Family life, Schooling, Career
 George Jacob Jung (Born August
6, 1942), nicknamed “Boston
George”, was a major player in
the cocaine trade in the United
States in the 1970s and early 1980s
 George Jung, born to Frederick
and Ermine Jung, in Boston,
Massachusetts then raised in
Weymouth, Massachusetts.
 Though Jung did not excel in
academics at school, he was a
star football player and was
described by his classmates as
“a natural ringleader.
 After a brief stint at the
University of Southern
Mississippi, he traveled to
California where he hoped to
get a degree in advertising.
However, this was not the case.
Jung began recreationally using
marijuana, selling a portion of
everything he bought to
continue his habit.
The Beginning of the End
 In 1967, after meeting with a
childhood friend, Phillip
Eugene Sadler, Jung realized
the enormous potential for
profits by smuggling the
cannabis he bought in
California back to New
England.
Jung’s initial smuggling
operation had the drugs
being transported via his
stewardess girlfriend, who
would carry them in her
suitcases on flights.
 In search of even greater profits,
Jung expanded his operation to
flying the drugs in from Puerto
Vallarta, Mexico using airplanes
stolen from private airports on
Cape Cod and professional pilots.
At the height of this enterprise,
Jung and his associates were
reportedly making $250,000 a
month. This soon ended however,
when Jung was arrested in
Chicago for marijuana smuggling
in 1974 (he was caught with a total
of 660 pounds of marijuana
imported (from Mexico).
Jail Time Turns to $ Time

At Danbury, Jung’s cell mate was Carlos Lehder,
a young German-Colombian man convicted of
motor vehicle theft.
Lehder introduced Jung to the Colombian Cartel
and Jung taught Lehder how to smuggle.
The day that Jung was released he was to
contact Lehder in Florida, in order to begin
preparation.
Their plan was to fly hundreds of kilos of cocaine
from Pablo Escobar’s Colombian ranch to the U.S.,
and Jung’s California connection, Richard Barile,
would take it from there.
George never had a problem with exchanging
the smuggled cocaine for his transportation fee.
Initially, it was $10,000 per kilo but later it went
down to $5,000 per kilo as supply grew. He had a
security man that would accompany him to the
exchanges where George would give the keys to
a car and half the cocaine to his connection and
leave. A day or two later they would meet up
again and exchange keys to cars. Jung was
hesitant to allow Lehder, or any other cartel
member to know Barile’s identity, as his
“California connection” was what gave Jung his
edge in the smuggling game and kept others
from simply cutting him out
 However, in what turned out to
be an error in judgment, Jung
introduced Lehder to Barile.
By the late 1970s, Lehder took his
plans to the next level.
As Jung had initially feared, by
going straight through Richard
Barile, Lehder no longer needed
Jung in his operation. However,
Jung recovered from the
betrayal and found other
schemes that made him more
than $100 million.
Movie Based on George “Blow”
Famous Quotes
 “May the wind always be at your back and the sun
upon your face. And may the wings of destiny carry
you aloft to dance with the stars.”
 “So in the end, was it worth it? Jesus Christ. How
irreparably changed my life has become. It’s always
the last day of summer and I’ve been left out in the
cold with no door to get back in. I’ll grant you I’ve
had more than my share of poignant moments. Life
passes most people by while they’re making grand
plans for it. Throughout my lifetime, I’ve left pieces of
my heart here and there. And now, there’s almost not
enough to stay alive. But I force a smile, knowing that
my ambition far exceeded my talent. There are no
more white horses or pretty ladies at my door.”
George’s word to the Judge
 “Alright. Well, in all honesty, I don't feel that what
I've done is a crime. And I think it's illogical and
irresponsible for you to sentence me to prison.
Because, when you think about it, what did I really
do? I crossed an imaginary line with a bunch of
plants. I mean, you say I'm an outlaw, you say I'm a
thief, but where's the Christmas dinner for the people
on relief? Huh? You say you're looking for someone
who's never weak but always strong, to gather
flowers constantly whether you are right or wrong,
someone to open each and every door, but it ain't
me, babe, huh? No, no, no, it ain't me, babe. It ain't me
you're looking for, babe. You follow?”
Deviance
 I feel that George Jung was fairly punished, seeing he
was the start of the cocaine trafficking in the United
States. He also was a huge part in distributing
marijuana throughout the United States. I feel that his
punishments set an example for all the upcoming drug
dealers and traffickers. I thought the differential
association theory would fit George well because he
was used as an example for other people in the same
industry as him.