Freeway Ricky Ross talks about his past drug kingpin status

www.streetgangs.com Freeway Ricky Ross was released from prison in 2009 after initially being handed a life sentence. Ross was never to be released, but after several revelations about his case were revealed, a judge re-sentenced Ross to 20 years to a federal prison and he was released from Texerkana Prison in 2009. Ross spoke to Alex Alonso from Streetgangs.com about the 1980s, the height of the crack cocaine epidemic, Gary Webb, the journalist that exposed the CIA’s role in drug smuggling and Danilo Blandon, his cocaine supplier that eventually testified against him. Date: 2010 Location: Streetgangs.com headquarters Soula Media Now he is telling his story and speaking to people all over the country about his life. IN 1996 investigative journalist Gary Webb wrote an expose that linked the CIA to Nicaraguans Contras that were working to overthrow a leftist goverment while they were trafficking cocaine into the United States. Ross was one of the few dealers that had access to the Nicaraguans, and he made millions of dollars during the 1980s.
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