About Raymond Boulanger
Lived 1948 – 2024 (aged 75–76). Raymond Boulanger was a Canadian aircraft pilot and drug trafficker.
John Raymond Boulanger (1948 – 19 March 2024) was a Canadian bush pilot and drug trafficker.
Boulanger trafficked cocaine on behalf of Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel, the only known person from Quebec to have done so.
Biography Born in Rimouski in 1948, Boulanger began working with the Colombians in the 1970s. He trained numerous pilots and built landing strips in the jungle. During the 1980s, he worked with the Central Intelligence Agency. He was sentenced to 23 years in prison and was released on parole in 2013. While in prison, he wrote two books, in 1998 and in 2000.
Boulanger died from cancer in Montreal on 19 March 2024, at the age of 76.
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Who was Raymond Boulanger?
Canadian bush pilot and drug trafficker (1948–2024)
When was Raymond Boulanger born?
Raymond Boulanger was born in 1948 in Rimouski.
When did Raymond Boulanger die?
Raymond Boulanger died on 19 March 2024 in Montreal.
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Raymond Boulanger was an aircraft pilot and drug trafficker.
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Raymond Boulanger was Canadian.
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