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'Norman's Cay' is a Bahamian island that served as the headquarters for Carlos Lehder's drug-smuggling operation from 1978 to around 1982. Lehder pushed the native population off of Norman's Cay and
gained full control of the island. As part of the Medellín Cartel, he used the island as a base for smuggling cocaine into the United States.


Often referred to as a DC-3, you can see a sunken Curtiss C-46 Commando in Google Earth - "Norman's Cay Sunken C46" lat=24 35'39.97" N, lon=76 48'35.94" W. Copy and paste: 24 35'39.97 N, 76 48'35.94 W
Norman's Cay is also referenced in the 2001 movie Blow.

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Norman's Cay is a Bahamian island that served as the headquarters for Carlos Lehder's drug-smuggling operation from 1978 to around 1982. Lehder pushed many of the original resort and second-home owners off the island to gain full control. As a leader of the Medellín Cartel, he used the island as a transshipment base for smuggling cocaine into the United States.