Professional Drug Smuggler Ken Behr | Mike Drop Ep. 221

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Former drug smuggler Ken Behr recounts his journey from selling marijuana in high school to becoming a large-scale smuggler and eventually a DEA operative. Behr describes growing up on a New Jersey farm, losing his father at 13, and entering the drug trade in 1970s Florida, where he ran marijuana from Florida to Ohio for 12 years. He explains the culture, methods, and economics of smuggling during that era, emphasizing that his operation was nonviolent and run with friends from high school.

Key takeaways

• Behr states he began using drugs at 13 after his father’s death and started selling to support his habit, eventually building a 12-year marijuana smuggling operation between Florida and Ohio.
• Behr explains that marijuana smuggling in the 1970s became more profitable when Reagan intensified the war on drugs, as increased enforcement tightened supply and raised his profit margin from $5 to $40 per pound.
• Behr describes his smuggling crew as nonviolent high school friends who worked together for years, though he acknowledges experiencing armed robberies and threats during his 20-year involvement in drug trafficking.

Episode details: published January 7, 2025 · 33.4K views · 3:53:40 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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