John Raymond Boulanger (1948 – 19 March 2024) was a Canadian bush pilot and drug trafficker.[1]
Raymond Boulanger | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Raymond Boulanger 1948 Rimouski, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | (aged 76) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Bush pilot Drug trafficker |
Boulanger trafficked cocaine on behalf of Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel, the only known person from Quebec to have done so.[2]
Biography
editBorn in Rimouski in 1948, Boulanger began working with the Colombians in the 1970s. He trained numerous pilots and built landing strips in the jungle.[3] During the 1980s, he worked with the Central Intelligence Agency.[2] In November 1992, he was arrested during one of the largest drug imports to Canada. He landed his plane, a Convair 580, on a former military airstrip in Haute-Mauricie with 4300 kilograms of cocaine.[4] 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.[3] In 2019, he was the subject of a docuseries titled "Le dernier vol de Raymond Boulanger", hosted by Patrick Huard.[5][6]
Boulanger died from cancer in Montreal on 19 March 2024, at the age of 76.[7]
References
edit- ^ Arcand, Paul (20 March 2024). "Le pilote des cartels de la drogue Raymond Boulanger a été retrouvé mort". CHMP-FM (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ a b Bergeron, Marie-Christine; Bérubé-Luplen, Émile (20 March 2024). "L'histoire de Raymond Boulanger, le "seul Québécois qui a travaillé avec Pablo Escobar"". Noovo Info (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ a b Marcotte, Bruno (19 March 2024). "Le pilote mercenaire Raymond Boulanger n'est plus". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Pilon, Francis; Marchand-Lamothe, Alex; Lebel, Anouk (19 March 2024). "Pilote pour les cartels: Raymond Boulanger, 76 ans, retrouvé mort dans son condo". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Le dernier vol de Raymond Boulanger". Crave (in French).
- ^ "Le dernier vol de Raymond Boulanger". Casadel Films (in French).
- ^ Marcotte, Bruno (20 March 2024). "Le pilote mercenaire Raymond Boulanger n'est plus". Le Droit (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2024.