Saturday, May 4, 2024

VIDEO: Mike Wallace and “60 Minutes” Special on “Coronado Company” Drug Smuggling Ring

There has been an incredible “buzz” (pun intended) and response to the story eCoronado.com posted last Friday about a former Coronado High School teacher and his students that formed a drug smuggling group called the Coronado Company.

Multiple locals have told us about the 1985 “60 Minutes” piece and we finally found it. Host Mike Wallace takes a tour and detailed look into one of the most successful and sophisticated drug smuggling rings in the United States at that time. For more details about the people involved and the tons of drugs imported, click here.

Watch the two videos below.

PART ONE (6 Minutes):

PART TWO (9 minutes):

 

BONUS VIDEO: CHS Grad and Coronado Local, Joe Ditler Discussed “Coronado Company” and his Book (3 Minutes):



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