#199 – Roger Reaves: Smuggling Drugs for Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(09:56) – Money<br />
(12:17) – Pablo Escobar<br />
(19:30) – Jorge Ochoa<br />
(27:05) – First time<br />
(31:51) – Landing an airplane on the highway<br />
(34:41) – Barry Seal<br />
(45:05) – Mena, Arkansas<br />
(49:58) – Assassination of Barry Seal<br />
(1:03:10) – American Made<br />
(1:07:22) – Blow<br />
(1:09:28) – Story of torture in a Mexican prison<br />
(1:14:08) – Getting shot down<br />
(1:27:51) – Prison<br />
(1:41:34) – Reflections on a life of crime<br />
(1:46:51) – Advice for young people<br />
(1:49:49) – Love<br />
(2:03:09) – Death<br />
(2:05:55) – Meaning of life<br />
(2:09:58) – Poem</p>