"You've had the Cocaine Cowboys, George Jung, Barry Seal and the biggest Pot Dealer in New York City's history, now you've got Skip, the fulcrum between Panama, Colombia, the US War On Drugs, Rock 'n Roll and beautiful women" from the non-fiction crime book "The Last Gentleman Smuggler" by Steven M. Kalish & Nikki Palomino Author of the DAZED Novel Series... From Houston, Texas 15 year-old drop-out to one of the largest pot smugglers in US history and key witness in the trial against Noriega during Operation Just Cause that tumbled the sovereign nation of Panama, Kalish's story will keep you turning the pages. How could one young man make his way to the top of an international drug operation and keep the Panamanians from killing the Colombians and the Colombians from murdering the Panamanians and remain alive? "The Last Gentleman Smuggler" ties everything from Hollywood stars, the rock world and international intrigue into one operation after starting with an innocent trip in 1969 across the Texas/Mexican border and the swim back through the Rio Grande River with a sixty-dollar pound of pot to supply a dry summer in Austin. Coming a story of a true rebel with the brains to pull in millions of dollars and the charm to enamor the bloodiest of South American cartels.
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