Joe Rogan Experience #2536 - Eric Goode & Jeremy McBride · Aired Aug 6, 2026
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Tony Biscaro served a 40-year sentence for marijuana smuggling.
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This appears to be Antonio 'Tony' Bascaro, the Bay of Pigs veteran and pilot convicted in 1980 for smuggling marijuana. He was actually sentenced to 60 years, not 40. He ended up serving close to 40 years behind bars thanks to good behavior credit, which is likely where the 40-year figure comes from, but that's how long he served, not the sentence a judge gave him.
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Is it true that Tony Biscaro served a 40-year sentence for marijuana smuggling?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. This appears to be Antonio 'Tony' Bascaro, the Bay of Pigs veteran and pilot convicted in 1980 for smuggling marijuana. He was actually sentenced to 60 years, not 40. A guest said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2536 - Eric Goode & Jeremy McBride, aired Aug 6, 2026, at 48:33. The supporting source is washingtonexaminer.com, linked below.
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