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Jung and his partner Carlos Lehder smuggled cocaine into the United States for the Colombian Medellín Cartel. Jung was sentenced to 60 years in prison in 1994 on conspiracy charges, but was released in 2014. Jung was portrayed by Johnny Depp in the biopic Blow (2001).
May 9, 2021 · May 9, 2021. George Jung, a cocaine smuggler who, at the height of his criminal career in the 1970s and ’80s, reaped millions of dollars a day from running drugs through the notorious Medellín...
Jun 3, 2014 · George Jung – the cocaine smuggler portrayed by Johnny Depp in Blow – has been released from prison, after nearly two decades. The 71-year-old left FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey yesterday 2...
Mar 1, 2024 · Jung was released from prison on June 2, 2014, after serving nearly 20 years of his sentence. A combination of good behavior and his participation in a substance abuse program contributed to a reduction in his sentence.
May 5, 2021 · George Jung, the drug trafficker whose story was told in the 2001 Johnny Depp-led crime biographical crime film Blow, has died. He was 78.
May 5, 2021 · George Jung, a former drug smuggler and the real-life inspiration behind the film Blow, has died at the age of 78. Jung’s social media accounts announced the death on Wednesday.
Jul 21, 2022 · George Jung, the drug smuggler immortalized by Johnny Depp in “Blow,” left Weymouth for California in the late ’60s with pennies in his pocket, two cases of Budweiser in the backseat and his...
May 5, 2021 · Jung was released from prison in 2017. Jung, aka “Boston George” infamously smuggled cocaine to the United States for Pablo Escobar’s Medellin cartel in the late 1970s into the mid-80s.
May 5, 2021 · Jung served 20 years in prison and was released in 2014, but landed back in prison two years later after violating his parole.
May 5, 2021 · Infamous drug trafficker and smuggler George Jung, who was portrayed by Johnny Depp in the 2001 biopic Blow, died on Wednesday at age 78. TMZ reports that people close with the former cocaine...
