"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." COMING!!! the non-fiction crime book "The Last Gentleman Smuggler" by Steven M. Kalish and Nikki Palomino.
"I went from high school drop-out paperboy to the largest marijuana smuggler of all time. I adapted as a snake would to the shedding of his dead skin of the past for the commanding serpent who could build from scratch a billion dollar company. At that high plank, I managed to keep a heart.
That was my strength and my downfall lasting decades.
I rode in the back of a bullet-proof limousine, me Steven Kalish, thirty-one years old and a long way from Houston, Texas. I had just left my gorgeous, Spanish-style manor for the last time. Altos Del Golf, next to the largest Panamanian park Parque Omar and nestled in the province of San Francisco, buffered the elite from the surrounding urban sprawl of Panama City. I lived a few minutes from the banking district and another ten to fifteen from the airport and close to the country's El Presidente General Manuel Noriega. Some people have to worry how much minimum wage will cover. I had enough money to turn my back on eternity-at least I thought I did."
