"Hunter was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, and enlisted in the Army in 1983....."
Very long but fascinating article from Vice News, and one of the central characters is from Owensboro and lived in Kentucky most of his life. Anyone know this guy..or know anything about him?
https://news.vice.com/article/paul-...he-dea-meth-and-cocaine?utm_source=vicenewsfb
"The mercenaries had gathered in Phuket, a tropical resort island off the west coast of Thailand, to discuss a job. They were supposed to safeguard 300 kilos of Colombian cocaine on its way from the Bahamas to New York and kill two people: One a DEA agent, the other his snitch, a ship's captain who was leaking information about drug loads. Joseph Hunter, a burly former US Army drill sergeant nicknamed Rambo, briefed them on the assignment.
"It's just like a military mission," Hunter told the men, four ex-snipers from the US, German, and Polish armed forces. "This is real ****. You know, you see everything. You see James Bond in the movie and you're saying, 'Oh, I can do that.' Well, you're gonna do it now. Everything you see, or you've thought about, you're gonna do."
Hunter made sure the men knew what they were getting into, warning them about the consequences of stealing from their new employer.
"If you steal money," he said, "they're gonna kill you."
Very long but fascinating article from Vice News, and one of the central characters is from Owensboro and lived in Kentucky most of his life. Anyone know this guy..or know anything about him?
https://news.vice.com/article/paul-...he-dea-meth-and-cocaine?utm_source=vicenewsfb
"The mercenaries had gathered in Phuket, a tropical resort island off the west coast of Thailand, to discuss a job. They were supposed to safeguard 300 kilos of Colombian cocaine on its way from the Bahamas to New York and kill two people: One a DEA agent, the other his snitch, a ship's captain who was leaking information about drug loads. Joseph Hunter, a burly former US Army drill sergeant nicknamed Rambo, briefed them on the assignment.
"It's just like a military mission," Hunter told the men, four ex-snipers from the US, German, and Polish armed forces. "This is real ****. You know, you see everything. You see James Bond in the movie and you're saying, 'Oh, I can do that.' Well, you're gonna do it now. Everything you see, or you've thought about, you're gonna do."
Hunter made sure the men knew what they were getting into, warning them about the consequences of stealing from their new employer.
"If you steal money," he said, "they're gonna kill you."