Is George Jung Still Alive or Dead?
George Jacob Jung was nicknamed Boston George and El Americano was an American drug trafficker and smuggler. He was a major figure in the United States cocaine trade during the 1970s and early 1980s. He was the subject of Johnny Depp in the biopic Blow. Jung was sentenced to 70 years in prison in 1994 on conspiracy charges but was released in 2014. Jung…
George Jacob Jung was nicknamed Boston George and El Americano was an American drug trafficker and smuggler. He was a major figure in the United States cocaine trade during the 1970s and early 1980s. He was the subject of Johnny Depp in the biopic Blow. Jung was sentenced to 70 years in prison in 1994 on conspiracy charges but was released in 2014.
Jung was born on August 6, 1942. Jung began recreationally using marijuana and started selling part of the drugs to break even. In 1967, he met a friend who told him how to buy drugs, and he got his stewardess girlfriend to transport the drugs in her suitcases on flights. He was amazed by the enormous profit he expanded his operation to flying the drugs in from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
In 1976, Jung smuggled large quantities of cocaine into the United States by joining forces with Pablo Escobar and started making millions of dollars. In 1994, his crime spree came to an end and was arrested. Jung was sentenced to 20 years after he testified against his ex-partner Carlos Lehder.
Is George Jung Still Alive or Dead?
George Jung was incarcerated at Federal Correctional Institution, La Tuna. He was released on June 2, 2014, after nearly 20 years. However, Jung died on May 5, 2021, at his Weymouth, Massachusetts home.
