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Robert Platshorn, the Black Tuna, brought a million pounds of Colombian gold to American shores.

​If you were an American pothead in the 1970s, you probably smoked some of Robert Platshorn’s weed. His organization brought in tons of fine Colombian when it was considered some of the best pot in the world. And that’s the reason Platshorn later became the longest serving marijuana prisoner in U.S. history, doing 29 years inside the federal prison system.

Much of the primo Colombian flooding the U.S. marijuana market in the late 70s could be traced back to the Black Tuna Gang, a major smuggling ring which once brought 500 tons of pot into the United States over a 16-month period.

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I remember well the sweet, potent buds of Santa Marta Gold that were available in 1977 and 1978. Possessed of a soaring sativa high and mind-blowing expansion in the lungs, this ‘lombo weed became the gold standard of connoisseur pot to a generation of appreciative stoners. To this day, I think of Colombian weed every time I hear Rush or Blue Öyster Cult.

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​The Black Tuna Gang ran an elaborate operation, complete with electronically equipped trucks used to maintain contact with the freighters and to monitor law enforcement.
But the law of averages inevitably and eventually asserts itself. Caught in the first-ever joint DEA/FBI investigation into pot smuggling, Platshorn became the first major marijuana smuggler to pull down a big federal sentence.
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On May 1, 1979, Attorney General Griffin Bell called a press conference in Washington, D.C., to announce the arrest and indictment of the Black Tuna Gang. Bell called the Tunas the “slickest, most sophisticated pot smugglers of the 70s.”
The DEA would later claim the Black Tuna Gang brought in between one million and three million pounds of high-grade grass and made more than $300 million.
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Dubbed by the prosecutor as the “Black Tuna” himself, Platshorn was convicted in a highly publicized “marijuana conspiracy” trial. The Tuna was sentenced to an incredible 64 years in prison: consecutive terms of 31 years parolable and 33 years non-parolable.
Graphic: Black Tuna Diaries
​Despite being a first offender with no history of violence, the government cited “broad publicity” as a good reason to ship Platshorn off to federal prison, where he became the longest-serving pot prisoner in American history, doing a blistering 29 years in the federal pen before finally being released in 2008.
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If you’ve ever wanted an inside look at the halcyon pot smuggling scene of the 1970s, Platshorn can definitely hook you up. When you read his riveting book, Black Tuna Diaries: The True Story of America’s Most Notorious Marijuana Smuggler, you’ll feel as if you are right there in the cockpit with Robert as he flies in a load of Colombia’s finest.
Platshorn’s well-written book — started while he was still in prison — tells the fascinating story of his life, from his Philadelphia upbringing to his years as an actor, a well-known pitchman, successful entrepreneur, and big game fisherman, all the way to the nation’s top marijuana smuggler.
The last section of the book deals with his 29 years in the federal prison system.
Graphic: DEA
​While the story of the Tunas can still be found on the DEA’s website — with the group’s demise touted as one of the agency’s great victories — many insiders say the Black Tuna Gang is in fact the emblem of the feds’ ultimate defeat in the War On Marijuana.
Since his release, Platshorn has become involved in cannabis activism. He has returned to work as a pitchman, spoken to legalization groups, and has helped petition for medical marijuana in Florida.
Robert is an inspiring example of resolute refusal to give up hope. In 2009, he remarried his high school sweetheart, Lynne.
Toke of the Town was lucky enough to get an exclusive interview with Platshorn, whose book Black Tuna Diaries is now available in both hardback ($29.95) and paperback ($19.95) editions.
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Photo: Cannabis Cafe
Connoisseur cannabis, 1970s style: Santa Marta Gold
​Toke of the Town: You were there when Santa Marta Gold took the American weed market by storm. How good was it? How would it compare to today’s strains? Was the genetic legacy of those plants preserved?
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Platshorn: I brought in most of the real Santa Marta Gold that hit these shores back in the late 1970s. Santa Marta is a built-up area, so only a limited amount was grown — mostly by friends of mine.
It was as potent and tasty as anything grown today. A very UP high. So sticky that one or two tokes would clog the doobie. Makes you wanna dance.
When I appeared recently as panelist at the Cannabis Cup in San Francisco, a grower and geneticist in California told me that he went to the Colombian coast, but could find no trace of the Gold.
I think I know who may still be growing a small amount for personal use.
Toke of the Town: Is any marijuana being commercially grown in Colombia anymore?
Platshorn: Marijuana is still grown and consumed in Colombia. It’s sold openly in most cities. It’s tolerated for Colombian citizens, but not for foreigners.
Toke of the Town: What are the biggest misconceptions people have about the life of a 1970s marijuana smuggler?
Platshorn: There are two misconceptions.
The first is that we all got rich. A big piece of government misinformation. Like any business, most fail.
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The second misconception is that it was easy to smuggle into South Florida back in the day. The reality is that there were thousands of police, DEA, FBI, Coast Guard, military, and CIA agents who were
having a field day catching pot smugglers. The government was using planes, boats, radar and hundreds of informants. It was like shooting fish in a barrel.
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Sunrise over the Andes
​Toke of the Town: What do you consider the highlight of your smuggling career? The low point?
Platshorn: The highlight of my smuggling career was being at the controls of a sweet old DC-3, flying into a clandestine mountain airstrip as the sun was coming up over the Colombian Andes.
The low point was being captured by the Colombian Army. It’s all in the opening chapter of my book, Black Tuna Diaries.
Toke of the Town: You served more time for weed — 29 years — than any other American pot prisoner (although some lifers will eventually break your record). That’s a big chunk of life that was stolen from you. How do you avoid bitterness about all those stolen years? How do you maintain a positive mental attitude?
Photo: The Reputation Doctor
Platshorn spent 29 years in federal prison cells like this one — for marijuana.
​Platshorn: I can’t afford to waste what is left of my life being bitter. I look forward, not back.
I left prison dead broke and, like everyone who served a long sentence, I get very little Social Security. Sales of my book pay for my cannabis activism. I need to earn enough for a small house and a modest retirement fund.
When Square Grouper, the documentary based in part on my book, is released, I’m hoping for a lucrative TV or movie deal. In the meantime, I’m scraping out a living speaking and doing book signings.
Toke of the Town: Some of our readers, unfortunately, may find themselves in the position of having to serve some time. What is the most important advice you can give them?
Platshorn: For your readers headed for the slammer: Trust nobody! Convicts know how to con and exploit new fish.
Keep your mouth shut. Tell NO ONE anything about your business, and especially nothing about your FAMILY.
Toke of the Town: What’s the most important thing you wish people would remember about marijuana? What’s the most important thing you wish people would remember about Robert Platshorn?

