The Real Life Narco

True Crime Conversations · Sep 30, 2020 · 31m

It was a tropical night in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, and 45-year-old Luis Navia’s 25-year stint as a narco (a drug trafficker) was coming to an end. Ever since he’d first tried the stuff as a young man, Luis had dealt large quantities of cocaine. It was the era of Pablo Escobar, of the Netflix series Narcos, of Miami Vice, Scar Face and American Made. So much has been written and explored about the cocaine market of the late 20th Century but until now, none of those stories properly included Luis Navia. Pursued for more than 12 years, Luis’ time on the run was…