George Jung, also known as "Boston George," passed away on Wednesday (May 5), according to TMZ. Jung was the inspiration for the 2001 Johnny Depp film "Blow," which was based on his 1993 book, Blow: How a Small Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellín Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All.
In the book and movie, Jung's story of being part of the Medellin Cartel and helping Pablo Escobar smuggle planeloads of cocaine into the U.S. was told. Jung also told his story to VladTV in 2016 after serving 20 years in prison for his drug smuggling exploits.
Jung's cause of death is currently unknown, but TMZ reports that he had recently been experiencing liver and kidney failure.
More details to come.
Source: TMZ
