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How Did Jon Roberts Be A Drug Enforcer?
At the tender age of 16, Jon Roberts without having a mother or father, he moved from place to place and later became an enforcer for a loan-sharking operation which was run by his uncle in Staten Island, New York. He was arrested for dealing cocaine and taken to the tombs in New York City. After being arrested for kidnapping, Roberts was given the opportunity to join the military to have his criminal record expunged as he served with the 101st Airborne for a period of one (1) year in Vietnam with the condition of being honorably discharged. Due to an explosion Roberts was injured and had to have a metal plate in his head. Roberts worked for members of the New York Mafia as an enforcer and club manager. Roberts and his uncle opened businesses known as Alice’s Restaurant and a local night club. Deciding to move to Miami to distance himself from business partners that were targeted in criminal rivalry. His partner was found dead on Long Island Expressway. After moving to Miami, Roberts was introduced to Mickey Munday, a drug smuggler. Florida is a drug smuggler’s paradise. There were training camps for Cuban refugees were some forty (40) miles out in the Everglades. There were thousand of fishing boats in the area for …show more content…
These bales may have been thrown out of airplanes or Go-Fast boats, to avoid being captured with them. According to Munday, he was being paid fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to smuggle in one thousand pounds (1,000 lbs.) of marijuana and that due to a Seminole officer being parked on the runway, he had to get rid of it. Roberts then met with Albert San Pedro who had a dog and under his dog house is where he kept his drugs. It was believed that San Pedro controlled all of Dade County, the Commissioners and no less than 15 Judges. The Columbians wanted a piece of the action in Miami and realized that they didn’t need the

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