Boston George
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Boston George is the nickname of George Jung, a notorious American drug trafficker who played a major role in the U.S. cocaine trade in the 1970s and 1980s.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| George Jung | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American criminal
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drug trafficker ⓘ human ⓘ smuggler ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carlos Lehder
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Pablo Escobar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedInDuringCriminalCareer |
California
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Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | liver and kidney failure ⓘ |
| child | Kristina Sunshine Jung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictedIn | United States federal court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalCharge |
conspiracy
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drug trafficking ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-08-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-05-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Weymouth High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German American ⓘ |
| genreOfCrime | cocaine trafficking ⓘ |
| hasNickname |
Boston George
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El Americano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprisonedAt |
Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix
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Federal Correctional Institution, Otisville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | smuggling cocaine from Colombia via the Bahamas to the United States ⓘ |
| knownAs | key figure in early Medellín Cartel U.S. operations ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| notableAliasExplanation | nickname "Boston George" refers to his origin in the Boston area ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale smuggling of cocaine from Colombia to the United States
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major role in the U.S. cocaine trade in the 1970s and 1980s ⓘ |
| occupation |
drug trafficker
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smuggler ⓘ |
| partnerInCrime | Medellín Cartel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| penalty | lengthy prison sentence ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfDeath | Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Johnny Depp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasedFromPrison | 2014 ⓘ |
| residence |
California, United States
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Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Mirtha Jung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
film "Blow"
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numerous articles and documentaries about cocaine trafficking ⓘ |
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