Boston George Claims He Made $100 Million as a Drug Smuggler for Pablo Escobar

George “Boston George” Jung

“Basically I was no different than a rock star or a movie star. I was a coke star.”

As Pablo Escobar’s leading smuggler, George Jung was making millions per trip — and living large.

He claimed to have made over $100 million total, which he stashed in an offshore account. At one point, Jung had so much money and cocaine to spare that he’d pile the coke on tables and burn his cash.

But then his whole world came crashing down.

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The 2001 biographical crime drama Blow stars Johnny Depp as George “Boston George” Jung & chronicles his downfall as a Medellin cartel drug smuggler.

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Today's post was by Brandy "Bee" Cavalli. Brandy is an international marketer, freelance writer based in Atlanta, GA.