{"id":287158,"date":"2021-05-05T18:31:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T23:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/blow-inspiration-george-jung-dead-at-78"},"modified":"2021-05-05T18:31:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T23:31:59","slug":"blow-inspiration-george-jung-dead-at-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/blow-inspiration-george-jung-dead-at-78","title":{"rendered":"'Blow' Inspiration George Jung Dead at seventy eight"},"content":{"rendered":"

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George Jung <\/strong>\u2014 the prolific cocaine smuggler portrayed by Johnny Depp<\/strong><\/a> in the movie \u201cBlow\u201d \u2014 has died \u2026 TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Sources close to the situation tell TMZ \u2026 George died Wednesday morning at home in the Boston area. The cause of death is currently not known, though he had recently been experiencing liver and kidney failure.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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We\u2019re told he had been in home hospice care since this past weekend and died with his girlfriend, Ronda<\/strong>, and friend, Roger<\/strong>, by his side. We\u2019re told he will be cremated.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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George\u2019s Twitter account tweeted a quote from the film Wednesday, \u201cMay the wind always be at your back and the sun upon your face, and the winds of destiny carry you aloft to dance with the stars. 1942-2021.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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\u201cBoston George,\u201d as he was known, served 20 years in prison for running drugs. He was released in 2014<\/strong><\/a>, but ultimately landed back behind bars just 2 years later for violating his parole<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>by failing to inform his parole officer he would be hitting up San Diego.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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He was famous for being part of the Medellin Cartel and helping Pablo Escobar<\/strong> smuggle planeloads of cocaine into the U.S. That was a big deal because, at the time, Escobar\u2019s cartel was responsible for distributing 80% of the world\u2019s cocaine \u2014 and about 15 tons of blow reportedly came into the U.S. per day \u2026 for a weekly haul of $420 million.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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George\u2019s story was ultimately written in the book \u201cBlow: How a Small-Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellin Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All\u201d \u2026 and then in the 2001 flick starring Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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