George Jung(1942-2021)
- Actor
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George Jung was born August 6, 1942 in Weymouth, Mass. He began as a
small-time marijuana smuggler in the 1960s, but in jail met Carlos
Lehder who had connections with Pablo Escobar, and thus was born the
first large-scale cocaine smuggling operation into the United States.
Over the span of several years Jung accumulated nearly $100M in a
Panamanian bank account. He is presently a resident of La Tuna Federal
Correctional Institute, scheduled for release around the year 2014.
Jung's story is the basis for the 2001 film Blow, directed by Ted
Demme.
He has one daughter, Kristina Jung
He has one daughter, Kristina Jung
