George Jung, the Cocaine Smuggler Who Inspired the Movie "Blow," Just Died

Merry Jane
May 7, 2021, 1:40 pm88 pts
George Jung, the Massachusetts-born Medellín Cartel associate whose life was the foundation for the movie Blow, passed away in his hometown of Weymouth on Wednesday morning at the age of 78. Boston George, or “El Americano,” as Jung came to be known in and out of the United States respectively, helped…

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