28-06-2016, 12:45 AM
The Medellin Cocaine Cartel's main American manager was Gambino crime family member Jon Roberts (aka John Riccobono). In his book American Desperado he writes an interesting section where he describes CIA agents coming to him and offering a deal to look the other way if he helps use his cartel smuggling air assets to smuggle weapons to Central America. Roberts had no choice and went along with it. In this account he describes meeting Barry Seal and more importantly describes how Barry was set up for assassination by the government because he knew too much.
Mr Roberts was the main Medellin Cartel American manager responsible for up to 15 billion dollars of cocaine importation at the height of the crack epidemic. After he was caught by the feds in the early 1990's he ended up doing less than 3 years in jail and died a free man with a trophy wife in a plush Florida beach side home in 2011. Ironically Roberts lost his 150 million in profits when the US invaded Panama and confiscated illegal funds in its banks. Roberts wrote Bush knew about it and that money was part of the incentive for the invasion.
Mr Roberts was the main Medellin Cartel American manager responsible for up to 15 billion dollars of cocaine importation at the height of the crack epidemic. After he was caught by the feds in the early 1990's he ended up doing less than 3 years in jail and died a free man with a trophy wife in a plush Florida beach side home in 2011. Ironically Roberts lost his 150 million in profits when the US invaded Panama and confiscated illegal funds in its banks. Roberts wrote Bush knew about it and that money was part of the incentive for the invasion.