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If the corporations steal from their workers, they shouldn’t be surprised that their workers steal. They should expect it. They’re reaping what they’ve sown. Philip Johnson, Loomis Fargo & Co Heist Florida
The Sunshine State – home to beautiful weather, beautiful women and the Warlocks. They claim to be misunderstood. But they’ve earned their ruthless reputation. Living by the law of the open road. And paying the ultimate price. Gangland s3e9: Paid in Blood, History 2009
There are about four hundred Warlock chapters worldwide … All chapters have a local president and club-house. ibid.
The Warlocks pride themselves on being the hardest partying biker gang in the world. Like most their drug of choice is Meth. ibid.
Martin [ATF special agent] had successfully infiltrated the gang. ibid.
They quickly clashed with the gang that would become their biggest enemy – the Outlaws. ibid.
The Warlocks wore their jackets like uniforms. ibid.
Just as the Warlocks should have been worried about intruders in their midst, the war with the Outlaws erupted. ibid.
The Warlocks are blatantly sexist. ibid.
New recruits must become probates. ibid.
The Warlocks now claim to operate within the law. ibid.
No Miami gang is more violent. Or more brutal. They’re proud of their Haitian heritage but their cruelty knows no limits. And if violence doesn’t work, they call on the dark power of voodoo. They call themselves Zoe Pound, Haitian to the bone. Gangland s3e12: All Hell Breaks Loose, History 2008
Its speciality was a new kind of piracy ... The Port of Miami is in the mouth of the river. ibid.
These sadistic gangsters have no fear of the law. ibid.
Zoe Pound has expanded beyond Miami. ibid.
They began as a rap group. Their lyrics full of messages of murder and mayhem. They transformed into one of Florida’s most violent Haitian gangs. Hundreds strong their firepower has even outgunned the police. They’re known as Top Six. In their world an eye for an eye is law. Gangland s5e6: Gangsta Killers, History 2009
With nearly a hundred thousand residents and an estimated one hundred and sixty gangs West Palm Beach is dangerous. ibid.
Top Six are twenty-first century gangstas. ibid.
Top Six relies on a group of enforcers to protect its turf. ibid.
West Palm Beach had long been a hotspot for drugs channelled up from Miami. ibid.
But Top Six didn’t want to be just studio gangstas. ibid.
Top Six uses its music as a recruitment tool. ibid.
Under the RICO act they mounted an organised crime case against Top Six. ibid.
He was America’s most amazing smuggler. The mastermind who landed sixty-seven tons of marijuana. Scoring two hundred million right under the DEA’s nose. Masterminds e7: A Smuggler Supreme, truTV 2003
Master smuggler Brain O’Dea lands the biggest haul of marijuana in US history. ibid.
He calls on his old friends the Shaffer brothers. To the world at large Bill and Kris Shaffer are rich playboys. In reality they are drug smugglers with world-wide connections. O’Dea convinces them to finance the deal to the tune of $10,000,000. ibid.
As O’Dea struggles to turn his life around the authorities spend six years of painstaking investigation to get enough evidence to arrest him. ibid.
Forty-nine people are brought to justice. ibid.
He was America’s greatest cat-burglar. Using meticulous planning and military precision he targeted one of America’s wealthiest families. And pulled off the biggest home burglary in US history. Masterminds s14: The Dinner Set Gang
Palm Beach on exclusive Jupiter Island. The gang made its biggest score ... It struck at the fortress-like estate belonging to heirs of the Dupont chemical company. ibid.
To gain access [Pete] Salerno sets up a legitimate construction company. ibid.
The dinner set gang disappears into the night with $12 million in precious gems. Their escape however is about to hit rough water. America’s greatest cat-burglar – Pete Salerno. ibid.
The new [Mob] apprentice lacks discipline. ibid.
In exchange Pete and his family enter the witness protection program. ibid.
Returning to his life of crime Salerno works with various partners, until in 1992 he teams up once again with his brother-in-law Dominick. ibid.
They walk straight into a police road block. ibid.
In 2001 he is arrested and charged with yet another burglary. ibid.
He [Rik Luytjes] was the greatest smuggler in American history. His customised super-plane evaded sophisticated radar and outran government air patrols. And landed tons of drugs in the last place authorities expected. Masterminds e28: Air America, 2004
Landing billions of dollars of cocaine. ibid.
Air America … His Florida pot-smuggling days come back to haunt him … The only defendant the jury acquits. ibid.
‘This guy parked his car underneath my aeroplane. ibid.
The DEA makes its move on Air America and Rik Luytjes. ibid.
It was a robbery he planned for years. He stole $19 million and vanished without a trace. He pulled off the largest cash heist in American history. Masterminds e35: Jacksonville Heist
After four years of planning Johnson is ready to strike. He picks his date: Easter weekend 1997. Johnson completes his route and returns to Loomis Fargo at 6 p.m. ibid.
Only one Mob boss built his crime empire on the strength of his word: Mayer Lansky the casino king, the quiet Godfather, the very image of humility and modesty. Mobsters s1e10: Meyer Lansky, Bio 2007
Lansky turned a natural genius for numbers into a multi-million-dollar gambling empire. ibid.
Lanksy dressed and lived quietly. ibid.
In a Florida mob family like father like son. With the Feds hunting them there’s no limit to what a family will do to protect its own. Mobsters s1e24: Santo Trafficante, History 2009
[Jimmy] Hoffa, [Carlos] Marcello and Trafficante all wanted Bobby Kennedy to go away. ibid.
It has long been a drug-smuggler’s paradise. Money, sunshine and drugs came together to make this city the cocaine capitol of the world. Drugs Inc s4e6: Miami Vices, 2013
Miami has found it hard to shake the grip of the Crack epidemic that has swept through the city. ibid.
The dope holes in Miami are thriving. The short high leaves addicts constantly craving more. ibid.
In 2012 law enforcement detected 772 illegal grow sites in Florida. ibid.
Drug trafficking is evolving: now in Miami with the right contact anyone can get a piece of the action ... It simply comes down to who you know. Drugs Inc s6e8: Cartel Chaos, 2015
Miami has found it hard to shake the grip of the Crack epidemic that has swept through the city. ibid.
The dope holes in Miami are thriving. The short high leaves addicts constantly craving more. ibid.
In 2012 law enforcement detected 772 illegal grow sites in Florida. ibid.
Drug trafficking is evolving: now in Miami with the right contacts anyone can get a piece of the action ... It simply comes down to who you know. Drugs Inc Compilation: Cartel Chaos