MIAMI DRUG WARS Ep. 2 | “Evil Is Stronger Than Good”

Infamous America

Black Barrel Media

True Crime, Documentary, History, Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Jon Roberts is born into the New York mafia. But when he runs afoul of the mob, he moves to Miami and transforms himself into a successful cocaine smuggler. Hotshot mechanic Mickey Munday becomes a key component of Jon’s operation. While they build their business, Griselda Blanco ushers in the Miami Drug Wars with brazen plans that earn national news headlines. Join Black Barrel+ for bingeable seasons with no commercials : blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media pages are: @blackbarrelmedia on Facebook and Instagram, and @bbarrelmedia on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	John Roberts wanted Gritz for breakfast.
0:16.0	He figured Gritz were what you ate when you came to a small southern town like Yeehaw
0:20.5	Junction, Florida.
0:22.6	John assumed that by the time he finished eating, the plane would have made its drop and the
0:27.0	cocaine would be in the barn, ready for the driver to take back to Miami.
0:32.1	John stepped out of his big Lincoln Continental and left his driver in the car.
0:37.4	He stood in the parking lot of the diner, about to head in for breakfast, but he never
0:41.6	made it to the restaurant.
0:43.7	The sound of a King Air Turbo prop plane flying overhead was deafening.
0:49.4	That was a bad sign.
0:51.3	Pilots making air drops of cocaine knew to fly in quietly, and the King Air wasn't the
0:56.4	only thing making noise.
0:58.7	John heard helicopters and a jet.
1:01.8	He barked at his driver to move over and he slid in behind the wheel of the car.
1:06.5	Before John could hit the gas, he heard police sirens.
1:10.8	As John prepared to deal with the cops on the ground, things were getting worse in the
1:15.2	air.
1:16.2	John's pilot had been intercepted by US customs.
1:20.5	The helicopters and the jet belonged to the government.
1:24.1	John had to hope his pilot dumped the cargo before the government could get a hold of the
1:28.5	plane.
1:29.8	Even if that happened, and even if John could deal with the police, he knew he'd have
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