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Barry Seal Part 1: The American Pilot

2020/5/18
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Barry Seal was a risk-taking, adventurous pilot who loved adrenaline and was known for his charm and rebellious spirit. He initially worked for Transworld Airlines but eventually turned to smuggling, using his piloting skills to transport various illegal goods.

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Pablo Escobar couldn’t have reached the heights he did without smugglers willing to traffic cocaine by land, sea… and air. The story of Barry Seal starts in a bar in Baton Rouge in 1981. It will take us flying over the Gulf of Mexico all the way to South America, then back again to the South Louisiana swamps. This is the tale of the over-sized American airline pilot who gave up the dream of the white-picket fence to become the biggest home-grown narco-trafficker the United States had ever seen.

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