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

Roger Reaves is one of the most prolific drug smugglers in history.
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the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click
the timestamp to jump to that time. (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