The Real Cocaine Bear Story: Andrew Thornton Tri-State Crime Scene
About this episode
The episode explores the life of Andrew Thornton II, a former narcotics detective who became a drug cartel mastermind, culminating in a bizarre crime scene involving a bear and cocaine.
Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://trymiracle.com/CRIMESALAD and use the code CRIMESALAD to claim your FREE 3-PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF What happens when a highly trained, elite narcotics detective realizes the bad guys are having way more fun than the cops? He starts a multi-million-dollar cartel, of course. This week on Crime Salad, Ashley and Ricky are diving headfirst into an 80s action movie. Andrew Thornton II wasn’t just a cop, he was a wealthy Kentucky blue-blood, a paratrooper, and a licensed lawyer who threw it all away to become the mastermind of a massive international drug pipeline known as "The Company." But Thornton's massive ego and extreme paranoia eventually lead to a fateful, pitch-black flight over the Georgia woods. Join us as we untangle a tri-state crime scene featuring 75 pounds of pure Colombian cocaine falling from the sky, a deadly cartel revenge plot, a dead man wearing night-vision goggles and Gucci loafers, and the ultimate winner of the story... a 175-pound black bear who went on to inspire a Hollywood movie. Download Cash App Today: https://capl.onelink.me/vFut/lz1ykcyo #CashAppPod New Cash App customers can earn $10 if…
People in this episode
Hosts: Ashley, Ricky
Topics covered
- drug trafficking
- true crime
- 80s action
- cartel
- cocaine bear
Keywords
- Andrew Thornton
- drug cartel
- cocaine
- Georgia woods
- Cocaine Bear
Sponsors
Miracle Made, Cash App
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Kentucky, Georgia, Colombian
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