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Photo: New Criminologist
Now once again plying his trade as a pitchman, Platshorn is also active in marijuana reform.
​Platshorn: The unstated moral of my story is the waste of a valuable life caused by our irrational marijuana laws.
Long before I was a smuggler, I was a successful businessman, TV pitchman and writer. I founded the largest chain of commercial schools in Europe, was the second largest distributor of Breyers ice cream in America, and owned a wholesale auto auction in Miami.
I paid a fortune in taxes and employed more than a hundred people.
All gone, not to mention the devastation to my family.
Toke of the Town: Are there any more books in the works? Do you still have smuggling stories you’d like to tell?
Platshorn: I had to hold back on many good stories when I finalized the manuscript for Black Tuna Diaries. As it is, my book is a bit longer than average.
The story of the indictment, the informers, the six bizarre trials and our conviction will be the subject of my next book.
Many people have asked me to do a book on my 17 years as a pitchman on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, home shows, fairs and on TV. A sample of these adventures is in Black Tuna Diaries and I have enough to fill another book or two.
As you know if you’ve seen the back cover of my book, the late, great pitchman Billy Mays claimed that I was “a legend in the pitch business.”
Watch for upcoming articles by me in High Times and High Times Medical Marijuana. Both are about Irv Rosenfeld, one of the four remaining patients who receive medical marijuana from the federal government.
If you are having an event and you would like to see the Tuna Show, you can contact me or order a copy of Black Tuna Diaries at www.blacktunadiaries.com.
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38°57′43″N9°25′05″W / 38.962°N 9.418°WCoordinates: 38°57′43″N9°25′05″W / 38.962°N 9.418°W
CountryPortugal
RegionLisboa
Metropolitan areaLisbon
DistrictLisbon
MunicipalityMafra
Area
• Total12.05 km2 (4.65 sq mi)
Population
(2011)
• Total10,260
• Density850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
Area code261
Websitehttp://www.ericeira.org

Ericeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [eɾiˈsɐjɾɐ]) is a civil parish and seaside community on the western coast of Portugal (in Mafra municipality, about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of Lisbon) considered the surfing capital of Europe[1][2] for being the only European spot[3] among the World Surfing Reserves and due to the exceptional coastline conditions for the practice of Surf. Ericeira's population in 2011 was estimated in 10,260,[4] covering an area of 12.05 km².[5]

Ericeira was a popular summer retreat for many of Lisbon's families in the 1940s and 1950s. Today, it is a popular destination for local and visiting tourists, as well as surfers from around the world (owing to the forty beaches with good conditions in the area).[6]

History[edit]

The Praia dos Pescadores (Fisherman's Beach), location of the departure of King Manuel II after the 5 October 1910 revolution
A azulejo plaque on the entrance to Ericeria
The beach of Praia de São Sebastião

The region's taxonomic name has a convoluted history. Ericeira is believed to have originated from Ouriceira, itself a derivative of Ouriço, referring to the name for sea urchins (used in the parish's coat-of-arms).[7] One legend suggested that Ericeira was the terra de ouriços (land of ouriços), owing to what was assumed to be an abundance of sea-urchins along the beaches.[7] However, recent investigations, archived in the Museum of the Misericórdia, confirm that the animal mentioned was not an 'ouriço', but an 'ouriço-caixeiro' (hedgehog), a species associated with the Phoenician goddess Astarte.[7] The ancient settlement presumably dates from the passage and colonization of the Phoenicians.[7]

The region's first foral (charter) dates to 1229, when it was issued by friarD. Fernão Rodrigues Monteiro, Master of the Cavalry and the Military Order of São Bento de Avis, which was later reformed by King Manuel, in 1513.

Ericeira was an area much frequented for its climatic and seaside comforts.[8] In fact, Charles Lepierre, a chemical engineer referred to Ericeira's beaches as 'a focus of the major concentration of iodine in all of the northern Portuguese coast'.[8] In 1803, the Bishop of Coimbra took regular baths in Ericeira, and the Royal Family including Queen Maria Pia of Savoy in 1864 also frequented its waters.[8]

After the disappearance of King Sebastian of Portugal, during the Battle of Alcácer Quibir, there arose several pretenders to the throne.[9] One of these was the King of Ericeira, a young hermit based in the Chapel of São Julião, south of the village of Ericeira, who passed himself off as Dom Sebastian.[9] He crowned a Queen, distributed handouts and punished his detractors, conceding several noble titles. In the end, he was taken to the guillotine, and his supporters too ended-up on the gallows.[9]

At the end of the 19th century, beginning of the 20th century, many of Lisbon's local aristocracy began to build homes in the parish, including the Burnays, Ulriches and Rivottis.[8]

The development of the commercial port made Ericeira a fundamental pole of the region's economy. Reports dating from 1834 noted the shipwrecks of 175 boats transporting products to the village, principally cereals (which were then distributed into the interior) while exports, especially wines and spirits, were sent to the Algarve, the islands and other locations.[10] The customshouse in Ericeira supported an area extending from Cascais to Figueira da Foz, and the port was the fourth most important in the country, after Lisbon, Porto and Setúbal.[10] With the construction of the western railway and the development of land transport, the port of Ericeira lost much of its importance.[10] At the end of the 19th century, several warehouses and supply shops for sardine fishers were built, employing 500 men but altering the old fishing characteristics of the site.[10] Ericeira's golden age of prosperity during the 19th century, when the port was the busiest in Estremadura.

