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Full Name
  
Leonard Sharp

Capture status
  
Arrested, 2013

Conviction(s)
  
Drug trafficking

Criminal charge
  
Illegal drug trade

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Born
  
May 7, 1924 (age 92) (
1924-05-07
)
Michigan City, Indiana

Occupation
  
florist drug mule for the Sinaloa Cartel

Known for
  
Oldest drug mule in the world

Leonard Sharp (born May 7, 1924) alias Leo Sharp and El Tata is an American World War II veteran and notorious drug dealer that worked for a branch of the Sinaloa cartel. He sold drugs, mostly cocaine, across the United States, mostly in Detroit, Michigan. He gave more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine during his years of dealing.

Leo Sharp War veteran Leo Sharp hopes to avoid prison on 90th birthday Daily

He was thought to have been an urban legend in Detroit until his arrest in 2013. He pleaded not guilty in October 2013. He was sentenced to three years in prison in May 2014. His defence stated that Sharp has dementia, and will do poorly in prison. Sharp, 89 when captured, is the oldest drug mule in the World.

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Sharp was born in Michigan City, Indiana. He was raised in Detroit, Michigan. He fought in World War II and received a Bronze Star Medal for his service.

Leo Sharp Prosecutors call for release of Leo Sharp 91 convicted for hauling

Sharp's kept his illegal occupation covert working as a world-renowned horticulturist and florist, known for hybridizing popular new breeds of flowers.

Leo Sharp 87YearOld Man Busted with a Shit Ton of Cocaine

Other websites

  • Drug mule, 90, gets 3 years for hauling cocaine, seeks to delay imprisonment

  • Leo Sharp Prosecutors call for release of Leo Sharp 91 convicted for hauling

    Leo Sharp The Sinaloa Cartel39s 90YearOld Drug Mule The New York Times

    References

    Leo Sharp Wikipedia