Busted for a $400 Million Cocaine Deal in Australia | Roger Reaves

Roger Reaves is a former pilot and drug smuggler who employed Barry Seal & ended up in prison for 33 years in 26 different prisons, in 7 different countries spanning 4 continents. His friends and associates spanned the globe. From Medellin Cartel kingpins Jorge Ochoa and Pablo Escobar; to "Mr Nice" Howard Marks and the infamous Barry Seal who was Rogers close friend and employee. In his early 30’s he was making over $1 million a day flying back and forth to Colombia and he eventually hired Barry Seal, and Roger gives vivid details to their relationship up to the very end of Barry’s life. Roger escaped from prison on five separate occasions; was shot down in both Mexico and Colombia; and tortured almost to death in a Mexican prison.
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[@chuckydall9250]

Roger's book is so good from start to finish I'm listening to the audiobook and you almost feel like you're there with him lol

[@Azt3k9]

I have a signed copy of the original book from prison.

[@chuckydall9250]

@@Azt3k9 Your shitting me?

[@mitchcooke8145]

Definitely good to see u do well my Canadian brother!!

[@Abcd-hr9ot]

Great story

[@wesleyvinal9801]

Fascinating how he had visions of being arrested before it happened

[@wildestcowboy2668]

And yet he did nothing about it which amazes me more!

[@georgecameroon3588]

I watched an Australian prison documentary ages ago on youtube and this guy was on it.I can't find it now ffs.

[@enjay8950]

if you find it let me know, I'd be keen as to watch it too!

[@tariqayoub4014]

I’ve seen it, they show all the cells get searched every morning, and he made an appearance. Search casuarina prison documentary

[@joshgee8714]

Australia's Hardest prisons

[@AjninHaru]

Australia has a population less than 1/10 of America and doesn’t have to field a large competent military since America does it for them.

[@fatasdat]

My brother was in casurina at the same time roger was.. He said Roger was a true gentleman and a living legend in there.

[@Azt3k9]

I have met this man personally. I have an original signed copy of his book. Prison copy

[@JGunit]

"Cape Verde" are the islands he was trying to think of.

[@allanbrogdon3078]

After breaking up a fight between my dog and neighbors a cop came threatening to shoot my dog. I turned my back protecting my dog I pass him to a friend. Turning back a maglite was moving towards my head. I caught it about 1 inch from my head and he threw me down and pinned me I finally popped him ran inside and he kept trying to get ahold of me. I was mad and slapped him 6 times. 12 cop cars came and I was willing to surrender to anyone else. No way and my friend was arrested too. We were driven to jail and threatened with rape . We were moved at mealtime and watched the others eat. I was told i would get 2 years. 3 days later i was released and told to be quiet. Years later a person who was working at the sheriff's department told me that the Tarrant county sheriff himself let me go because officer Farrow had too many times where he tried to use violence inappropriately. I would never had a job at any major companies if that had been on my record. Glad I caught it because I may have been mad. Lucky I was drunk but on my porch bothering no one. 19 yrs old I had long hair and a beard and in 1980 that was enough

[@biancao1155]

This dude is the ser Davos seaworth of our time

[@Budrob998]

Not all CO’s are scum in America I highly reject that statement

[@puppx13]

Laptop in the cells, now that's different.

[@joeysausage3437]

The snot sniffing is awful. Who is this punk?

[@UNcommonSenseAUS]

Disgusting.

[@ferrallderrall6588]

Geuss editing is beyond the capability

[@billlynn8256]

What does this have to do with dinosaur extinction theory??? Ooops sorry, clicked the wrong video...Wowwwwww!

[@AudaciousAmber]

How do you watch the full interview I just see clips

[@DH-ij9pe]

don't waste your time on this one, the interviewer is so unprepared. Watch his interview with Lex Fridman, it is WAYY better.

[@user-jf2np4jp9m]

Mike, please see interview with Roger Reaves. Please CONFIRM if you have received this information.

[@omen....]

I've heard multiple times that inmates aren't looked at the same as the U.S. I was told it has to due with Australia starting off as a penal colony.

[@elevenpsy]

Aus prison is just as bad as anywhere else.

[@trhoades2063]

Convicts in general are looked at differently, it defo has something to do with their roots and history, Ned Kelly is praised in Australia so are most of they covicts, unless your murdering innocent people or your a pedo then australians seen to sensationlise the whole ordeal. Like celebrities

[@elevenpsy]

@@trhoades2063 you clearly aren't from, nor live in Australia.