During the Second World War, the region became a refuge for several foreign communities, including pockets of Poles, Germans, French, Belgians and Dutch expatriates fleeing Nazi persecution in their homelands.[8]

Ericeira is more famously known for the day that King Manuel II of Portugal went into exile, from the Praia dos Pescadores, after the outbreak of the 5 October 1910 revolution.[11] It was about 3:00 in the afternoon of 5 October 1910, when the 20-year-old monarch, accompanied by Queen Amélie of Orleans and Queen Mother Maria Pia, arrived from Mafra. Arriving by car, escaping from the recent Republican revolution in Lisbon, the king was bound for the royal yacht D. Amélia offshore. The details were later immortalized in 1928 by Júlio Ivo, then president of the municipal council of Mafra (during the presidency of Sidónio Pais, who explained: '...the automobiles stopped and the Royal Family got out, they followed the Rua do Norte to the Rua de Baixo, to the narrow lane that connects the two roads, almost in front of the Travessa da Estrela...On arrival at the Rua de Baixo, the Royal Family went in the following order: at the front, King Manuel; followed by Maria Pia, then Amélia... the King...climbed aboard the boat using crates and baskets of fish...the flagman signalled with his hat, and the first boat, the Bomfim, carrying the blue and white flag on the stern, followed by the rowers, taking the King...the crowds along the coast were immense. Everyone silent, but many with tears running from their eyes...The King was very pallid, Amélia animated, Maria Pia was overwhelmed...The boats had hardly come alongside the yacht, when in the village there appeared, coming from Sintra, a automobile with civil revolutionaries, armed with carbines and bearing bombs, which they later indicated they were prepared to throw at the beach, if they had reached it at the time of the departure...'.[11]

Its location, near Lisbon, and the development of the roadway network permitted, after the 1950s, a greater migration of summer sun-seekers, which helped to modify the character of the area.[8] Initially a commercial fishing port, Ericeira was transformed into an urban agglomeration dependent on seasonal tourism.[8] The devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary under her title of Our Lady of Good Voyage began in Ericeira.[12]

Geography[edit]

Along its northern border is Coxos Break point, known as one of the best professional surfing areas in Europe, and not an area for beginners.[6] The parish consists of the settlements Bairro Arsénio Amadeu, Calçadinha Preta, Ericeira, Fonte Boa, Fonte Boa dos Nabos, Lapa da Serra, Pinhal de Frades and Seixal.

Economy[edit]

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Ericeira is the home to Portugal's first/largest surfing association/club, the Ericeira Surf Clube. Founded in 1993, it developed from the surfing unit of the Ericeira Naval Club, which organized local, regional and national competitions in surf, bodyboard, kneeboard and longboard throughout the years. In addition the Surf Club began a school to train local athletes and visiting tourists who wanted to learn how to surf.

Architecture[edit]

The late 15th centuryChapel of Santa Marta Ericeira

Civic[edit]

  • Café Arcada (Portuguese: Edifício na Praça da República/Café Arcadas/Sede da Junta de Turismo)
  • Casa da Avó Lúcia
  • Ericeira Casino (Portuguese: Casino da Ericeira/Auditório Jaime Lobo)
  • Estate of the Leitões (Portuguese: Quinta dos Leitões/Casal do Morgado dos Leitões)
  • Estate of Serrão Francão (Portuguese: Quinta de Serrão Franco)
  • Fountain of Cabo (Portuguese: Fonte do Cabo)
  • Fountain of Dolphins (Portuguese: Fonte dos Golfinhos)
  • Fountain of São Pedro (Portuguese: Fonte de Milreu/Fonte de São Pedro)
  • Fountain of Triton (Portuguese: Fonte do Casino/Fonte do Tritão)
  • Park of Santa Marta (Portuguese: Parque de Santa Marta)
  • Pillory of Ericeira (Portuguese: Pelourinho de Ericeira)
  • Hospital of the Misericórdia (Portuguese: Hospital da Santa Casa da Misericórdia da Ericeira)
  • Postal, Telegraph and Telephone (CTT) of Ericeira (Portuguese: Edifício dos Correios, Telégrafos e Telefones, CTT, da Ericeira)
  • Primary School of Ericeira (Portuguese: Escola Primária da Ericeira/Escola Básica do 1.º Ciclo e Jardim de Infância da Ericeira)

Military[edit]

