I Was a Prison Gang Soldier for the Mexican Mafia | Chris Arevalos

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Ian Bick

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4.8 • 745 Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2023

⏱️ 99 minutes

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After an accident in the military leads him down a path of addiction, Chris Arevalos starts moving weight for the Cartel in the United States. Eventually the FBI & DEA get wind of his operation, leading Chris to be arrested and sent to the most dangerous United States Penitentiaries. While in prison, Chris is given no choice but to join the Mexican Mafia Gang and become a solider in order to survive. Big thanks to Lost Trail Communications for sponsoring this episode: Get a free consultation at losttrailcommunications.com - mention Locked In for 25% off any service. Connect with Chris Arevalos: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100071330112875 Buy Merch: https://lockedinbrand.com Use code lockedin at checkout to get 10% off your order Connect with Ian Bick: https://www.ianbick.com 00:00 Intro 00:26 Lost Trail AD 02:53 Childhood 06:45 Start of using substances 09:06 Joining the marines 10:58 Parents affect on his childhood 14:15 Time in marines 16:35 Getting hurt in the military 18:45 Getting hooked on pills 21:37 BBC News interview 22:24 Feeling of using 23:16 Turning addiction into a business 26:40 Losing the connect 28:47 Lost Trail AD 30:09 How much money he was making 33:25 Did the military prepare him to be a kingpin? 34:45 Mobile drug dealer & new connect 36:18 First meeting with the cartel 40:14 How to smuggle across the border 42:06 Violence with Cartel 45:27 Relationship with cartel 47:25 Close calls transporting across the border 49:50 Thoughts bringing substances into America 52:32 Breaking down the operation 57:05 Money Laundering 59:05 Getting arrested by the FBI 1:02:21 Letting the Cartel know about arrest 1:03:38 Criminal process & the DEA 1:05:14 Plea deal 1:06:44 Conversation with parents about prison 1:07:42 Going to Federal Prison 1:09:24 Con Air 1:13:00 Recruited to the Mexican Mafia Gang 1:15:39 Prison turning a blind eye to stabbings 1:17:05 Going against morals to survive 1:18:07 What kept him going 1:19:03 First mission as a gang soldier 1:20:43 Prison Tattoo as a gang member 1:21:50 Not showing weakness 1:22:37 Job as a gang soldier 1:25:14 Making it out of prison 1:27:08 Changing his life 1:37:00 Power in sharing your story Produced by: https://www.instagram.com/shanedanahy https://www.shanedanahy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.3	On today's episode, I have Chris Arevelos here to tell his insane story of how he winds up in federal prison
0:39.8	after getting arrested by the DEA and the FBI, manages to get sent to one of the worst
0:46.0	penitentiaries in America, and gets forced into joining the Mexican mafia gang and becomes a soldier
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