Martin Suarez is the only deep-undercover FBI agent in history to have infiltrated a Colombian drug cartel. In 1988, he transformed into “Manny” and became a high-level smuggler for Pablo Escobar’s Medellín Cartel. Over the next four years, he smuggled $1 billion worth of cocaine into the United States — …
Read More »Jhayco Arrested for Cocaine Possession After Deputy Saw 'White Powder on His Nose'
Jhayco was arrested early Tuesday morning for cocaine and cannabis possession after being seen by officers with “white powder on his nose,” the Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office tells Rolling Stone. The reggaeton singer — real name Jesus Manuel Nieves Cortes — was driving a red two-door Corvette when he was …
Read More »The Secret History of Coca
T he difference between coca leaves and cocaine, a Peruvian friend once quipped, is the difference between traveling by mule and jet plane. A clever line, but one that misses an essential point. The effects of the leaves and the drug are not comparable. To equate coca with the raw …
Read More »Rolling Stone Investigation Into Snowboarder Turned Drug Lord to Become Docuseries
A Rolling Stone investigation into the former Olympic snowboarder who allegedly became a drug lord and FBI fugitive will serve as the basis for a new docuseries, Snow King: From Olympian to Narco. Published in January, journalist Jesse Hyde dove into the remarkable story of Ryan Wedding, a snowboarding prodigy …
Read More »'He Had No Fear': Ryan Wedding's Path From Olympic Athlete to Drug Lord
T he hit man called himself Mr. Perfect. He had been given the list. He wanted the easiest one first. He’d also need a getaway car, a fake ID, and a place to drop the gun. The man who hired him went by Mero Wero. He said he would take …
Read More »Sean Combs' Accused Drug 'Mule' Strikes Deal in Cocaine Case
The 25-year-old accused of being Sean “Diddy” Combs’ alleged drug mule has struck a deal with Miami prosecutors following his arrest on possession of cocaine charges, Rolling Stone has confirmed. Brendan Paul will avoid any jail time as part of the deal. Instead, he will have to enroll in a …
Read More »The True Story of Griselda Blanco, Deadly 'Cocaine Godmother' of Miami
Most remember Griselda Blanco as the “Black Widow,” a ruthless Colombian drug lord whose network flooded Miami with cocaine, brought in $80 million a month nationally, and who’s been personally implicated in a rumored 200 murders. Michael Corleone Blanco, her youngest son raised at the height of her drug-trafficking empire, …
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