  • Fort of Milreu (Portuguese: Zona Envolvente do Forte de Milreu)
  • Fort of Nossa Senhora da Piedade (Portuguese: Forte de Nossa Senhora da Piedade/Forte de Nossa Senhora da Natividade/Posto da Guarda Fiscal, GF, da Ericeira)

Religious[edit]

  • Chapel of Santa Mara (Portuguese: Capela de Santa Marta)
  • Chapel of Santo António (Portuguese: Capela de Santo António/Capela de Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem dos Homens do Mar)
  • Chapel of São Sebastião (Portuguese: Capela de São Sebastião)
  • Church of the Misericórdia (Portuguese: Igreja da Santa Casa da Misericórdia da Ericeira)
  • Church of São Pedro (Portuguese: Igreja Paroquial da Ericeira/Igreja de São Pedro)

Culture[edit]

Ericeira is also keen on its musical culture. The local philharmonic, currently named Filarmónica Cultural Ericeira, has existed since 1849 and pursues a path of success in this villages's musical heritage with a permanent free musical school for all who love this type of culture.

Sport[edit]

The beach of Ribeira d'Ilhas, which routinely hosts a round of the ASP World Tour Surf Championship and is widely regarded as one of the best beaches in Europe for this sport, is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the north of the town.[6] In 2011, Ericeira was chosen by the WSR to be one of the World Surfing Reserves, together with Malibu and Santa Cruz in California, Manly Beach in Australia, and Huanchaco in Peru. The local council have redeveloped the Ribeira d'Ilhas foreshore to commemorate and show their support for the importance of surfing to the local culture and economy.

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References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^'Ericeira - Europe's surfing capital'. Portugal. 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  2. ^SurferToday.com, Editor at. 'The truth about surfing in Portugal's Northern Coast'. Surfertoday. Retrieved 2020-04-30.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  3. ^'World Surfing Reserves'. Save The Waves. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  4. ^Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  5. ^'Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país'. Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  6. ^ abc'Ericeira: Portugal Surf Profile'. Surf Europe Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 February 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  7. ^ abcdCâmara Municipal de Mafra/Serviços de Cultura (2011). Junta Freguesia (ed.). 'História da Vila da Ericeira' (in Portuguese). Ericeira (Mafra), Portugal: Junta Freguesia de Ericeira. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  8. ^ abcdefgCâmara Municipal de Mafra/Serviços de Cultura (2011). Junta Freguesia (ed.). 'De 'entreposto comercial' a 'local frequentado por veraneantes'' (in Portuguese). Ericeira (Mafra), Portugal: Junta Freguesia de Ericeira. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  9. ^ abcCâmara Municipal de Mafra/Serviços de Cultura (2011). Junta Freguesia (ed.). 'O falso rei D. Sebastião' (in Portuguese). Ericeira (Mafra), Portugal: Junta Freguesia de Ericeira. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  10. ^ abcdCâmara Municipal de Mafra/Serviços de Cultura (2011). Junta Freguesia (ed.). 'O Porto de Mar' (in Portuguese). Ericeira (Mafra), Portugal: Junta Freguesia de Ericeira. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  11. ^ abCâmara Municipal de Mafra/Serviços de Cultura (2011). Junta Freguesia (ed.). 'O Embarque da Família Real, 5/10/1910' (in Portuguese). Ericeira (Mafra), Portugal: Junta Freguesia de Ericeira. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  12. ^Our Lady of Good Voyage. Archdiocese of Boston. p. 2. 'This booklet has been published through the generous donation of John B. Hynes, III, Managing Partner at Boston Global Investors, in honor and memory of his grandfather, Mayor John B. Hynes, is father, Jack Hynes, and his mother, Marie Kelly Hynes. Mayor Hines was instrumental in founding the original Our Lady of Good Voyage in 1952. His son Jack hoped that this new Shrine would perpetuate the true mission of his Catholic faith to the thousands of new residents of Boston's emerging Seaport.'.

References[edit]

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  • Santos, Leandro Miguel dos (1998), História da Ericeira: Contributos para a História e Toponímia da Ericeira (in Portuguese), 1, Lisbon, Portugal: Edição do Fórum Ericeirense

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