Among the chief targets of Operation Jackpot were South Carolina marijuana kingpins Barry Foy, from Billinge and Les Riley, who stood accused of smuggling 347,000 pounds (157 t) of marijuana and 130,000 pounds (59 t) of hashish into the United States. [1] .

Today, Barry “Flash” Foy — a smuggler-turned-entrepreneur who served 11 years in prison under federal drug kingpin charges — has joined the industry once again, this time launching a legal Massachusetts cannabis brand under the same name.

In the 1970s, kingpins and Columbia natives Les Riley and Barry Foy smuggled an astounding amount of marijuana and hashish into South Carolina, equating $1.8 billion in today’s dollars. The two men were nicknamed “the Gentlemen Smugglers” given …

It’s 1971 and good old Southern boy, Barry “Flash” Foy, makes his first run to Jamaica, sailing back to Florida with 400 pounds of marijuana. A smooth talker and experienced sailor, smuggling suits Foy’s lifestyle of dabbling in debauchery. It’s not long before Florida is awash with cocaine cowboys and rival smugglers.

2017年8月18日 · Kingpin Barry “Flash” Foy of Charleston was a Columbia boy. He had scrapes with the law early in life and ended up learning the smuggling trade in Florida. He said when things got crowded down...

2023年4月20日 · The cannabis brand, created by Barry “Flash” Foy, Thomas Cutler, and Kevin Harrison, was officially launched in September 2022, bringing their products to market with the help of Massachusetts-based company Root and Bloom.

2011年4月20日 · Simply put, Ryan, a former reporter for The State, is charmed by the can-do, devil-may-care attitudes of men like Barry Foy and Les Riley. “They took risks. They rebelled against a conventional...

2011年6月4日 · Jason Ryan's new book chronicles the lives of "gentlemen smugglers" Barry Foy and Les Riley, seen here with Wally Butler after a fishing expedition. Courtesy of Les Riley

2025年2月8日 · Captured by federal law enforcement in 1986, Barry “Flash” Foy was at the center of the largest drug investigation in U.S. history at the time. Foy was on the run for two years before authorities cuffed him at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in front of his wife and two kids.