Jorge Valdes Pt 1: The Man Who Started The Cocaine Trade In America
Honor Among Thieves Podcast · Nelson Rodriguez Jr | True Crime & Crime Stories Host
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Nelson sits down with none other than Dr. Jorge Valdes, the man credited with bringing cocaine into the United States and one of the central figures behind the infamous Cocaine Cowboys: Kings of Miami docuseries. In the late 1970s, Jorge Valdes helped architect the billion-dollar cocaine pipeline that forever changed Miami and American drug culture. A former U.S. government employee turned drug lord, Valdes shares the chilling truths behind building a drug empire, what life was like at the top of the underworld, and ultimately, what led to his transformation. From private jets and briefcases of cash to prison cells and redemption, this episode dives deep into one of the most fascinating criminal evolutions of our time. You won't want to miss this firsthand account of the man who once sat at the throne of the cocaine trade.
Time Stamps
0:00 Intro
4:25 The Reality of The Narco Life
14:09 Coming From Cuba
27:31 The Federal Reserve Bank
37:08 Finding The Cocaine Trade
48:51 Crossing The Line: Money Laundering & The Cocaine Business
57:16 Becoming Manny’s Right hand
1:10:38 “Cocaine Cowboys”
1:23:29 Sal Magluta & Willy Falcon
1:30:17 The Bolivian Connection & Tortured In Panama
1:44:10 Charged With The Largest Drug Conspiracy In American History
1:52:45 What Prison Is Like For A Drug lord
2:01:00 Getting Out from Prison In 1984
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