It's September of 1982. Fran is in Ellijay, Georgia, where yet another plane has dropped cocaine into the North Georgia mountains. 3 duffel bags. 18 containers. 550 pounds of cocaine. Half a billion dollars. Who's the mastermind behind this plan? Listen this week to hear about our namesake case and the moonshining history that brought us to this moment in time.
SHOW NOTES AND AFFILIATE LINKS
Snow in the Mountains, written by CB Hackworth in 1983 for the Gainesville Times
In the Red Clay , an amazing podcast about the Dixie Mafia in North Georgia
"From White Liquor to White Powder"
"Drug Smuggling is Getting a High Tech Makeover"
"Liquid Cocaine--A Rising Trend Among Colombia's Traffickers"
New episodes are released Wednesday mornings at 6am. Snow in the Mountains is recorded in North Georgia by co-hosts Fran Bishop and Danielle Iglehart and is produced by Danielle Iglehart.
