How Heroin Smuggling Actually Works | How Crime Works | Insider
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День томуDavid McMillan is a British Australian former drug smuggler. He was arrested several times between the early ’80s and 2012 for trafficking heroin through Southeast and Central Asia. He estimates he trafficked over $17 million worth of heroin internationally.
McMillan speaks to Insider about the process of heroin trafficking and smuggling routes leading to the US and Europe. Since leaving the heroin-smuggling trade, McMillan works as a public speaker. He is the author of “Escape” (2007) and “Unforgiving Destiny” (2017).
Find his books here: www.davidmcmillan.net
Chapter 1: The Suppliers 00:00 - 00:33
Chapter 2: The Farming and Processing 02:01 - 04:46
Chapter 3: The Packaging 04:47 - 06:32
Chapter 4: The Airports 06:33 - 09:40
Chapter 5: The Aftermath 09:41- 12:11
Chapter 6: The Cargo 12:12 - 13:32
Chapter 7: The Market 13:33 - 16:30
Chapter 8: The Solutions 16:31 - 20:30
Chapter 9: The Backstory 20:32 - 22:23
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@haydenmatthewconnor6547 Рік тому
This man is the David Attenborough of crime.
@A0A4ful Рік тому
:) Minus a knighthood.
@karateman302 Рік тому
God dammit...was about to say that
@haydenmatthewconnor6547 Рік тому
@@A0A4ful Never say never... Wouldn't be the worst person to get a knighthood haha.
@haydenmatthewconnor6547 Рік тому
@@karateman302 Great minds.
@HULLGRAFFITI Рік тому
Nah ..he's just a scumbag who moved smack from A to B ,nothing special or impressive about him
@nolakillabeast Рік тому
My man told us the trade of Heroin like it's a Charles Dickens novel. I actually went to sleep with this. Epic stuff.
@smileyp4535 Рік тому
Voice like the drug he trafficked haha
@birdflipper Рік тому
This guy's so good at talking about heroin you can catch a nod just listening to him talk about it!
@artomarto679 Рік тому
Just about to stick two fentenl lollipops in my ears
@willliamtaaffe8099 Рік тому
Haha, snap. A wonderful reading voice. Like watching a lava lamp. Hypnotic. Sent me straight off
@ktiyw2685 Рік тому
Right!!! Lol
@Kenan-Z Рік тому
Never have I seen such an articulate and intelligent man from the drug underworld. The tone of his voice, his wording, and his overall aura make this interview an unforgettable one. Plus, I've learned a lot about a world I'm not familiar with.
@matthewking4259 Рік тому
Well said!
@kevinbabbitt3088 Рік тому
He's a drug lord not a street peddler.
@bathcat2686 Рік тому
It's okay, you don't know anything
@Kenan-Z Рік тому
@@bathcat2686 Is it a crime that I don't know anything about the drug trade? I'm not a pothead and don't have to be.
@woodside4life Рік тому
The real treasure is the friendships we made along the way.
@williams.vincent4235 3 місяці тому
I'm a former heroin user and I also went to college to become an Addictions Counsellor and I can say that the vast majority of what this person said in this interview is quite accurate. This is in my opinion one of the better interviews relating to drug manufacture, smuggling and the legalities too. Well done!
@Jonathan_Doe_ Рік тому
There was one study in the U.K. where doctors were allowed to prescribe heroin users actual heroin, whilst they received counselling and guidance to reduce their usage. A way higher proportion successfully quit than those undergoing methadone therapy. The government completely ignored the results and never repeated the experiment. EDIT: They have done another smaller scale study, but yet again, they ignored it.
@SEAZNDragon Рік тому
Given how some doctors became dealers in lab coats with opioids I'm not surprised. You only need one to screw up the system.
@Tt-vw8of Рік тому
And why is that you think. The gov is the new dealer and they and the pharmaceutical industry dont make any profit on people getting clean. So when an addict goes from Heroin for an example to Methadone they only exchange there dealer and thats a fact. Thank you for what you wrote it shows what the system is about.
@rhyswilliams4893 Рік тому
@@Tt-vw8of Methadone does work in a lot of case. It worked for me. But it seems I'm one of very few. That's not really the fault of methadone that's just opiate addiction being near impossible to really get passed.
@Jonathan_Doe_ Рік тому
@@Tt-vw8of If all the addicts got clean there’d also be no low hanging fruit to fill prisons with and keep everyone in the system in jobs with easy possession based cases.
@Tt-vw8of Рік тому
@@Jonathan_Doe_ 🎯🎯🎯
@joewapniarski Рік тому
I could listen to this guy talk for hours.
