Ep 4 - I Need a Million Dollars like I Need Air

In this episode of Cocaine Air, Johnathan Walton narrates the story of TJ Dominguez, a marijuana smuggler who transitions into the more dangerous world of cocaine smuggling in the 1980s. Facing financial troubles and threats from a ruthless Colombian drug dealer, TJ is forced to consider flying cocaine to pay off his debts. He takes a job flying cocaine from Colombia to the Bahamas for a million dollars a trip, working for a man named Luis. TJ's reputation grows, eventually leading to an offer to work directly for Pablo Escobar. After negotiating a higher price, TJ agrees to fly cocaine for Escobar, but first needs to secure a landing strip in the Bahamas, leading him to bribe a high-ranking Bahamian government official.