Confessions Of A Cartel Drug Mule: How An American Fugitive Became A Smuggler For COLOMBIAN Cartels

The Connect- with Johnny Mitchell

Johnny Mitchell

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4.3 • 563 Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2024

⏱️ 133 minutes

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In this episode we dive deep into the extraordinary life story of Ian Heinisch, a professional UFC middleweight fighter and crypto investor with a past that sounds like a Hollywood movie. Before becoming a top-ranked fighter, Ian was involved in international drug trafficking and spent years on the run, crossing paths with dangerous criminals across the globe. Join us as Ian shares his journey from growing up in a middle-class family in Denver, Colorado, to becoming one of the most wanted men in Europe, smuggling drugs for Colombian cartels, and surviving in some of the most dangerous prisons in Spain. Discover how he turned his life around, embracing MMA while behind bars, and rapidly climbing the ranks in the UFC after his release. In this candid conversation, Ian opens up about his past mistakes, the lessons he learned along the way, and his redemption through fighting and investing. This is a story of resilience, transformation, and the power of second chances. Go Support Ian! YouTube: @CryptoKings888 IG: https://www.instagram.com/ianheinischmma This Episode Is #Sponsored By PrizePicks! Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/MITCHELL and use code MITCHELL and get $50 instantly when you play $5! Join The Patreon For Bonus Content! https://www.patreon.com/theconnectshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Project Hail Mary is an extraordinary cinematic experience. You're a great scientist, Dr. Grace. The world is counting on you. Starring Ryan Gosling. So I met an alien. Two worlds, one impossible mission. We're going to save the stars. Project Hail Mary. Amaze, amaze, amaze. Seat first March 14th and 15th in Cinemas Everywhere, March 19th. This American guy comes up to me, he says, Hey, Gringo, let you want to make some real money?
0:23.8	They took us up to the mountains
0:25.0	where they took us up to the mountains where they got the Coke. And we start swallowing. 10. We started taking trips. Venezuela, Aruba, Colombia. Drug Task Force jumped on us. I'm going to jail for a long time. Ian Hynish is a professional middleweight UFC fighter and crypto investor.
0:39.7	But years ago, he was an international criminal who spent a decade on the run.
0:44.2	Ian grew up in a middle class family in Denver, Colorado. But by the time he was 18, he was
0:49.0	importing MDMA from Canada and running one of the largest distribution rings in the Denver area.
0:55.0	When the feds came after him, instead of facing the charges, he made a run for it.
0:59.0	For the next eight years, he lived as a fugitive in Europe, rubbing shoulders with the
1:03.0	sketchiest people you can imagine.
1:05.0	He ended up in Tarifa, Spain, where he hooked up with some Colombians, who paid him to start
1:10.0	flying to Colombia to swallow
1:11.9	Coke balloons and mule them back to Europe. He eventually got popped for this and spent the next
1:16.7	three years in one of the most dangerous prisons in Spain. While he was down, he began training,
1:21.8	first as a wrestler and then as a mixed martial artist, where he excelled. After finally getting
1:26.7	shipped back to the United States
1:28.3	and wrapping up his old Fed case, Ian went on a fighting tear, quickly ascending the amateur ranks
1:34.0	and then winning his first eight fights as a professional, mostly with knockouts. After just
1:38.8	his second fight in the UFC, he was ranked number nine in the world. Ian has one of the craziest life stories of
1:45.3	anyone we've interviewed on this show and should serve as an inspiration for anyone trying to
1:50.3	turn their life around. Make sure to follow him on Twitter at Ian Hynish and check out his
1:55.0	YouTube channel, Cryptokings, where he teaches people how to invest in the booming cryptocurrency
2:00.0	market. And for a bonus episode with Ian, you know what time it is.
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