Lehder and associates. Convicted drug smuggler George Jung has died. Shaped By Adolf Hitler And John Lennon. "The cash was generated in a matter of days, millions of dollars. TMZ también informó la noticia, citando fuentes cercanas a la situación. Chapo Guzman . George Jung, a former drug smuggler and the real-life inspiration behind the film Blow, has died at the age of 78. Kristina was born on August 1, 1978 and is the daughter of the late drug trafficker George Jung. I was a coke star... as the money grew, the power grew.". That was the end of it.". TMZ also reported the news citing sources close to the situation. With interviews from notorious smuggler George Jung and Pablo Escobar’s wife and son - this pilot episode reveals how a handful of criminals including the original ”Black Widow” Griselda Blanco, daredevil Carlos Lehder and Pablo Escobar himself joined forces to form the most powerful. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. "At that time I really didn't know who I was, to be honest with you. His life story was portrayed in the biopic Blow (2001), starring Johnny Depp as Jung. They had since been seen together in public events in recent images, but the status of their relationship at the time of George's death is unknown. It was Carlos who introduced George to Pablo Escobar. "It's very rare in life that any person opens up their heart and soul to you with unlimited access to their most profound thoughts, dreams, fears, regrets, intimacies," Depp said of his meeting with Jung at the time. After a while, the cocaine - I didn't have any friends, you know. The brothers Ochoa-- Jorge, Fabio and Juan David--ran the most powerful of the Medellin drug trafficking organizations. A new episode of Narco Wars premieres tomorrow at 10/9c on National Geographic. "This was the first time that we showed the Colombians that you could take huge amounts of cocaine and drop it into the United States via air and also there was a huge market there for it," Jung said. US deports Medellin Cartel founder Carlos Lehder to Germany The small town is Weymouth and the boy is George Jung, a.k.a. "At that time it was easy to come and go through Customs, as far as moving drugs and drugs we concealed in the suitcases. The feds eventually busted Jung in 1987 after he returned to Massachusetts, bursting into the mansion where he lived with his wife and baby daughter. I had no idea. Available on Hulu, NAT GEO TV. BLOW by Bruce Porter. That was the beginning of the cocaine business for Carlos and myself.". Upon his release from prison, Lehder told Jung to take two women from Massachusetts to Antigua and have them carry suitcases full of cocaine. He made "close to $100 million" pumping illicit substances from South to North America while making Escobar the world's most powerful druglord. He specialized in the smuggling of cocaine from Colombia on a large scale. George Jung Dies, Drug Smuggler Who Inspired ‘Blow’ Was 78. "So that was basically the beginning of the influx of cocaine in the United States. That's what happened to me. Following his prison release, Jung had tried to rebuild his relationship with Kristina Sunshine Jung, though Just Richest reported in February that she had refused to forgive him for his crimes and subsequent abandonment due to his incarceration. "They were highly disappointed but there was still enough to arrest everybody, you know, and the last I saw was my daughter who was only a year old being taken away by a police officer. Jung claimed his former business partner threatened to kill him. 187187. Original home video produced by Pablo Escobar. He said: "The income from it was probably, there were three or four of us involved, we were more or less making $50,000 to 100,000 apiece a month. Carlos Lehder and George Jung. HEAVY. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Jung was released from prison on June 2, 2014, after serving nearly 20 years for drug smuggling. How much does it cost down in Colombia?' Following the news, Jung's Twitter account tweeted a quote from the iconic film. Emma Roberts and Jaime King shared the role of Kristina when she appeared in Blow. He was arrested again two years later for a parole violation but left a halfway house in July 2017. Working with the Medellin Cartel, he helped bring in coke by the planeful, supplying the country with nearly all of its cocaine. The former drug trafficker left behind his wife Ronda and only child Kristina Sunshine, who he had with ex-wife Mirtha. He had been placed in home hospice care since this past weekend, and his girlfriend, Rhonda, and his friend, Roger, were by his side when he passed. "I went back there. George Jung is the official and original drug culture related topics digital magazine and official home of Smuggler Wear ... Narco Bling. He decided to travel to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico in the 1970s to buy marijuana and then bring it back to the US to sell after watching the Elizabeth Taylor movie Night of the Iguana. Jung was jailed in Danbury, Connecticut, where his cellmate was Colombian Carlos Lehder. Closing in on the criminal activity associated with legendary cartels of the 1980s, Narcos: Mexico premiered its newest season on Netflix on February 13. I don't care. HD. Who is George Jung's ex-wife Mirtha? How on earth is he just " a middleman, not a kingpin, not a captain, and not a lieutenant." "They said they had such a wonderful time that they were turning around the next day and going back down to get more suitcases, which more or less boggled my mind, I couldn't believe they were going to do this again all in a matter of another day. "Even more rare when you've just met that person and, because of the obvious predicament, it's highly unlikely that you will be spending too much time with them in the near future. Snort it. "Boston George" fue la conexion principal entre el Cartel de Medellin y los Estados Unidos en el negocio del trafico de dr0ga. Nicknamed Boston George and El Americano, Jung was one of the kingpins at the head of the cartel responsible for flooding the United States with Colombian cocaine in the 1980s. DRUG dealer George Jung was a high-flying cocaine smuggler who helped Pablo Escobar bring planeloads of the drug into the US. Jung said: "[Escobar] chopped a huge ball of coke open with a machete and said take what you want. He had reportedly been in home hospice over the weekend and died with his wife and friend by his side. However he began to struggle with addiction to the very drug he was supplying, and began to fear for his life amid increasingly violent scenes.