#199 – Roger Reaves: Smuggling Drugs for Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel

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<p>Roger Reaves is one of the most prolific drug smugglers in history. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Noom</b>: <a href="https://trynoom.com/lex">https://trynoom.com/lex</a><br /> &#8211; <b>Allform</b>: <a href="https://allform.com/lex">https://allform.com/lex</a> to get 20% off<br /> &#8211; <b>ExpressVPN</b>: <a href="https://expressvpn.com/lexpod">https://expressvpn.com/lexpod</a> and use code LexPod to get 3 months free<br /> &#8211; <b>Four Sigmatic</b>: <a href="https://foursigmatic.com/lex">https://foursigmatic.com/lex</a> and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Eight Sleep</b>: <a href="https://www.eightsleep.com/lex">https://www.eightsleep.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get special savings</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Smuggler (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3xydszD">https://amzn.to/3xydszD</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (09:56) &#8211; Money<br /> (12:17) &#8211; Pablo Escobar<br /> (19:30) &#8211; Jorge Ochoa<br /> (27:05) &#8211; First time<br /> (31:51) &#8211; Landing an airplane on the highway<br /> (34:41) &#8211; Barry Seal<br /> (45:05) &#8211; Mena, Arkansas<br /> (49:58) &#8211; Assassination of Barry Seal<br /> (1:03:10) &#8211; American Made<br /> (1:07:22) &#8211; Blow<br /> (1:09:28) &#8211; Story of torture in a Mexican prison<br /> (1:14:08) &#8211; Getting shot down<br /> (1:27:51) &#8211; Prison<br /> (1:41:34) &#8211; Reflections on a life of crime<br /> (1:46:51) &#8211; Advice for young people<br /> (1:49:49) &#8211; Love<br /> (2:03:09) &#8211; Death<br /> (2:05:55) &#8211; Meaning of life<br /> (2:09:58) &#8211; Poem</p>