Yes, CocaineBear is actually a true story.
The 1980s is remembered for an unmanageable amount of cocaine traffic and importation into the United States that would leave a twisted legacy for decades to come, one we still feel today. There have been numerous stories, movies, TV shows, and even songs inspired by the 1980s drug trade, from Scarface to Narcos, and they never get old.
Honestly, it looks pretty dope and would appeal to more than just cocaine enthusiasts. The idea is hilarious, and somehow, its truth, while tragic, sits directly into '80s-cocaine-era pop culture.The Real Pablo Escobear The true story, although interesting, is a lot less monstrous.
So, What About the Smuggler Who Dropped the Cocaine? As if the bear's story wasn't lurid enough, the story surrounding the smuggler is also the stuff of movies, and it did inspire an episode of Justified. Between the 1970s and 1980s, Thornton turned to drug and weapons smuggling. He was first indicted in 1981 in Fresno, California in connection with a weapons theft case from the China Lake Naval Weapons Center and marijuana trafficking. Although he wasn't charged in this case, he was charged with conspiring to import and distribute a controlled substance. One of the crimes he was charged with included being the pilot of a drug run into Kentucky from South America in 1979.
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