Originally Posted By: Binnie_Coll
Theres a book called the cocaine cowboys, [good read} john riccobone was deeply connected. the man ahead of escobar was named "don chulo" he was in Columbia. riccobone had ben to Columbia many times, his uncle was "staten island joe" riccobone he was a copo in the Gambino family, his uncle had told him in a meeting in flordia, that he had to kick back to him. john riccoboe just laughed at him, according to the book riccobone never kicked back a nickel to any family. and it never mentioned escobars guys kicking back anything,
In an escobar documentary a narcotics cop mentions escobar's guys in NYC kicking back $10,000 for every kilo sold to one of the NY families..In Florida i'm guessing they probably didn't !!

That was a good book btw !!

Just checked it out...It was $5,000 they kicked back not $10,000

Last edited by DiLorenzo; 09/25/14 11:43 AM.