Washington D.C. Cocaine Kingpin On Importing 5,000 Kilos A Week, Running A Caribbean Drug Empire

The Connect- with Johnny Mitchell

Johnny Mitchell

True Crime

4.3 • 563 Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2026

⏱️ 151 minutes

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In this jaw-dropping episode , we sit down with George Day — one of the most prolific yet largely unknown drug kingpins in American history. Raised in Washington, DC, George was literally born into the drug trade. By age six, he was traveling across the border with his father, helping smuggle hundreds of pounds of marijuana hidden inside a Winnebago. As he grew older, his life spiraled deeper into the underworld — from trimming weed in Mexico to handling massive cash pickups and negotiating with Colombian suppliers before he was even a teenager. After his father’s sudden death, George found himself — at just 11 years old — sitting on a multimillion-dollar drug ledger, forced to navigate dangerous debts, cartel relationships, and violent street politics. What followed was the rise of a cocaine empire that eventually stretched across all 50 states… and ultimately led to a life sentence plus 90 years in federal prison. This is Part 1 of an unbelievable story about family, survival, crime, and the realities of growing up inside America’s drug economy. 👇 In this episode you’ll hear: • Smuggling weed across the border as a child • Meeting cartel figures and learning the trade firsthand • Finding millions owed after his father’s death • Negotiating with Colombian traffickers at age 11 • How the foundation of a nationwide empire was built Subscribe for Part 2 — where George reveals how his empire exploded nationwide and what led to his downfall. This Episode Is #Sponsored By The Following: AVA! Take control of your credit today. Download the Ava app, and when you join using MY promo code CONNECT20, you’ll get 20% off your first year—monthly or annual, your choice. HIMS! To get simple, online access to personalized, affordable care for ED, Hair Loss, Weight Loss, and more, visit https://hims.com/connect NIC NAC! Go to http://nicnac.com/johnny and use code Johnny for 20% off, or use the store locator to find Nic Nacs near you. Join The Patreon For Bonus Content! https://www.patreon.com/theconnectshow 00:00 Growing Up in the Game 03:10 Family Roots & Father's Early Hustle 07:20 Boxing, DC Life & Father’s Construction Business 14:55 Smuggling Routes: From Jamaica to DC21:02 This Episode Is Sponsored By Ava 22:37 Business Fronts and Money Laundering 32:15 Legendary Kingpins: Rafel, George, and the Connect39:15 This Episode Is Sponsored By Hims and Nic Nac 42:08 Losing His Father: The Aftermath 54:38 Thrust Into the Family Business at 11 01:03:17 Taking Over & Protecting the Operation 01:15:20 Building the Empire: The Coke Pipeline 01:35:25 Massive Operations: Real Estate & Money Moves 01:44:47 International Transport: Planes, Lanes & Corrupt Customs 01:59:08 Scaling Up: 500 Kilos, Money Laundering & Distribution 02:11:46 Retirement, 9/11, & the End of an Era 02:14:52 The Game Changes: Security Tightens 02:22:46 The Legacy, Staying Low, & Part 2 Tease Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	How old were you when you were down trimming weed in Mexico?
0:02.9	Okay, I'm going to say the first time I remember actually touching the weed.
0:05.9	I went down there when I was about six. What he would do is load the Winnebago up. He had a compartment. My father would put hundreds of pounds of weed. So he would drive it across the border with you guys in the Winnebago? Man, and we'd be sleeping on it. It was crazy. We would literally be sleeping on weed, dude.
0:21.5	We're talking millions of dollars a load now.
0:23.4	Oh, it's no doubt.
0:24.4	Wow. Man, and we'll be sleeping on it. It was crazy. We would literally be sleeping on weed, dude.
0:21.6	We're talking millions of dollars a load now. Oh, it's no doubt. Now I need to find something to do with the money.
0:26.4	George Day is the biggest drug kingpin in the history of Washington, D.C., even more than the late Rayful Edmonds.
0:32.7	Unlike Rayful, George was the importer, smuggling in thousands of kilos of cocaine from the Bahamas every week on private jets, speedboats, and even commercial flights.
0:42.8	George was raised with drug trafficking in his blood.
0:45.4	He helped his father smuggle in tons of marijuana over the border from Mexico when he was just a little kid.
0:50.9	And for the age of 15 until his early 30s, George ran a cocaine empire
0:56.0	that spanned all 50 states. In 2003, he was arrested and sentenced to life plus 90 years
1:02.5	in federal prison. That story is so wild that we had to do a separate episode, so tune
1:07.5	in next week for Part 2. Ladies and gentlemen, this man is one of the most prolific
1:12.0	but unknown drug kingpins in America, and you're seeing him here first. It's George Day
1:18.1	right here on The Connect with Johnny Mitchell. Dude, you guys are in for a treat this week.
1:26.6	George Day is one of the most fascinating people I've
1:28.8	ever spoken with. As you're about to see, he was that dude. I've spoken to a lot of kingpins,
1:34.3	but he really was the connect. Do me a quick favor. If you haven't subscribed to the channel yet,
1:39.4	hit that subscribe button and turn on the alert bell. And if you love this conversation as much
1:43.6	as I loved having it,
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