Roger Reaves: Smuggling Drugs for Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel | Lex Fridman Podcast #199

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:
0:00 – Introduction
3:49 – Money
6:10 – Pablo Escobar
13:22 – Jorge Ochoa
20:58 – First time
25:44 – Landing an airplane on the highway
28:34 – Barry Seal
38:58 – Mena, Arkansas
43:50 – Assassination of Barry Seal
57:03 – American Made
1:01:14 – Blow
1:03:21 – Story of torture in a Mexican prison
1:08:01 – Getting shot down
1:21:44 – Prison
1:35:26 – Reflections on a life of crime
1:40:44 – Advice for young people
1:43:42 – Love
1:57:02 – Death
1:59:48 – Meaning of life
2:03:51 – Poem

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