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The Connect- with Johnny Mitchell

Convicted Weapons Trafficker Exposes Secrets Of The Global Arms Trade & How He Made MILLIONS Off War

The Connect- with Johnny Mitchell

Johnny Mitchell

True Crime

4.3563 Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2024

⏱️ 146 minutes

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Summary

David Packouz's life started as a fairly normal one. When he was 23 he began working with his childhood friend Efraim in his new arms business. They began securing government contracts to supply arms to the US military during the second Gulf War. To increase their revenue and contracts they began sourcing ammunitions from China via Albania which was illegal to do. When the US Government caught on to what they were doing, it resulted in federal indictments, betrayal and prison time. David's story was told in the Hollywood blockbuster movie WAR DOGS. He's here today to tell us exactly how everything went down! Go Support David! Courses: https://wardogsacademy.com Music Company: https://www.singularsound.com/ InstaFloss: https://instafloss.com/ This Episode Is #sponsored By CUTS CLOTHING Refine your style with @cutsclothing and get 20% off with code CONNECT at cutsclothing.com/connect! #cutspartner 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

We saw this solicitation for this massive, massive contract. And it was all for munitions.

0:06.3

It ranged from like pistol ammo all the way up to tank rounds and anti-aircraft rockets.

0:10.3

It was like the whole range. We were going to make about 20% on that contract. $60 million in profit.

0:15.7

My guest today is a man named David Packhouse. David is a former weapons trafficker.

0:20.5

His story was portrayed by Miles Teller in the hit movie Warhouse. David is a former weapons trafficker. His story was portrayed by Miles

0:22.3

Teller in the hit movie War Dogs. David was a young entrepreneur from South Florida when the

0:27.3

Iraq war began in 2003. Through a shady childhood friend, he got into the business of selling arms

0:33.6

and ammunition to the federal government. AK-47s, rocket launchers, grenades, anti-tank shells, and hundreds of millions of rounds of

0:41.4

ammunition.

0:42.1

Whatever you needed, he could get it for you.

0:44.1

David was in the business of war.

0:46.1

In today's episode, he exposes how the international arms trade, both legal and illegal,

0:51.6

actually works and shares stories from his experience working with

0:55.9

foreign militaries, unscrupulous middlemen, and even the Albanian mafia, and how that all

1:01.8

led to a gigantic FBI bust. And make sure to stick around for the Patreon episode, where

1:07.3

David talks about what he's doing today. He's the founder of War Dogs Academy, where he teaches people how to become government contractors

1:14.9

and sell weapons and a whole lot of other products to the federal government.

1:19.2

This is great business to get into today.

1:21.9

So if you're a young entrepreneur, this is a wonderful resource.

1:26.1

All right, no more talk.

1:27.1

Let's get into it. You're going to love it. I give you David Packhouse right here on The Connect with Johnny Mitchell. So the secretary calls me up and she's like, hey, I just want you to know the feds just raided the office. And they're boxing up all the documents. They told us to step away from our computers immediately and they kicked us all out of the office and we're not allowed to come back into the office. And I'm like, oh, crap, the jig is up. We knew we were screwed. That's when I see the lights behind me start the flash. And I didn't even think. I just hit it. I was driving like my life depended on. And then I parked the car, popped out, closed the door, and I started running. And he pulls out a burner.

2:02.6

Shang. It's like six inches. And he passes it to me. And he goes, here, that's yours. Don't ever

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