@louistyler6766 Рік тому
There is over 24 hours of interviews with him on the shaun atwood podcast
@ahnessa Рік тому
Same
@Throatzillaaa Рік тому
Adding that the book he mentions is on audible. It's called Unforgiving Destiny: The Relentless Pursuit of a Black-Marketeer and he is the narrator!
@steveanton763 Рік тому
You can. His interviews with Shaun Attwood are some of the best I've ever heard. Do yourself a favour. He escaped from the Bangkok Hilton.
@jonstainerr5340 Рік тому
You could adopt him
@tonymarshall9670 Рік тому
I really like how he didn't glorify his old life. He gave a real account that may help others make better decisions. Especially more youthful ears. He's as real as they get.
@leeboriack8054 Рік тому
Amazing he has traveled the world dealing in illegal drugs and lived to tell about it.
@Narutofan825 Рік тому
He is an actor dude. He did no such thing.
@18aplateindoors 9 місяців тому
@@Narutofan825how do u know?..he literally wrote a book
@Narutofan825 9 місяців тому
@@18aplateindoors to make money probably
@lenas6246 8 місяців тому
i knew that this dumbass comment would be here
@nickthompson1812 8 місяців тому
@@18aplateindoors lmao, Wikipedia has a few interesting bits on him. “Only westerner to escape Bangkok’s Klong Prem prison,” being one of them
@jaymiller6009 Рік тому
Someone in need of a narrator should hire this man. His voice is very pleasant to listen to and he tells a story in a way that keeps you engaged with the content.
@stevegoldstein3402 Рік тому
It’s because he’s bri’ish
@MisticStyles Рік тому
And he's also extremely familiar with the topic in question
@martinraxyz Рік тому
I have a hunch that he's being interviewed for free and that he doesn't need the money for doing anything else, including lecturing. I can only guess where he has his money stashed away....who knows, eh?
@didntlistendad Рік тому
@@stevegoldstein3402 he’s from Melbourne, Australia. He did have a job as a child newsreader for a while. Kind and intelligent young teenager.
@mattayres5147 Рік тому
It’s an Australian Public School accent .
@dankoverloadtv1409 Рік тому
Never in a million years would I say this guy was a trafficker. That’s how i know he definitely was
@rhyswilliams4893 Рік тому
The best drug smugglers are so inconspicuous it unbelievable. The ones who aren't get caught.
@mCblue79 Рік тому
Oh I would. It's all in the eyes. Anyone who's touched H has it in their eyes.
@mkseed9188 Рік тому
@@mCblue79 no… No you wouldn’t and don’t…
@23bamed Рік тому
@@mkseed9188 idk why but the truthfulness and simplicity cracked me up 😅😂
@uncle.d. Рік тому
@@mCblue79 so Right. It’s like this in any foreign town or country u can find it, bcs u recognize the users easily ( and I am not talking about homeless hardcore junks )
@dumbasses_R_us Рік тому
I'm Australian and 25 years deep. This man is 100% accurate on everything he said. Also, he's talking about the Fairlea Prison fire of 1982.
@goatpepperherbaltea7895 Рік тому
Better have your own vpn😂
@ComFurt Рік тому
Okay Mr. full name username Your voice says you're not halfway to 25 years old, let alone deep
@dumbasses_R_us Рік тому
@@ComFurt 25 year habit.
@ComFurt Рік тому
@@dumbasses_R_us Sure bud :^) dope doesn't make you sound prepubescent
@lukbomr.3112 8 місяців тому
🧢
@CianWalsh-vr7pi 3 місяці тому
I could remember several years ago heroin addiction nearly destroyed my life, I suffered from severe depression, illicit pills, and mental disorder until I was recommended to psilocybin mushroom treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly I'm 8 years clean now. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.
@berryrobert7324 3 місяці тому
To be honest, mushrooms are one of the most amazing things on the planet and it is natural, they serve in many ways not only for mental related issues.
@AugustasBalciunas 3 місяці тому
Can you help me with a reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. It is very hard to get a reliable source here in New Zealand. Really need!
@LeonardoAndrade-js2vo 3 місяці тому
Yes, Sporeville. I had the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and addiction... Mushrooms definitely made a huge difference to why I'm clean today.
@CalistaCarvalho 3 місяці тому
I wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He's 59 & has many mental health issues plus probably CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD knows if it is common for an obsession with violence.
@AugustasBalciunas 3 місяці тому
Is he on Instagram?
