Famed Cocaine Smuggler George Jung, Still In Bay Area, Plugs Sequel To 'Blow'
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- After his June release from prison, George Jung, a notorious drug smuggler whose life story was made into the film "Blow" starring Johnny Depp, is finishing his supervised parole in a San Francisco suburb and promoting a book he co-authored that chronicles his life in the cocaine trade.
UPDATE 9/26/14: Watch exclusive one-on-one interview of George Jung with KPIX 5 reporter Cate Cauguiran
In late spring, the 71-year-old Jung was interviewed at San Francisco International Airport by a TMZ reporter, after Jung was released from the Fort Dix federal correction institution in New Jersey where he spent 20 years behind bars.
Nicknamed "Boston George," Jung became a member of the infamous Medellín Cartel, an organization responsible for much of the cocaine smuggled into the U.S. in the late 1970s and 1980s.
Jung partnered with screenwriter T. Rafael Cimino to write "Heavy," a sequel to "Blow," with further stories from Jung's life and criminal career. Reportedly, Hollywood producers are already expressing interest.
In a recent online radio interview with hosts Boyd & Lucinda, Jung expressed remorse for his criminal activities, telling the interviewer his motivations were not about the money.
"It was about the thrill," Jung said. "I was basically a thrill junkie."
When asked if he has any advice to young people, attracted by the money or thrill of drug-running, Jung said simply, "Don't break the law. It's not worth it."