[@UNcommonSenseAUS]

@@elevenpsy +1

[@terryt2728]

​@@elevenpsy Here you have a man thay has done time in both places telling you otherwise. Have you done time in a US prison?? If no then I wouldn't be so confident.

[@whitebathroomguy]

This is AMSR voice/video zzzzzzz night night everyone.

[@hemi1430]

This guy has a lot of tall tales. I am having a had time believing his insane amount of luck.

[@r.guardia9107]

Yea, he was a drug smuggler and did serve time. However, everything in between has one ounce of truth. After all, he’s trying to sell a book. There has to be something interesting to actually read about.

[@kentyahfraser]

The interviewer is a muppet lol

[@andyokus5735]

If I could of met this guy...

[@Azt3k9]

He is an awesome bloke. Used to do laps around the yard with him and he would tell the best stories. I even got him to do some chin ups on the bar. I also have a signed copy of his book on prison paper

[@carrietaylor6658]

@@Azt3k9 were you in with him?

[@samanthajones3082]

If you could have met him What?

[@Houndini]

I not read his book yet. But if it was myself. My biggest regret be after enough money for ourselves & my kids. I would try to walk away. Kick back retired. Bought bunch stock in Banks or very safe investments.

[@markherring3513]

He and his wife did say laundering the money was near impossible to do. If you invested large sums on money you would have to show how u earned the money and if u have no legal way of earning the money then all u can do is stuff it away in a mattress and spend small amounts on regular daily needs.

[@str8gvideos849]

400 mil worth of dope and he's out interviewing. I know dudes tht got caught with waaay less and got life plus

[@charlesrobinson5709]

Can you imagine using all eight of your nine lives, This guy has used 8 1/2 of his nine lives, lol, Absolutely.

[@tommyjoestallings855]

This kid interviewing him has irritated me were I can't even watch it

[@basilio5150]

Rodger is a real legend....and a real gentleman...Good to see you out Rodger enjoying your freedom

[@johnathandoe6916]

No he is in denial that he is responsible for 1000s of deaths. His story is interesting but no he is nobody to look up to he holds no responsibility of what he did or who he dealt with.

[@juankarron9215]

@@johnathandoe6916 shut up & get back on Bidens knob

[@82PeRK]

@@johnathandoe6916 are you for real??? Ita called supply and demand. If there were no demand. There would be no drug trade. It is wht it is. Someones going to do it. Decriminalizing all drugs wouldnt fix the problem but it probably would be better. There juat would be other problems.

[@johnathandoe6916]

@@82PeRK history says other wise. Decriminalization destroys the demand of cartels drugs. Becuse they are inferior products.

[@stephen3762]

@@johnathandoe6916 hey idiot booze and cigarettes have killed plenty of people but they have lobbyists so it's cool

[@shelbak65]

Cape verde is land off of senegal

[@tlrracer8780]

Hey its Walter white

[@ryhol5417]

Azores

[@skatedd2451]

Cape Verde Islands

[@johnpoindexter6594]

Cabo Verde... Cape Verde

[@justicesomeday]

Cape verde

[@ronjamski3911]

How ironic, a scumbag drug runner calls prison guards scumbags.

[@shaneodwyer6132]

He's not a scumbag. I doubt that man ever mistreated or bullied anyone in his life. Some prison guards abuse their authority to mistreat, bully and torture prisoners for their own amusement or sadistic pleasure. Those people make a horrible, depressing and tense situation infinitely worse and more precarious for everyone.

[@tommytfaa]

If prison sucks then don't go there. Pretty simple

[@stanwooddave9758]

Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time. Something I've never been able to figure out; is you supposedly sleep 1/3 of your life. Another 1/3 of your life is spent "working." How do you voluntary spend 1/3 of your life, working in a prison. Save me the "you get to go home at night, and weekends bull-droppings."

[@shaneodwyer6132]

That's overly simplistic, some don't have a choice...or choose a life of danger and high reward instead of drudgery for low wages

[@tommytfaa]

​@@shaneodwyer6132no it isn't. He wanted lots of money and hey made a choice. In this guy's case it was simple.

[@davidsnyder2000]

If anyone follows what this man says about receiving a vision of his arrest…..God interceded there to give him a heads up. I worked VERY hard to hear from God and I did. This man obviously wasn’t connected to God and how he operates, because otherwise he would have made another choice for his off -load point. This must have been his 1st encounter with God lol. Kinda funny😄 God id good! He’s given me visions as well. But I now pay attention 👍

[@coloradomountainman8659]

Quit interrupting and let Roger tell his story. Your incessant interjecting ruins the video.

[@zac2780]

Coke in Australia cost more than any place in the world 350 for half a gram of the worst cut shit you've ever seen