Ken Behr is a professional drug smuggler. Grass, snow, smack, dope - he's got it all, or at least he did in the 1970's, back when he was flying product by the gross from Colombia to South Florida in a rickety pondhopper into makeshift runways. Back then Ken had no idea that the war on drugs was about to explode - and that Ronald Reagan's crackdown on trafficking would lead to a swift rise in prices for Ken's private operation. But all that glitters isn't always gold, and after Ken got busted by the DEA, he cut a deal to work two years as an undercover agent to avoid a 55-year prison sentence.
Since then, Ken's wised up in more ways than one - nowadays he's settled down a bit, though he did have a brief spin as an open wheel race car driver, along with having penned a memoir of his travels called 'One Step Over the Line: Confessions of a Marijuana Mercenary.' It's a fascinating dive deep into the world of drug smuggling, judicial manipulation, social engineering, and the longest war in U.S. history - the War on Drugs.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
08:49 - Wake & Bake, Baby
13:45 - I Started Selling at 16
25:58 - Trafficking in the 70's
39:52 - Customer Expectations
47:39 - Moving Up in the Trade World
56:33 - Hiding Out in Jamaica
01:06:43 - Robbed By My Competitors
01:25:49 - Getting Busted in '88
01:40:08 - I Fought The Law And I Won
01:51:55 - The Weight of Guilt
01:59:53 - White, Black, and (Hypothetical) Gray Markets
02:02:52 - The Bust That Did Me In
02:25:22 - How I Started Working for the DEA
02:46:46 - Busting Makes Me Feel Good
03:03:02 - The 10k Canadian Mafia Bust
03:29:55 - Time to Get Out
03:37:02 - Reviewing My Smuggler's Bag of Tricks
03:43:39 - Questions from Patreon
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Support Ken Behr -
Get Your Copy of Ken's Book 'One Step Over the Line: Confessions of a Marijuana Mercenary' at https://onestepovertheline.com
Website: https://onestepovertheline.com
Website: https://1stepover.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OneStepOverTheLine_KenBehr
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