After meeting in a Connecticut prison in 1974, George Jung and Carlos Lehder Rivas began to build what was to become a moderate cocaine operation, smuggling drug shipments from Columbia into the U.S. However, after a few nail biting trial runs, the duo realized they were on the brink of creating an empire that would make them rich.
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“Before the Medellín Cartel” Pt. 2: Jung & Rivas | Kingpins podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