@alexanderhikel2350 Рік тому
I love when he said the reward is never enough , it’s so true even if you don’t get caught by the authorities you are constantly looking over your shoulder because of what you know . You can never really enjoy the profits of your labor
@commentforthealgo5383 Рік тому
doing something bad and getting away with it, that's pure adrenaline. You must for sure just be talking from assumption. add to the fact you make money ... yeah right. youre a keyboard smuggler
@dabideallis4859 Рік тому
I hear guys in the gym talking about ridiculous things. .. they ain't as paranoid as you may think
@aculturacionsin9852 Рік тому
🧢
@bryandraughn9830 Рік тому
The thought "Am I already caught and they're just piling up the evidence?" Is enough to ruin a perfectly normal day. Lol!
@ceemee1430 Рік тому
-Better to live like a king for 5 years than a lifetime as a peasant- Some kingpin
@sirskeptic Рік тому
That was riveting. He was a good speaker and the editing kept things flowing.
@danielb27 Рік тому
your socially engineered to like this gargantuan trash pile
@ems4884 Рік тому
Have you thought about how many people died from opiate overdoses at his hands?
@danielb27 Рік тому
@@ems4884 like I said this empty brian has been breed to like this
@udittlamba Рік тому
@@ems4884 obviously he did bad things he never said he didn't. But if you look at the larger picture, he is no worse than any world power leader killing millions at whim.
@rolib6108 6 місяців тому
@@ems4884its their fault not this guys. Someone else would have smuggled that heroin if not him. Also, he didnt force anyone to buy his drug
@MikeGervasi Рік тому
My closest friend of 40+ years relapsed after being clean for a very long time. 2 hits off a fent laced joint and he hit the ground. He was left in the house alone for 2 hours before anyone called 911. By that time it was too late. His birthday was yesterday and I'm still pissed at the world over it.
@vtuberterrifier484 Рік тому
is he dead, or addicted?
@vtuberterrifier484 Рік тому
aslo that's why you dont do weed
@MikeGervasi Рік тому
@@vtuberterrifier484 Read it again, mate. He's dead.
@toxicgenji7497 Рік тому
@@vtuberterrifier484 He died of fentanyl, not weed. In a legal market, this wouldn't have happened
@AIpuchino 8 місяців тому
@@vtuberterrifier484shut up kiddo
@eliara-thevoice8430 Рік тому
The TRUTH is freeing. This man is a gold mine of information. And he takes full responsibility for his actions. No victim mentality. No blaming of others. Just full accountability. Beautiful honesty. A rare find.
@JTA1961 Рік тому
& that's a fact
@tcritt 8 місяців тому
No remorse either.
@evanstevens5209 Рік тому
With his accent, this ol' geezer could read a shopping list and I'd be interested! What an incredible, albeit tragic, life this gentleman has lived. A truly remarkable man to be as self-aware as he is to make it out alive and come full circle. I can't wait to get ahold of some of his books... though I'll just expect the covers to be cardboard/paper!
@revinaque1342 Рік тому
Maybe the hardcover edition has some freebies hidden in the covers 😄
@acloserlook6133 Рік тому
He actually grew up in Australia. His book is very facilitating.
@anhedonianepiphany5588 Рік тому
His accent is actually a refined/educated Australian one that has much in common with proper British. It’s not as common as the general accent, though hardly anyone here speaks with the ridiculous stereotypical “Aussie” (ocker) accent which is pushed abroad as supposedly authentic.
@halfpint7301 Рік тому
@@anhedonianepiphany5588 are you telling me 'neighbours' Alf was putting it on!?
@465marko Рік тому
@@halfpint7301 I mean, the man had a rape dungeon so I'm not surprised to hear he was faking it. Alf weas Home and Away though, I think? (I mean... obviously there's a huge difference between the two shows; chalk and cheese!)
@Moonie_MonRozE Рік тому
I’ve been clean off Heroin since 2014 thank god I was able to find support to quit!! I remember the first time I tried it was like all my troubles melted away but eventually I learned about the withdrawals and it was awful 😞 the worst most painful experience!!
@ShoutoutFentanyl Рік тому
withdrawals from heroin/fentanyl are brutal. literally feels like you’re dying and knowing theirs nothing you can do about it other than getting high again makes it 10x worse on top. i wouldn’t wish withdrawals in my worst enemy
@Moonie_MonRozE Рік тому
@@ShoutoutFentanyl i failed the first time I tried to quit cold turkey and the 2nd time same way then the 3 rd time I signed up for detox and used suboxone for 10 days to help with the worst part of withdrawals but not for the long term because getting off subs is also really hard
@PolishBehemoth Рік тому
How many days did withdrawals last?
@nathangarland9453 Рік тому
yawn
@musheopeaus4125 Рік тому
No worse than influenza boohoo
@FlorinArjocu Рік тому
It is the first time I actually found a simple, extensive, well explained, well articulated story of heroin. It is a gem!
