How Ecstasy Smuggling Actually Works | How Crime Works | Insider

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Shaun Attwood is a former drug smuggler who ran a successful ring trafficking MDMA pills in the US in the '90s. He was arrested in 2002 and served six years in US jails. Shaun speaks to Insider about how ecstasy is processed, smuggled, and sold. He recounts his work with the US Mexican Mafia gang and rivalries with Sammy "The Bull" Gravano and the Gambino crime family. He also speaks about sentencing, life in US jails, and extradition. He has previously been featured on "Locked Up Abroad," and he has his own YouTube series interviewing former offenders. Shaun published his life story as the "English Shaun Trilogy" and speaks to audiences around the UK and Europe about prison reform. Shaun Attwood on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shaunattwoodOFFICIAL Shaun Attwood's books: https://shaunattwood.com/books/ MORE HOW CRIME WORKS VIDEOS: How US Prison Gangs (Nuestra Familia) Actually Work | How Crime Works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUnH3JNjayc How Money Laundering Actually Works | How Crime Works | Insider https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5FSXCYrlt0 How Diamond Heists Actually Work | How Crime Works | Insider https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q8vxS0eZVo 00:00 - Intro 00:27 - The Recipes 02:00 - The Suppliers 04:03 - New Mexican Mafia 04:58 - Smuggling Methods 06:43 - The Structure 08:32 - The Distribution 10:17 - The Competition 12:46 - The Arrest 15:17 - The Aftermath 17:03 - The Backstory 19:18 - Credits ------------------------------------------------------ #Insider #Crime #Gangs Insider is great journalism about what passionate people actually want to know. That’s everything from news to food, celebrity to science, politics to sports and all the rest. It’s smart. It’s fearless. It’s fun. We push the boundaries of digital storytelling. Our mission is to inform and inspire. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.insider.com Insider on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/insider Insider on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insider Insider on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisisinsider Insider on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Insider/2708030621 Insider on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@insider How Drug Smuggling (Ecstasy) Actually Works | How Crime Works | Insider