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5 unusual facts about Mickey Munday


Mickey Munday

In 1980, Max Mermelstein, an American associate of the Medellin Cartel, was introduced to Jon Roberts, who was in need of a direct supplier of cocaine into the United States.

He now lives what he admits is a "frugal existence" in Miami, getting around on a pedal bicycle with his fashion-defying long, blond hair flowing behind him, his look perhaps more Dog the Bounty Hunter than Miami Vice.

His father, George "Sunny" Munday, (June 13, 1907 – October 1975) was a professional football player, who played four seasons in the NFL and was a machine shop owner.

Following a meeting with drug lord Pablo Escobar in 1981, Munday and Mermelstein put an end to the theft of tools and spare parts left behind at the Colombian air strips by Mickey and his fellow pilots.

After careful consideration and extensive planning, Munday purchased his first plane, a 680 Aero Commander, and began transporting marijuana from South America to the U.S., devising ingenious methods of avoiding unwanted attention from law enforcement along the way.



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