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Chasing Black Gold

The Incredible True Story of a Fuel Smuggler in Africa

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Chasing Black Gold

By: Robert Stone
Narrated by: Robert Stone
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For two decades, Robert Stone made his living on the high seas, as a diver, fisherman, treasure-hunter - and smuggler. He spent the last 10 of his smuggling years operating in the Niger delta under the most corrupt regime in the world, buying diesel directly from refineries and selling his illicit black cargo to legitimate and illegitimate businesses worldwide.

Protected by the military, his smuggling empire made him millions of dollars - until a friend's betrayal and US law enforcement brought it all crashing down. Chasing Black Gold is an incredible true story of cash and corruption that puts Hollywood to shame.

©2015 Robert Stone (P)2020 Oakhill True Crime
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I enjoyed the story and narration. If you’re unsure about buying it, my advice is to go for it.

Some parts were difficult to believe - I’m not doubting the author’s honesty, just pointing out that some bits were either over simplified, airbrushed, or just straight up incredible. While he notes in the post-script that he wasn’t proud of his career and the things he had done, it certainly sounded like there was some thinly veiled pride in the earlier tales of him building his empire. This being said, I cannot fault him for that, it certainly was quite the organisation.

I would be interested to know what happened in his life in later years - whether he had squirrelled away any assets that weren’t forfeited, how he made a living etc, but again, I can’t fault him for not sharing anything incriminating.

A worthwhile read, would recommend

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