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the legend
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ROGER REAVES
the man
the myth
the legend
the smuggler
ROGER REAVES
FEATURED IN:
WITHOUT ROGER
THERE WAS NO PABLO
Roger wasn’t just part of the drug trade. He built the runway for it.
Long before Pablo Escobar became a household name, Roger Reaves was flying high-stakes loads and opening the skies for what would become the most powerful cartel in history. Roger Reaves gave the Medellin Cartel the wings it needed to become the most notorious cartel the world has ever seen.
SMUGGLER IS GREATEST ADVENTURE EVER LIVED AND WRITTEN
SMUGGLED
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years in prison
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million made
From Underground Legend
to Global Spotlight
Notable Appearances
Roger Reaves has been featured in top podcasts, documentaries, and media outlets around the world. From long-form interviews with true crime icons to in-depth stories on the rise of the drug trade, his voice adds raw, first-hand truth to the history others only guess at. Whether it’s breaking down cartel strategy or telling wild stories the DEA wished stayed buried, Roger doesn’t hold back — and audiences can’t stop listening.
The Shawn Ryan Show
Over 2 Million Views
Soft White Underbelly
Over 350k Views
Lex Friedman
Over 4.7 Million Views
Lex Friedman
Over 370k Views
READ ABOUT IT ALL FROM ROGER HIMSELF IN SMUGGLER
See what the movies never show and the history books won’t print.
Follow the Legend Wherever He Flies
Roger Reaves isn’t just a name in history books. He’s on your screen, in your feed, and still telling the stories nobody else can. From real talk on YouTube to behind-the-scenes clips on Instagram and TikTok, every platform gives you a different window into the life of the man who helped shape the drug trade. The best part? He’s just getting started.
Roger telling it like it was. Full stories with No Filters.
Youtube
The whole story, in Roger’s own words.
The Book
The photos and the stories behind them wilder than fiction.
Quick flashes of the life no one was supposed to survive
TikTok
You Can Call Him a Criminal if You Want
You Just Can't
Call him Ordinary
Roger Reaves is more than a smuggler. He’s part outlaw. Part Philosopher. Part-time Poet. But he’s all Heart. His story isn’t just about crime. It’s about a man who’s done what most wouldn’t dare — and lived to tell it all. He’s survived plane crashes, escaped prison fences, and built a life full of grit, wit, and guts. He is a larger than life character like no other.
READ ABOUT WHAT REALLY HAPPENED IS SO MANY HISTORIC MOMENTS
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Epic Moments from Narco History
Snapshots From a Life on the Edge
A book like no other
THE GREATEST ADVENTURE EVER LIVED
Roger Reaves lived through more chaos than most action heroes combined — and none of it was made up. From smuggling multi-million dollar loads to surviving torture and breaking out of prison five times, this book doesn’t skip the ugly, the wild, or the unbelievable. Told straight from the man who outran the world and lived to write it down.
Reader Testimonials
What People are Saying about The Book, "Smuggler"
Average Rating 4.8
"Wildest Life Story You Will Ever Read"
"He calls his book "a Memoir" and that is what it is. He has had the craziest life story you will ever read about. They say cats have nine lives this man must have had a hundred. He has a scar on his skull where a bullet grazed it, one on his cheek, and a missing big toe that was shot off. He almost died in several airplane incidents. You have to keep reading to see what is going to happen next."
Wild Ride and a Great Story
"Roger takes you through his wild, crazy, and dangerous life. His stories are super interesting and captivating. His attention to detail and ability to relay his story is impressive. Definitely get the audio book, as Roger’s voice and how he tells the story makes it even better (although you miss out on the pictures that the physical book has). Great book that is worth the time and money."
A Good Story Well Told
Roger Reaves is a good storyteller with a good story to tell--his life as an international drug smuggler, as he says, the most prolific of the 20th century. The reader is kept turning pages by vivid depictions of people, places, heart thumping exploits. The reader is there when Reaves crash lands in Columbia, is waylaid on foreign soil by authorities, and is tortured in prison. I'm not sure what it is exactly the good storytellers have, but whatever it is, Reaves has it in abundance. The book is the man.
I Hope Netflix is Paying Attention
"I've read a few such books, I enjoyed Traffic by Berkley Rice, and reading about George Jung's exploits and the movie about him, and a few others. Sort of lost interest in the matter, over the years. But I stumbled across a podcast on Youtube talking about the world's most prolific smuggler that you never heard of, and they were right, I hadn't, there was Roger Reaves. IMO, all others pale in comparison to this man's daring sense of adventure. Obviously a smart and and well-read man, but mixed in with some seriously foolhardy decisions along the way.”
What he’s seen, what he remembers, and what he’s finally ready to tell.
Latest From The Smuggler's Blog
This isn’t your typical blog. It’s where Roger Reaves lets it rip — the kind of stories that get better with time and worse with lawyers. Smuggling runs, prison escapes, close calls, and bad ideas that somehow worked. If it sounds insane, it probably happened. And if it didn’t, he’ll still tell it better than anyone else.
