Pablo Escobar's Drug Pilot - Roger Reaves | PBD Podcast | EP 152

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In this episode, Patrick Bet-David is joined by Adam Sosnick and Roger Reaves. TOPICS 0:00 - Start  1:50 - How Roger Reeves got into drug smuggling  12:00 - The time Roger almost got caught  18:00 - First time Roger got arrested  20:00 - How Roger is such a likeable guy  22:00 - Did the jail time turn him off/Why does he keep coming back  25:00 - Roger's connection to Barry Seal 31:00 - Middle man/The Big Phone Call 36:00 - Why did his wife not stop/the money/what keeps him coming back  38:00 - Roger's connections to Pablo/Ochoa 45:00 - Barry Seal 48:00 - How Roger got caught in the USA 49:00 - Barry connections to USA/CIA- Who killed Barry 53:00 - Run-ins with the mob 55:00 - Time with Pablo & Ochoa 59:00 - PBD's interview's with 'criminals' 1:04:35 - Relationship with Pablo 1:11:00 - Death penalty/Half of men don’t deserve to be locked up 1:18:00 - The power of a father 1:29:00 - Does he have any regrets 1:35:00 - Toughest questions his kids asked him William Roger Reaves is an American pilot who was one of the most prolific drug smugglers in history. He worked for Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel. Reaves employed Barry Seal as a pilot in many of his drug-smuggling operations. In his memoir, Smuggler (2016), Reaves claims that Seal paid millions in bribes to the Clintons when Bill Clinton was governor of Arkansas in order to land planes carrying cocaine at Mena, Arkansas. Buy Roger Reaves' book Smuggler: https://amzn.to/3MBTWJQ Visit Roger Reaves' online at: https://bit.ly/3F5UuoM Text: PODCAST to 310.340.1132 to get added to the distribution list To reach the Valuetainment team you can email: [email protected]

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In this episode, Patrick Bet-David is joined by Adam Sosnick and Roger Reaves. TOPICS 0:00 - Start 1:50 - How Roger Reeves got into drug smuggling 12:00 - The time Roger almost got caught 18:00 - First time Roger got arrested 20:00 - How Roger is such a likeable guy 22:00 - Did the jail time turn him off/Why does he keep coming back 25:00 - Roger's connection to Barry Seal 31:00 - Middle man/The Big Phone Call 36:00 - Why did his wife not stop/the money/what keeps him coming back 38:00 - Roger's connections to Pablo/Ochoa 45:00 - Barry Seal 48:00 - How Roger got caught in the USA 49:00 - Barry connections to USA/CIA- Who killed Barry 53:00 - Run-ins with the mob 55:00 - Time with Pablo & Ochoa 59:00 - PBD's interview's with 'criminals' 1:04:35 - Relationship with Pablo 1:11:00 - Death penalty/Half of men don’t deserve to be locked up 1:18:00 - The power of a father 1:29:00 - Does he have any regrets 1:35:00 - Toughest questions his kids asked him William Roger Reaves is an American pilot who was one of the most prolific drug smugglers in history. He worked for Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel. Reaves employed Barry Seal as a pilot in many of his drug-smuggling operations. In his memoir, Smuggler (2016), Reaves claims that Seal paid millions in bribes to the Clintons when Bill Clinton was governor of Arkansas in order to land planes carrying cocaine at Mena, Arkansas. Buy Roger Reaves' book Smuggler: https://amzn.to/3MBTWJQ Visit Roger Reaves' online at: https://bit.ly/3F5UuoM Text: PODCAST to 310.340.1132 to get added to the distribution list To reach the Valuetainment team you can email: [email protected]

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