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Part 9: Carlos Lehder on Pablo Escobar Getting Killed in 1993: Why Did It Take So Long?
Part 1: Medellin Cartel Co-Founder Carlos Lehder on Meeting Boston George in Prison
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Carlos Lehder sits down with Vlad to revisit George “Boston George” Jung’s final cocaine case, his 60-year prison sentence, and their fractured partnership after Jung testified against him. Lehder discusses the 2001 film *Blow*, starring Johnny Depp as Jung and Diego Delgado as Lehder, saying he enjoyed the movie but believes key parts were fictionalized. Most notably, Lehder claims Jung never met Pablo Escobar, arguing the Medellín Cartel boss would not risk meeting an American he viewed as a “walking indictment.”
Lehder points to testimony from *United States v. Carlos Lehder* in Jacksonville, Florida, including a disputed story about driving from Medellín to Escobar’s Hacienda Nápoles. He also references his attorney Edward Shohat and his later cooperation with the U.S. government. A revealing look at drug history, Hollywood mythmaking, and the real stories behind *Blow*, George Jung, and Pablo Escobar.
