#199 – Roger Reaves: Smuggling Drugs for Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel

Roger Reaves is one of the most prolific drug smugglers in history. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(09:56) - Money
(12:17) - Pablo Escobar
(19:30) - Jorge Ochoa
(27:05) - First time
(31:51) - Landing an airplane on the highway
(34:41) - Barry Seal
(45:05) - Mena, Arkansas
(49:58) - Assassination of Barry Seal
(1:03:10) - American Made
(1:07:22) - Blow
(1:09:28) - Story of torture in a Mexican prison
(1:14:08) - Getting shot down
(1:27:51) - Prison
(1:41:34) - Reflections on a life of crime
(1:46:51) - Advice for young people
(1:49:49) - Love
(2:03:09) - Death
(2:05:55) - Meaning of life
(2:09:58) - Poem