The drug dealer who set up the Rolling Stones with U.K. authorities back in 1967 apparently had no regrets.
The U.K.'s Mail on Sunday newspaper reports that the "Acid King," real name David Sniderman, was a failed actor from Toronto, Canada. He was recruited by undercover agents from the U.K. and U.S. to help discredit the band.
"David was a heavy drug user but had a quick wit. He was the perfect choice to infiltrate the Stones," Sniderman's ex-girlfriend/talent agent Maggie Abbott tells the Daily Mail Online.
"He never showed any remorse for what he did," she said of the infamous 1967 drug bust that lead to Keith Richards and Mick Jagger's arrest on drug charges.
Sniderman reportedly escaped to Hollywood after the drug raid and changed his name to David Jove. Since then he worked as a film producer and director. He died in 2004 after a long life of hiding his identity.
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