EPISODE · May 18, 2026 · 55 MIN
18: Crocodiles, Pablo Escobar and 300 Tonnes of Cocaine: Luis Navia In His Own Words
from Narco Warriors: Secrets From The Global Drug War · host Narco Warriors: Secrets From The Global Drug War
For 25 years Luis Navia was one of the most wanted cocaine traffickers in the world, and almost nobody knew his name. Cuban-American, Georgetown-educated, he moved as much as 300 tonnes of cocaine from the Colombian cartels to the streets of Europe, working alongside Pablo Escobar and surviving everything the Medellín cartel, the Cali cartel, and a 12-nation operation could throw at him.This is his life as a drug trafficker, told in his own words.The plane that cartwheeled into the ocean. The sicario he invited to dinner with his parents, the kidnapping at gunpoint in Cancún, and the crocodile farm he nearly didn't leave.And finally, the fingerprint on a glass of water in a Venezuelan restaurant that brought everything crashing down.Joining him is Jesse Fink, author of "Pure Narco" - the book that took five years to write and verified 95 percent of everything Luis told him.This is the cocaine trade from the inside.📖 "Pure Narco" by Luis Navia and Jesse Fink is available now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pure-Narco-Luis-Navia-Jesse/dp/178946336X
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