Max Mermelstein, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American drug trafficker
Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1942
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Death: 12-Sep-2008
Profession: drug trafficker
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Max Mermelstein
- Max Mermelstein (1 November 1942 – 12 September 2008) was a drug smuggler for the MedellÃn Cartel in the late 1970s and early 80s, who later became a key informant against the organization.
- In the words of James P.
- Walsh, the U.S.
- Attorney for Los Angeles, Mermelstein "was probably the single most valuable government witness in drug matters that this country has ever known." He became a "weapon for the government".
- Reputed to have smuggled 56 tons of cocaine worth $12.5 billion into the United States, Mermelstein was described by his attorney Tom Johnston as "just a nice Jewish guy who got into the wrong industry".
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