Inside The Mexican Mafia: Ex 'La Eme' Soldier Spills Secrets Of America's Most RUTHLESS Prison Gang

The Connect- with Johnny Mitchell

Johnny Mitchell

True Crime

4.3 • 563 Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2024

⏱️ 149 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Chris Arevalos came home to Southern Indiana after his service in the military feeling directionless. He quickly fell into the vicious cycle of opioid addiction that plagued his hometown. Now in the dark world of drugs, he began a life criminal activity and before long was sentenced to federal prison time. Chris was sent to Big Sandy, one of the most notorious prisons in the federal system. He was immediately recruited by La Eme-- The Mexican Mafia. He describes life inside La Eme and his experiences as a member. Chris was fortunate enough to get out of the gang and turn his life around. This is the story of Chris overcoming addiction, surviving prison gang life, and his story of redemption by not letting his mistakes define his future. This episode is #sponsored by the following brands: ROCKET MONEY Stop wasting money on things you don’t use. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to https://www.rocketmoney.com/connect BLUECHEW Visit https://bluechew.com/ and try BlueChew FREE when you use our promo code MITCHELL at checkout, just pay $5 shipping! Join The Patreon For Bonus Content! https://www.patreon.com/theconnectshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	What I've dedicated my life to is revenge.
0:04.7	A brand new drama based on the best-selling novel.
0:07.5	They think they're better than us.
0:08.5	Who do you think you are?
0:09.8	I'm going to prove to them that they're wrong.
0:11.5	She's punishing me.
0:13.0	You destroyed my family.
0:14.3	I will not rest until I've destroyed yours.
0:17.0	A woman of substance on Channel 4 starts tonight at 9.
0:20.1	That's the time as the most dangerous federal president in America, man.
0:23.2	The Mexican mafia was trying to establish control and power, and they did. So when I get there, they read my paperwork, he said, the mafia is going to pick him up. He's like, you need a minute to think about it? I said, no, he's like, good, because you ain't got a minute. These people are experts of identifying weakness or a little crack in your armor, you know,
0:40.9	and then you might go astray, and we can't have that, man.
0:43.3	They'll kill you in a heartbeat.
0:44.5	Chris Aravalos grew up in a small town in rural Indiana and was raised in extreme poverty.
0:49.8	His mother and father were both migrant laborers.
0:52.4	After coming home from serving a stint in the military,
0:55.2	Chris found his Indiana community ravaged by oxy cotton addiction in the early 2000s. This was
1:00.9	the beginning of the opioid crisis. Chris soon became an addict himself and was nearly killed
1:05.5	by his substance abuse. He managed to kick the habit and became a dealer instead and started
1:10.4	trafficking large quantities of oxies from Mexico up to Indiana and throughout the Midwest.
1:16.3	His operation was getting huge when he got busted and got a five-year sentence in the feds.
1:21.1	His first stop was at USP Sandy, Big Sandy as it's known.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Johnny Mitchell, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Johnny Mitchell and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.