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Place of Birth: Laval, Quebec, Canada
About Jimmy Cournoyer
- Jimmy Cournoyer (born October 1979), sometimes called the Pot Playboy or the King of Pot, is a convicted Canadian drug trafficker and prior to being arrested, the biggest supplier of marijuana to New York and the U.S.
- East Coast.
- He was known for his lavish lifestyle, which included dating lingerie models and partying with Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio.Originally from Laval, Quebec, Cournoyer was first arrested in 1998 with a few marijuana plants in his Laval apartment.
- Over several spells in prison, Cournoyer built up a criminal network that grew into a multibillion-dollar international drug trafficking empire that involved the Hells Angels, the Sinaloa Cartel, Native American smugglers, and the Rizzuto and Bonanno crime families.
- The DEA got a lead on his organization after information provided by a disgruntled girlfriend led to the arrest of Cournoyer and Bonanno associate John Venizelos in 2012.In 2012, Cournoyer was arrested as he tried to enter Mexico.
- In May 2013, Cournoyer pleaded guilty to two charges: money laundering and conspiracies to manufacture and distribute cocaine and marijuana.
- He was sentenced to 27 years' imprisonment.
- His friend and former UFC champion Georges St-Pierre wrote a letter begging the judge for clemency.
- Prosecutors also claimed Cournoyer had $2 million put aside for murdering potential witnesses.
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