George Jung, the drug smuggler immortalized by Johnny Depp in “Blow,” left Weymouth for California in the late ’60s with pennies in his pocket, two cases of Budweiser in the backseat and his best pal ...

The infamous George Jung, whose life as a cocaine dealer was brought to the big screen when Johnny Depp portrayed him in Blow, has been released from jail, according to reports. TMZ captured a photo ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) -- George Jung, a notorious drug smuggler whose life story was made into the film "Blow" starring Johnny Depp, gave a wide-ranging interview to KPIX 5 reporter Cate Cauguiran at ...

Jung helped Pablo Escobar with shipments into the U.S. George Jung, the cocaine smuggler portrayed by Johnny Depp in “Blow,” died on Wednesday at the age of 78. According to TMZ, Jung’s cause of death ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- One year ago, the notorious ex-cocaine kingpin George Jung walked out of prison and landed in San Francisco. Since then, he's made a lot of people very proud. "George is a ...

Drug smuggler and original Medellin cartel associate George Jung was serving almost 20 years in prison when Johnny Depp portrayed him in 2001’s Blow (based on the book BLOW: How a Small Town Boy Made ...

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DRUG peddler, George Jung, served prison time for almost 20 years prior to his 2021 death. In the wake of his death, the former drug trafficker left behind his ex-wife Mirtha and some are curious to ...

A Massachusetts man who was a major player in the U.S. cocaine trade in the 1970s and 1980s, and the subject of the biographical crime film "Blow," is dead at the age of 78.George Jung died Wednesday ...

George Jung, the drug trafficker known as El Americano who inspired Johnny Depp's film Blow and helped Pablo Escobar smuggle planeloads of cocaine into the United States, has died aged 78. The ...

George Jung, a former drug smuggler and the real-life inspiration behind the film Blow, has died at the age of 78. Jung’s social media accounts announced the death on Wednesday. TMZ also reported the ...