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The Connect- with Johnny Mitchell

Exposing The War Against Sammy "The Bull": Arizona Drug Kingpin Reveals The Mob Rat's Dirty Secrets

The Connect- with Johnny Mitchell

Johnny Mitchell

True Crime

4.3563 Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2024

⏱️ 129 minutes

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Summary

Shaun Attwood tells his incredible story of how he went from a working class childhood in England to becoming a successful stockbroker in the United States to running a multi-million dollar drug smuggling empire and eventually doing time in one of the most controversial prison systems in North America. He talks about the web of operations he set up that spanned multiple continents and the blood feud his crew had with the famed mafia underboss Sammy "The Bull" Gravano. Shaun also gives insights on the law enforcement operation that spanned years to take him down and the horrific conditions in prison he faced when he was locked up. Today Shaun has a very successful podcasting career and is an accomplished author. He also does tons of outreach work to help the youth of today not make his same mistakes and steer them away from a life of crime and drug addiction. Go Support Shaun! YouTube: @shaunattwoodOFFICIAL IG: https://www.instagram.com/shaunattwood/ Website: https://www.shaunattwood.com/ All Links: https://linktr.ee/shaunattwood This Episode Is #Sponsored By The Following: MANDO! Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with Mando and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code MITCHELL at https://shopmando.com #mandopod PrizePicks! Download the app today and use code CONNECT to get $50 instantly after you play your first $5 lineup! Mint Mobile! Support the show and get your new 3-month premium wireless plan for just $15 a month at https://mintmobile.com/connect 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

My name is Sherlock Holmes.

0:01.8

It's an unusual name.

0:22.1

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0:25.5

If you start wearing a hat like that, I will no longer be friends with you.

0:29.7

Young Sherlock, new original series. Watch now only on Prime Video.

0:34.9

Exocity was in very high demand. We couldn't get enough to sell.

0:38.8

Started out with me just hawking of myself in the parties. And now I'm in a million dollar house on the side of a mountain in Tucson.

0:42.0

That just completely drastically changes.

0:44.5

Gangbangers, the Russian mafia, Mexican mafia, multiple houses blown up.

0:49.8

Just endless mayhem.

0:51.2

Don't start every day.

0:52.4

Sean Atwood is a former drug kingpin who grew up in England. As a boy, he dreamed about

0:57.2

coming to America and getting rich. After college, he relocated to Phoenix, Arizona, where he got

1:02.4

a job working as a stockbroker. But soon, he found himself rubbing shoulders with cartel players

1:07.3

in the Phoenix underworld, and he began moving ecstasy imported from Amsterdam.

1:11.9

By the time he was 30 years old, he was overseeing a multi-million dollar a month

1:16.0

ecstasy distribution ring that spanned the American Southwest.

1:20.0

His crew even went toe to toe with Sammy the Bull Gravano, who was attempting to muscle in

1:24.1

on their ecstasy market in Phoenix at the time.

1:26.6

Sean eventually got popped and spent nearly a decade in maximum security prisons in Arizona,

1:31.9

some of the worst in the country.

1:33.3

He started documenting his time in the system, and today he's not only England's most

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