@chillarypuff Рік тому
Wow, this was very profound. Shoutout to David for sharing his story
@johnsimmons6331 Рік тому
This was a really well put together video. I really enjoyed listening to David speak about his loved experiences. Some of these videos feel kind of clinical but this felt really engaging like having a chat with your grandpa
@peggedyourdad9560 Рік тому
Your grandpa who used to be a high-level drug smuggler lol.
@abderrahimbenmoussa4359 Рік тому
When he said that the price was time something kicked in my brains : when you spend decades of hard work and sacrifices to get let's say 10K aside in certain poor countries (or even in the US tbh), it is not surprising that some people decide it is worth it to risk that same amount of time for rewards that can be 10 times the money. So really, if people want to fight drugs, they should invest in improving people's lives, help developping countries and help people suffering in developped ones so both offer and demand crumbles and people find more honest lifetime invesment.
@smileyp4535 Рік тому
Well yeah, the whole reason drugs were outlawed and they throw people in jail is for power, it has nothing do with the people, they actually knew this before starting 'the war on drugs'
@Raz.C Рік тому
If you REALLY want to 'fight drugs,' you have to supply drugs. What I mean by that is: The government needs to provide heroin instead of methadone/ Subutex for recovering addicts. Doing so will destroy the illegal heroin trade, as well as cause the number of new addicts to plummet. Those who are registered as addicts will eventually be the only ones able to get heroin and as they recover/ die, the number of addicts continually decreases. Unfortunately, this works for heroin, as a powerfully addictive drug, but will not work for drugs like amphetamines or even pot. To destroy the illegal drug trade in pot and amphetamines, you'd need to sell those out of dispensaries, the same way many areas are now doing with pot. Doing so destroys the profitability of selling drugs (as a dealer) and makes it simply not worth the risk. That's the ONLY way to "win" this so called war on drugs.
@TheodoreBrosevelt Рік тому
@@smileyp4535 Exactly, most of the drugs that are banned used to prescribed or was made in a lab for human testing like LSD.
@jrh8302 Рік тому
Don't tell the u.s that. They are too busy raping and pillaging those villagers in it's war on drugs. Absolute disgrace that we still fight drugs like it's 1922
@PolishBehemoth Рік тому
Everyone says this. Ive never seen a community where govt handouts stoooed the drug trade. Otherwise, i dont know what you mean by "imoriving peoples lives"
@CherriOasis 9 місяців тому
i would absolutely love if this bloke did audiobooks.. his storytelling skills are phenomenal
@peterparsons2414 Рік тому
What an intelligent man, his eloquent style of delivering his address was like witnessing a university class being schooled by its professor. His prescience was in itself captivating and addictive, and his obvious firsthand knowledge of the drug trade guaranteed what you heard was the truth. Amazing.
@BaptistJoshua Рік тому
He speaks like a con man or politician, but I repeat myself. This tells you a lot about many University Professors today. Peddlers of pretty lies.
@eyeswideopen7777 8 місяців тому
The power of speech can be abused and misused
@speksone Рік тому
The most impressive thing to me is he is the only foreigner to ever escape from Bangkok prison , I live in thailand and can assure you that that would have taken a brave man to do something like that!
@JohnnyXanax Рік тому
If you were a captain in the Bangkok Hilton, would you refuse USD$25K to turn around for a smuggler. I don't think so. Plus, some of your dope will be waiting for you at whatever border you cross.
@GladysAlicea Рік тому
True. I recently watched a few vids of the world's worst prisons, and I wouldn't want to spend a minute in any of them, Thailand and Madagascar included!
@Miafunfactory Рік тому
You gotta bounce from Bangkok...
@memyselfandeye76 Рік тому
@@GladysAlicea Madagascar took the cake!
@bigredracingteam9642 Рік тому
He was probably also the only millionaire in that prison. According to Wikipedia "McMillan, due to his financial status lived more comfortably than the average inmate while in prison. McMillan had his own chef and servants, dined on food bought from the supermarket, and also had his own office, television and radio."
@Mindfookfilms Рік тому
The honesty and lucidity of this man... wow
@joetaylor486 Рік тому
Fascinating, just scratching the surface of this man's experience. I am no fan of the class a world, and have resuscitated many overdoses, many unsuccessfully. This is a voice of authority though on this subject matter, and deserves a calm ear.
@scottcarlass8887 Рік тому
This has got to be the most fascinating thing I've ever seen. I could listen to this man all day.
@moshesheckel7369 Рік тому
You must live a very sheltered life.
