Category Archives: CBS news

Leaving Miami

Posted on October 25, 2013 by J J Gonzalez

When I started working with the DEA, I really tried to change my ways. But I kept finding myself in the same dark place with the same people, doing the exact same things (drinking and drugs), which were leading me … Continue reading →

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Parental Guidance

Posted on August 27, 2013 by J J Gonzalez

Parental Guidance PG stands for Parental Guidance suggested, which is a guideline from the movie industry, letting parents know that they might want to pay a little extra attention to whether their child should watch the film. In real life … Continue reading →

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Special Agent Johnny.. My handler

Posted on August 25, 2013 by J J Gonzalez

CAST OF CHARACTERS Over the next few weeks, I’m going to introduce you to the cast of characters in my forthcoming book about my years as a drug smuggler and then a confidential informant for the DEA. (To protect their … Continue reading →

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Special Agent David My Handler

Posted on August 23, 2013 by J J Gonzalez

The Cast of Characters David was my other DEA handler. David was an investigator. He gathered the facts and administered the cases I helped with. Don’t get me wrong, he was as tough as they come. David chewed tobacco and … Continue reading →

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“Family’s Award”

Posted on August 16, 2013 by J J Gonzalez

Hello, bloggers, it’s been awhile. I hope you all are enjoying your summer. In the short period of time that I have been on WordPress, I have found a home where I can talk from my heart and not be … Continue reading →

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“About” The Baggage Handler

Posted on August 11, 2013 by J J Gonzalez

Why, Do i think I’m the baggage handler. I made the impossible “EASY” in both Worlds! Excerpted from the forthcoming memoir, The Baggage Handler.

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Rock Bottom

Posted on July 17, 2013 by J J Gonzalez

Rock Bottom Delinquency starts at home, not in the streets. Growing up, I saw my mother, on a nightly basis, drink herself to shame with all-night, loud parties filled with men. Things didn’t improve much after my brother and I … Continue reading →

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Debriefing

Posted on July 2, 2013 by J J Gonzalez

In my last blog, I told you about how I was busted in a Walmart parking lot for trafficking in cocaine and then taken to their conclave for questioning. They were trying to get information out of me about my … Continue reading →

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I Flipped

Posted on June 19, 2013 by J J Gonzalez

I was in a crowded parking lot at Walmart on a typical-for-Miami, hot and humid day. As I opened my SUV to complete a drug deal, suddenly I was surrounded by seven unmarked cars with their silent, flashing lights, and … Continue reading →

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“Unresolved Grief”

Posted on November 19, 2012 by J J Gonzalez

/> Unresolved grief and my brother Albert, who was killed at age 28. </ Albert was 10 months older than I am, and the only stability in my life. He had tried to give me a happy childhood, which was … Continue reading →

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