Miami's Urban Tony Montana Speaks After His 30 Years In Prison

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Bo Dilley shares his story of becoming a drug kingpin in Miami and the consequences of his lifestyle.

In this episode of the Honor Among Thieves Podcast, host Nelson Rodriguez Jr. sits down with legendary Miami drug kingpin Bo Dilley, one of the most infamous figures from the 1980s cocaine era when Miami became the center of the global drug trade. Bo Dilley shares his unbelievable story of growing up in the streets of Miami during the 1970s and witnessing the transition from heroin to cocaine, when cocaine quickly became the most profitable drug on the streets. From hustling as a kid to being fronted five kilos of cocaine by a Colombian supplier, Bo Dilley explains how he built a massive drug operation that was moving multiple kilos of cocaine every day across Miami. As the cocaine business exploded, Bo Dilley describes the scale of money moving through the streets, explaining how dealers could make tens of thousands of dollars per day and how the drug trade grew into a national network with buyers flying into Miami from across the country. But the drug game was only part of the story. Bo Dilley also talks about his legendary high-stakes gambling lifestyle, flying to Las Vegas on private jets and betting hundreds of thousands of dollars at casinos like Caesars Palace and the…

People in this episode

Host: Nelson Rodriguez Jr

Guest: Bo Dilley

Topics covered

• drug trade
• gambling
• Miami
• cocaine era
• crime
• life sentence

Keywords

• drug kingpin
• cocaine
• Miami
• gambling
• life sentence
• 1980s
• Bo Dilley

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Caesars Palace, Horseshoe

Places: Miami, Las Vegas

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