I Smuggled Hashish Internationally in the 70s & 80s — Here's How I Did It

Ian Bick
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Chapters & Sections (69)

0:00 Childhood Trauma and Housekeepers chapter 2
2:18 Father's Marketing Career and Summer Job
3:40 Mother's Death and Housekeeper Stories
7:06 Early Drug Dealing and Business Ventures chapter 3
10:46 Revealing Reuben's Massive Hash Stash
12:47 Hash vs Weed Quality Comparison
14:48 Hashish Potency and Effects Comparison
17:28 Drug Pricing, Profit Margins, and Customer Demographics chapter 3
19:53 1970s Cannabis Culture and Social Divide
21:27 High School Social Dynamics and Weed Sales
23:20 Early Employment and Transition to Smuggling
25:02 Law Enforcement Ignorance of Drugs in the 60s chapter 4
27:03 LSD Trip in Firebird on Route 684
29:06 LSD Trip Police Encounter
30:50 Police Ignorance and Acid Overdose Story
34:06 Friend's LSD-Induced Religious Conversion
36:12 Avoiding Vietnam Draft and College Years chapter 2
38:51 Extreme Methods to Avoid the Draft
40:40 College Experience and Academic Deception
42:12 Drug Smuggling Tactics and Business Ambitions chapter 1
44:35 Entrepreneurial Ambitions and Business Fronts
47:24 Hash Smuggling via Speakers and Failed Cocaine Plan chapter 1
50:24 Failed Colombian Cocaine Smuggling Attempt
54:01 Planning Hashish Smuggling Route to Morocco chapter 1
55:54 Smuggling Strategy and Travel Preparations
59:54 Acquiring Moroccan Hashish on Mountain chapter 1
1:03:31 Identifying Authentic Moroccan Hash Plaques
1:05:08 Driving to Roadblock with Smuggled Hash chapter 1
1:07:17 Approaching Roadblock with Hash
1:11:15 Smuggling Hashish in Hidden Bed Frame chapter 2
1:14:34 Acquiring Supplies for Hidden Bed Frame
1:16:05 Constructing the Hidden Bed Frame
1:18:45 Morocco Trip and Ferry Departure chapter 2
1:20:36 Omen and Ferry Departure
1:22:34 Border Customs Inspection and Search
1:24:32 Intense Border Search and Ferry Anxiety chapter 1
1:27:05 Ferry Boarding and Gibraltar Anxiety
1:29:42 Smuggling Hashish into Spain via Ferry chapter 2
1:32:00 Anxious Wait and Angry Reunion
1:33:29 Planning Montreal Bus Route
1:35:04 Smuggling Hashish and Border Evasion chapter 4
1:36:51 Border Crossing and Vehicle Search
1:39:05 Hashish Spoilage and Quality Check
1:41:00 Hashish Smoking and Drying Methods
1:42:18 Hash Profit and Drug Trust
1:44:28 Hash Smuggling Risks and Failed Attempts chapter 2
1:46:13 Prison Escape and Second Attempt
1:47:45 Failed Smuggling Attempts in Amsterdam
1:49:21 Hurricane Storm and Cassidy's Smuggling Career chapter 1
1:52:32 Cassidy's Post-Smuggling Life and Career Peak
1:55:06 Cross-Country Drive and Drug Career Beginnings chapter 1
1:58:08 Highway Driving and New York Connections
2:00:41 Hashish Distribution Network and Operations chapter 2
2:03:32 Market Competition and Profit Margins
2:05:34 Weighing and Counting Hashish Transactions
2:07:32 Smuggling Thai Weed and High-Value Deals chapter 1
2:09:27 Thai Bud Market and High-Value Smuggling
2:12:20 100 Pound Hashish Deal and Suspicious Gift chapter 1
2:15:14 Car Change and Suspicious Suitcase Gift
2:19:56 DEA Interrogation and Car Search chapter 1
2:22:58 DEA Suspects Cocaine Deal During Search
2:25:36 Hashish Smuggling Raid and Tax Evasion chapter 2
2:27:09 Intimidation and Relocation After Raid
2:28:56 Tax Evasion and Legal Business Income
2:31:40 Financial Struggles and Relocation Decisions chapter 4
2:33:42 Failed Relocation Attempts in Florida
2:35:19 Career Progression in Food Service and Insurance
2:37:08 Business Failure and Return to Drug Trade
2:39:20 Importance of Financial Preparation

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