@hate6crew6death6roll Рік тому
'Congratulations to drugs, for winning the war on drugs' is a common and true phrase used by Vice media, only because it is 100% true. My experience with heroin and my wait for substitution prescription of subutex (another drug offered for heroin treatment along with methadone) i waited 2 YEARS (not 2 weeks like he said) and 2 overdoses later, i was STILL told, in a roundabout way to avoid the dr's getting in trouble legally, 'if i wanted on this program, you will need to continue testing positive for heroin' AKA you gotta stay on heroin to get on this program to get you off it. We call it 'chemical handcuffs' as you are chained to this cycle now, you MUST go to the chemist/drug store each day before you get sick from the drug they prescribed, you must go to a window away from the common folk, why? well because your a dirty drug junkie (how dare you stand with the normal people like a normal person) and do that everyday, being de-humanized and stigmatized, and if you miss 2 days, your off the program and your only option at that moment? - heroin, which you haven't used in weeks/months/years meaning your tolerance is non-existent and your more likely to Overdose. Yea theres treatment, but is it any different from going to a dealer? yes and no, for only one reason: its legal the way you do it now. if your dealer of heroin was behind that legal door with a degree in medicine, what honestly would be the difference? no contaminants, safe purity, safe equipment and safety information. just like we have with the legal drugs like alcohol and caffeine
@esk8er900 Рік тому
Sorry dude but I’ve experienced a totally different yet far more positive normal interaction with subs…. I hope life has been better for u
@xenostim Рік тому
Holy crap. I'm in Oregon, USA and when I was trying to get off H I couldn't find a doctor to prescribe me suboxone so I opted to get on methadone, which in retrospect worked out better for me than I think suboxone would have. Fortunately I didn't have to wait more than a couple days to get on it. I couldn't imagine waiting 2 years. Did you get on subs and get clean off H? I've got about 4yrs clean now.
@hate6crew6death6roll Рік тому
@@xenostim my friend also preferred meth (as in methadone, obviously) over subutex, i think it really helped massively with his leg pain too, from a car accident. Yea i have been off for atleast 6-8+ years now, so long ive stopped counting, i had some moments where i did use and relapse on a handful of occasions but never more than a day and felt shame about it after. so its been out of my life for a while now, i dont think it ever fully will be either tho as it was for so many years (ill be asking for it on my deathbed tho lol) i say to people, that dont understand, that i talk to my annoying drug-craving monkey on my back and say 'not today, maybe a few more years and i will listen maybe' if a craving hits, so that im not taking it and wont be for years and years again but also not giving myself the unpractical standard of never touching the stuff again as an addict. like i said, i do want it on my deathbed again as it is also an incredible feeling that nothing sexual even comes close to in my opinion and im adventurous ill just say so TL:dr i lie to myself that ill never do it again and 7-8 plus clean from H years on, id say its been working pretty well for me
@fellzer Рік тому
On and on and on and on. What's your poison buddy? Adderall (meth)? Or Vyvanse (cocaine)?
@hate6crew6death6roll Рік тому
@@fellzer well considering neither of the brands you mentioned contain what drugs you claim they do and that i don't even live in the country that prescribes them n i know that, says alot about how much actual education you've had on them (little to none). Also, a Long Articulated point = must be on speed or meth! not just a person that's passionate and trained about a subject that effects everyone in life in ways they dont even realize. As for adderall or vyvanse....neither? In the US, where i dont live, adderall is a prescribed mix of amphetamine salts, so its not 'meth'amphetamine (that would be 'desoxyn'). it is amphetamine and dextroamphetamine mix. Whilst Vyvanse is also an amphetamine called lisdexamfetamine, so dunno where you got cocaine from at all? Either way, we don't get prescribed amphetamines as much as the US where im from.
@ryanpadgett8340 Рік тому
The way in which some people sorta fall into the drug game is wild ! I personally was raised in a great home w/a amazing family and I ended up selling drugs , was arrested for trafficking & distribution 2xs and nobody ever believes me when I tell them that bc i don’t “look” like i would be that way. I promise there’s nothing glamorous about that life ! You either end up dead or in prison if you stay living that way. I thank God everyday I was able to get out and change my life !
@bryandraughn9830 Рік тому
There's a "gangster mentality" amongst the youth in my area that makes the dealers think they're some kind of big-shot. They're literally addicted to slinging dope. Every one of them gets busted and goes right back to dealing. Pretty stupid.
@fabulamcafee Рік тому
I ended up being a programmer and thinking about to go back, I'm not kidding. the only thing that stops me is aging and that I must shoulder responsibility in order to have a family.
@janedoe6350 Рік тому
So much poverty and suffering in the world. Make live worth living for people, opportunity , hope, support networks, enough food and shelter and people won't feel the need to "escape"! That said, some will always want to dabble... i guess, it's ok for a holiday, but i wouldn't want to live there.
@mrbanana6464 Рік тому
@@fabulamcafee If you’re already a software engineer you should be making more than a drug dealer. If not it seems you have the drive to start your own business. You’re an engineer you can make literally anything you can imagine, why would you go back?
@fabulamcafee Рік тому
@@mrbanana6464 im a junior and could easily work for 25ooo - 38ooo euro but 40ooo - 45ooo is my first goal i try catching to enter | i also look for opportunities to get two or more remote jobs at the same time | i just did the years of certification paper to prepare caring for a family, was like prison and working feel like it too | now here in germany i would be able to life on low with named side income and use the few years of young life i have left to follow my childdream and develope my gameplay ideas and arts | currently its a crisis here and i can be a wage slave later too - the things i do, might look good on portfolio and im into opensource projects on github | in my believe i would be able to buffer the fall of my risky attempt and glide to a normal carrier with constant looking for better job offers later on | thats why im thinking to go back - whats your view on it, am i psyched (; ? edit: with this income, i think im not able to buy a house, cars, insurance and shoulder what else
@Wildelephant166 Рік тому
Heroin and depression is another deadly combo
@techcafe0 Рік тому
depression alone can be deadly enough
@elle4520 Рік тому
Can confirm
@Inertia888 Рік тому
It's only when the user has no way of getting the next dose, that it is deadly. Depression is not very hard to deal with when a person is feeling the effects of the drug. (edit: I should also note, that this is a further reason why I think it should be legalized & regulated)
@thoomin1926 Рік тому
@@Inertia888 Yep, I rather be really depressed, than really addicted to any opiate because then the idea of quitting is a whole bigger thing to worry about crawling out of.
@Blue-lo4cb Рік тому
Heroin/ opiates are actually good for depression. David talks about this in a different interview with Shaun Atwood and in my experience it’s true. Until as someone above noted, you run out. Then it’s not great
@lukes7027 Рік тому
Very interesting story and very well told! Great job, Insider!
@christianward632 Рік тому
I could listen to david's voice anytime. He has so well spoken and is easy to listen too.
@optimus1076 Рік тому
Finally a good tutorial
@025Gamx Рік тому
FR fr😅😅
@giantrobotenjoyer8601 Рік тому
Nah seriously 💀
@timrice1360 Рік тому
😂💀
@JohnnyXanax Рік тому
He operated before the post 9/11 area. You could see your family/friends depart from your departing gate. It is a different ballgame, so tactics also change.
@lyndsieannette957 Рік тому
😂
@YannickFilms Рік тому
He's so calm, I love listening to him!
@jonpell2246 Рік тому
This guy is AMAZING!!! Is a true stand up, exceptional human being that blames no one but himself and his actions that led him to be a smuggler. Genius plan, also regarding drug legalization and regulation. Truly goes in deeply on these topics and explain so much more in depth than I have heard from truly anyone....top notch interview guys!!!
@khalilrazak6486 Рік тому
Totally agree that the only sane way forward is to legalise drug's because clearly the war on drug's has been a massive multi trillion dollar failure on all levels and it is the reason why the black market keeps booming.
@fish_citizen Рік тому
Decriminalize. Do not legalize. Decriminalization allows you to arrest the dealers while not punishing the addicts
@hmalik5232 Рік тому
@@fish_citizen Legalisation is better. Decriminalisation means that a black market still exists and stuff. Dealers shouldn’t be arrested.
@Ryan88881 Рік тому
@@fish_citizen Any situation where drugs are not regulated or subjected to quality control and high standards of purity will be a nightmare scenario 100% of the time. Decriminalization does almost nothing. Addicts and users don't even get jail time these days. The problem is the purity of street drugs and the lack of access to safer alternatives, for example; regulating amphetamine sulfate to decrease the meth market or regulating morphine or oxycodone to decrease heroin or even just regulate heroin to wipe out fentanyl. One of the main problems is the lack of options people have when it comes to substances so they have to use the same substances over and over again for different purposes thus creating tolerance and dependence.
@Ryan88881 Рік тому
@@hmalik5232 Lol exactly. I don't understand how people can even pretend like "drug dealing" is an inherently or even typically immoral act when these same critics don't seem to have any problem or beef with the countless liquor and tobacco vendors on every major street that has businesses. Do people really think street drugs are automatically more dangerous just in principle? This is like in the same league of irrationality as climate change deniers or flat-earthers, very *very* anti-science which is usually reserved for hardcore partisans or religious zealots, not average relatively cognizant people. I just can't even comprehend how someone can draw such conclusions about legality equating safety in the first place when the sheer amount of evidence against that is overwhelming. Medically speaking, alcohol and tobacco aren't even moderate in their 'hardcorness' and dangers, they're full-fledged hard drugs. Even things like ketamine are nowhere near as dangerous as alcohol and ket isn't exactly harmless.
@hmalik5232 Рік тому
@@Ryan88881 I agree
@skram4648 Рік тому
Well done you must be one of the first person on a documentary like this that actually knows what your talking about because I am currently on a methadone treatment and now I know that it's actually harder to get off than the heroin it's self
@philharry7213 Рік тому
It is hard but the secret is to come off very slowly reducing a few ml a month.
@ThatSoonerGuy Рік тому
Have you heard of Belbuca? It’s a newer medication that’s pretty expensive but it works really well! In fact, it has multiple uses. I take it for pain treatment but it can also be used to reduce or even eliminate withdrawal symptoms entirely. I can completely stop taking my other pain medications and strictly take the Belbuca without having any withdrawal effects. It’s a great medication.
@TheBerendir Рік тому
Ditto m8 I've not used in nearly 10 years but I am still on a methadone script for over 10 years!
@mattdad8429 Рік тому
This might the most fascinating interview on drugs I've ever seen.
@NigelHeaton Рік тому
Absolute classic story. Awesome guy. So articulate and realistic.
@travishamilton1659 Рік тому
I found this man and his conversation absolutely captivating. I was glued to it. For some reason I just could not turn away from it. As a former dealer myself, The knowledge, the know-how and the will of the entire game that this man had, it's just something that could never be taught. Any seem like such a good guy with a great outlook on life. I hope everything does well for him
@liquidoxygenbar7671 Рік тому
It must be surreal to be able to talk about this and not having to worry about getting killed...
@PolishBehemoth Рік тому
Hes been out the game since 2004... 18 years. The people who knew him are either long gone or in jail or too successful to care.
@marcelsinky1652 Рік тому
only in USA people always think to kill each others for any possible reasons all the time Relax bro !
@patheddles4004 Рік тому
@@PolishBehemoth Plus, he's not giving out any information that'd get specific people in trouble. No one's got any incentive to hurt him.
@PolishBehemoth Рік тому
@@patheddles4004 that too
@amanbindra3183 Рік тому
One of the best videos i have seen on the internet!
@nhibbs3 Рік тому
This is an amazing video. I could listen to him for hours
@PurityVendetta Рік тому
I found the interview with David fascinating. I did have a tiny amount of understanding of the heroin network in the dying midlands industrial town I grew up in but the detail and depth of David's knowledge was really engaging. Why stupidity, religion and the politics of the incompetent and hard of thinking are allowed to stand in the way of actually tackling the social harm the illegal drug industry does. David's clarity of vision is what's needed not mindless rhetoric and dogma.
@m.a.b.4104 Рік тому
I read this guy's book years ago, fascinating life story. The death of his wife in the prison fire was horrendous, she did not in any way deserve to be there. Shame on the authorities for putting her there just to try to get at him.
@noneofyourbeeswax01 Рік тому
He chose the life, he knew what he was doing and the risks he was taking and subjecting his wife to. Do the crime, do the time. I'm not being callous, I've been there, took my licks and done my bird. We all have no-one to blame but ourselves for the consequences of our own considered actions.
@m.a.b.4104 Рік тому
@@noneofyourbeeswax01 doing time in jail isn't the same as your wife burning to death when she herself didn't break the law. She was on remand for charges that would've never held up, and the prosecution probably never intended on following through with. He did the crime and needed to handle doing the time, not the same for her.
@m.a.b.4104 Рік тому
Of course he bears some responsibility for her outcome, but the state does more. She never dealt or smuggled drugs and barely lived off his gains.
@noneofyourbeeswax01 Рік тому
@@m.a.b.4104 I don't know where you get the notion that his drug-smuggling wife and partner in crime "didn't break the law". While it may well be the case that the crime she was accused of and incarcerated for was a stitch-up job, that's one of the risks one faces in a life of crime. It's all very tragic but you can get taken down by good cops or bad cops. But you're a heroin smuggler, who you gonna complain to? Go on UKposts I guess and speak articulately about your monstrous crimes, I guess...
@noneofyourbeeswax01 Рік тому
@@m.a.b.4104 Oh there's enough blame to go round, so don't forget to apportion the wife her share. Unless you're going to assert that she wasn't complicit because she was entirely ignorant of her husband's career?
@justarshad8354 Рік тому
As a heroin addict, I knew most of the things he said.. Only the part where heroin comes from and what mostly the manufacturers put in.. The other things i already knew.. But yet again,very good content.. Loved it!
