’Cocaine cowboys’ smuggler convicted in car fraud case

A pilot who once smuggled tonnes of drugs for Colombian cartels during Miami’s "cocaine cowboys" era in the 1980s has been convicted of playing a key role in a fraud ring that stole at least 150 cars using a fake paper trail.

A pilot who once smuggled tonnes of drugs for Colombian cartels during Miami’s "cocaine cowboys" era in the 1980s has been convicted of playing a key role in a fraud ring that stole at least 150 cars using a fake paper trail.

Mickey Munday, 72, was found guilty by a federal jury of mail fraud and conspiracy charges, each of which carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence.