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University of Kentucky College of Law. Occupation (s) Lawyer, police officer, drug smuggler. Andrew Carter Thornton II (October 30, 1944 – September 11, 1985) was an American narcotics officer and lawyer who became the head member of "The Company", a drug smuggling ring in Kentucky .
Feb 24, 2023 · Cocaine Bear, starring Keri Russell, dramatizes what happened after a bear found a cocaine stash that real-life drug smuggler Andrew Thornton dropped from an airplane in 1985.
- colin.mcevoy@hearst.com
- Senior News Editor, Biography.Com
Feb 24, 2023 · Andrew C. Thornton II, whose life was once filled with privilege and promise, decided that now was the time to parachute from a twin-engine plane in the dead of night to smuggle the $15...
- Timothy Bella
The true crime story of Andrew C. Thornton II reached its climax on September 11, 1985, in dramatic fashion. After bailing out of his malfunctioning airplane over Knoxville, Tennessee, Thornton fell to his death in a residential backyard.
Nov 29, 2022 · Inside, police found fake driver's licenses, weapons, semiautomatic weapons, $22,000 in cash, and a notebook with operation plans and a list of names, including Andrew Thornton II. According to the Washington Post, Bryant explained that he was on a mission from the CIA, but he was arrested.
- Jean Mendoza
On September 11, 1985, former Lexington police department narcotics officer turned drug smuggler Andrew C. Thornton II was trafficking cocaine into the United States. After dropping off a shipment in Blairsville, Georgia, Thornton and an accomplice, Bill Leonard, [6] departed in a self-piloted Cessna 404 Titan.
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Dec 1, 2022 · “The cocaine was apparently dropped from a plane piloted by Andrew Thornton, a convicted drug smuggler who died Sept. 11 in Knoxville, Tenn., because he was carrying too heavy a load while...
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