How Rick Lydges Became America's Most Successful Drug Smuggler | Masterminds | Real Crime

The story of Rick Lydell, who was considered America's most successful drug smuggler, bringing over $20 billion of cocaine into the U.S. Lydell was a mastermind, a world-class aviation expert, and an outstanding pilot. The video covers how Lydell was able to elude the authorities' security net and land billions of dollars' worth of cocaine into the United States. The video also describes the methods used by the government to combat drug smuggling in the early 1980s, including the installation of sophisticated radar networks and the deployment of air patrols. Make sure you subscribe to get your regular crime fix:    / realcrime   From "Masterminds" Content licensed from Syndicado to Little Dot Studios. Any queries, please contact us at: [email protected]