<description>&lt;p&gt;Former University of Southern California athlete Owen &amp;ldquo;O-Dog&amp;rdquo; Hanson lived a double life.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Known as the &amp;ldquo;Cocaine Quarterback,&amp;rdquo; Hanson went from popular college athlete to the leader of a massive international criminal operation involving drug trafficking, sports gambling, and money laundering across the U.S., Australia, and Latin America.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;At one point, Hanson owed a cartel $4 million, a debt that could have cost him his life.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In this episode of ATS Unplugged, Hanson tells the unbelievable story of how a USC Trojans football walk-on ended up moving millions for a cartel, running an international gambling network, and eventually facing a 21-year federal prison sentence after a joint investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;From partying with pro athletes and celebrities to running a global trafficking empire, this is the wild true story of how he survived the cartel, the streets, and federal prison.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

All The Smoke

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The Cocaine Quarterback Owed the Cartel $4 Million… How He Made It Out Alive

MAR 11, 202689 MIN
All The Smoke

The Cocaine Quarterback Owed the Cartel $4 Million… How He Made It Out Alive

MAR 11, 202689 MIN

Description

Former University of Southern California athlete Owen “O-Dog” Hanson lived a double life. Known as the “Cocaine Quarterback,” Hanson went from popular college athlete to the leader of a massive international criminal operation involving drug trafficking, sports gambling, and money laundering across the U.S., Australia, and Latin America. At one point, Hanson owed a cartel $4 million, a debt that could have cost him his life. In this episode of ATS Unplugged, Hanson tells the unbelievable story of how a USC Trojans football walk-on ended up moving millions for a cartel, running an international gambling network, and eventually facing a 21-year federal prison sentence after a joint investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. From partying with pro athletes and celebrities to running a global trafficking empire, this is the wild true story of how he survived the cartel, the streets, and federal prison.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.