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Episode "The Real Midnight Express"

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  • Billy Hayes (actor) with the hash taped to his body. In 1970, he tried to smuggle two kilos of hash back to the USA. Billy was one of the first casualties of Turkey’s crackdown on drug smuggling and was sent to the infamous Sagmalcilar prison.
  • In 1970, college drop out Billy Hayes headed to Turkey to experience a different kind of life, and that is exactly what he got after trying to smuggle two kilos of hash back to the USA. After spending five long years in an infamous prison, Billy stages a dramatic escape, stealing a boat and rowing 20 miles to the mainland where he eventually makes it home through Greece.
  • Billy Hayes (actor) in the infamous Sagmalcilar prison. He had tried to smuggle two kilos of hash out of Turkey.
  • Billy Hayes (actor) in the infamous Sagmalcilar prison. He had tried to smuggle two kilos of hash out of Turkey.
  • Billy Hayes (actor) at the Greek border being held at gun point. Billy had staged a dramatic escape, stealing a boat and rowing 20 miles to the mainland. After trying to find an unguarded spot through which to cross into Greece, Billy ran into a military checkpoint, where he was immediately arrested. The animosity between Greece and Turkey shielded Billy from extradition. With the Greeks on his side, he was finally free and able to make the final journey back to Long Island, five years after his first attempt.
  • Billy Hayes (actor) being held at gun point as he tries to board the plane. In 1970, he tried to smuggle two kilos of hash back to the USA. Billy was one of the first casualties of Turkey’s crackdown on drug smuggling.
  • Billy Hayes (actor) being arrested when trying to board the plane in Turkey. In 1970, he tried to smuggle two kilos of hash back to the USA. Billy was one of the first casualties of Turkey’s crackdown on drug smuggling.

  • Locked Up Abroad Real Midnight Express 07

    Billy Hayes (actor) with the hash taped to his body. In 1970, he tried to smuggle two kilos of hash back to the USA. Billy was one of the first casualties of Turkey’s crackdown on drug smuggling and was sent to the infamous Sagmalcilar prison.

  • Locked Up Abroad Real Midnight Express 03

    In 1970, college drop out Billy Hayes headed to Turkey to experience a different kind of life, and that is exactly what he got after trying to smuggle two kilos of hash back to the USA. After spending five long years in an infamous prison, Billy stages a dramatic escape, stealing a boat and rowing 20 miles to the mainland where he eventually makes it home through Greece.

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    Billy Hayes (actor) in the infamous Sagmalcilar prison. He had tried to smuggle two kilos of hash out of Turkey.

  • Locked Up Abroad Real Midnight Express 06

    Billy Hayes (actor) in the infamous Sagmalcilar prison. He had tried to smuggle two kilos of hash out of Turkey.

  • Locked Up Abroad Real Midnight Express 01

    Billy Hayes (actor) at the Greek border being held at gun point. Billy had staged a dramatic escape, stealing a boat and rowing 20 miles to the mainland. After trying to find an unguarded spot through which to cross into Greece, Billy ran into a military checkpoint, where he was immediately arrested. The animosity between Greece and Turkey shielded Billy from extradition. With the Greeks on his side, he was finally free and able to make the final journey back to Long Island, five years after his first attempt.

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    Billy Hayes (actor) being held at gun point as he tries to board the plane. In 1970, he tried to smuggle two kilos of hash back to the USA. Billy was one of the first casualties of Turkey’s crackdown on drug smuggling.

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    Billy Hayes (actor) being arrested when trying to board the plane in Turkey. In 1970, he tried to smuggle two kilos of hash back to the USA. Billy was one of the first casualties of Turkey’s crackdown on drug smuggling.

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