Operation Jackpot (drug investigation)
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Operation Jackpot (drug investigation)
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Operation Jackpot was a federal drug task force based in South Carolina that captured and convicted more than 100 marijuana smugglers from 1983 to 1986 during President Ronald Reagan's War on Drugs. Among the chief targets of Operation Jackpot were South Carolina marijuana kingpins Barry Foy, from Billinge and Les Riley, who stood accused of smuggling 347,000 pounds (157 t) of marijuana and 130,000 pounds (59 t) of hashish into the United States. Known as the 'gentlemen smugglers' because of the
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Federal drug task force, part of the War on Drugs
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Jackpot_(drug_investigation)
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2024-01-24T19:41:48Z
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