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The Cocaine Smuggler

Between 1970 and 1972, my dad was one of the premiere cocaine smugglers operating between South America and NYC. He was uniquely an independent practitioner, meaning he did not operate under ties to organized crime. And his innovative scams were all designed to protect the people carrying the load, so if it got hit, they had excuses down the line that allowed them to walk away. Here is an interview he did under the alias “Zachary Swan” to promote the book “Snowblind: A Brief Career in the Cocaine Trade” by Robert Sabbag. A couple years ago, my brother made a digital archive of the recording which I’ve provided below.

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Zachary Swan interviewed by Mark Dorfman on These Are The Times

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