The government's interest in Barry Seal was due to his involvement in drug trafficking, not cigar smuggling as portrayed in the movie. The 2017 film American Made, starring Tom Cruise as Barry ...

Ochoa was first indicted in the U.S. for his alleged role in the 1986 killing of Drug Enforcement Administration informant Barry Seal — whose ... as part of a drug smuggling conspiracy.

Barry Seal was just an ordinary pilot who worked ... who needed a man with his skill set. Barry became a drug trafficker, gun smuggler and money launderer. Soon acquiring the title, 'The gringo ...