@gabidornelles27 Рік тому
This interview is amazing!
@tomking7080 Рік тому
This gentleman is 100% right about everything that he said. As a former heroin addict and the experiences I have gone through he hit the nail on the head. Great interview
@noneofyourbeeswax01 Рік тому
Sell a $10 bag on a street corner and you're a low-life scumbag dealing in death. Traffic millions of $$ worth of smack around the world and you're a "gentleman"! It's a funny old world!
@tanthaman Рік тому
Junkie
@tomking7080 Рік тому
@@tanthaman Why even make that comment? Does that make you feel better?
@tanthaman Рік тому
@@tomking7080 junkie
@pjkennedy1894 Рік тому
@@tanthaman Wanker
@aculturacionsin9852 Рік тому
Good video 👏 no annoying music in the background just information given in an interesting way
@skinwalker_ Місяць тому
I could listen to him talk for hours. What an amazing voice and so captivating.
@mctooch 8 місяців тому
I could listen to this man FOR HOURS
@joshuarosen6242 Рік тому
He is an articulate and fascinating speaker. That was both informative and entertaining.
@str8menace434 Рік тому
I’m struggling with heroin addiction and this dude impressed me with the game he has
@knado8135 Рік тому
Good luck man. However, I wonder where in the world you are, that you still think you are doing actual Heroin. I only bring this up, because a lot of these fentanyl derivatives that are marketed as Heroin, Oxycodone, etc, are even harder to get off than actual H. Suboxone or Methadone is pretty much the end of addiction for 90% of addicts, other than death or jail. And I've been stuck on suboxone for 2 years now...yeah I'm not shooting up pills or dope anymore, but I'm still relying on something to wake me up and feel normal. It all sucks, and I wish you luck. I was so lucky to get out RIGHT before Fent took over. Never ODed in 15 years of IV use. I literally got out as soon as my H started looking and feeling weird. I had NO idea how bad it was about to get.
@str8menace434 Рік тому
@@knado8135 likewise my man,I'm from Sierra de Culiacan Sinaloa Mexico where farmers & traffickers dominate the land they lay down the laws here and the use of Fentanyl is illegal amongst the locals. there are hundreds of Lab's here but the ones that produce synthetic heroin is only for export The Cartel don't want any zombies here they kill you if you get caught.
@dakine4238 Рік тому
I hope you can overcome the addiction. It's said many people with addiction resort to it to deal with emotions. Is that your reason or you just enjoy it?
@Will-uv9kx 3 місяці тому
@@knado8135in the UK you can be sure when you no. 3 brown. The chemical reaction when you cook it up shows you somewhat reliably as the Insoluable alkaline h floats to the top of the spoon then becomes soluble when heated. Do you have personal experience? Because if you do, like this man said, you can tel by the texture, smell(vinegar), colour, feeling, etc Many countries now have mixes but even those experienced users have a feel for it. Fent is clearly different. It takes an ignorant user to think fent is h. Line he said they can be mixed, however. Even then you can usually tell. People who have never even tried it once often have strong opinions or think they know because they have watched some documentaries, but until you've lived it, you really know little or nothing. Some of the people who parrot the biggest falsehoods actually are the ones who patch together a narrative they found from watching things online. But with no applied knowledge are almost as wrong as your typical boomer or know nothing normie. ❤
@OneTwoFive0 Рік тому
Thanks, these tips really helped me and my friends with exports!
@TheHiguy333 Рік тому
This man is so amazing. So eloquent and well spoken.
@bkelly625 Рік тому
A guy who sold drugs that certainly 100% without doubt killed hundreds if not thousands of people. Yea real amazing 🙄 🤦♂️
@jonjones971 10 місяців тому
Amazing ? He is a drug smuggler , a criminal , many people died because of him .. nothing amazing
@fazex4185 Рік тому
This was exceptionally informative and highly intriguing. What a charismatic and knowledgeable character.
@tomster1414 8 місяців тому
Wow this guy is about ten times more articulate , interesting and intelligent than any politician in the UK atm .
@ADKaizenProductions 8 місяців тому
He said that he didn't rush the farmers and they trusted him. Just five minutes and he's honesty and realistic views makes me trust him too.
@mosessupposes2571 Рік тому
What an amazing interview. Thank you
@Dr.siegesmund-woltenau Рік тому
Big Respect - True Words - True Wisdom from Experience - Liked the Attitude of this man.
@garylewellen4241 Рік тому
Fantastic interview!
@magneticboy Рік тому
A very truthful, poignant and beautifully delivered argument on why we should end the war on drugs. They’ve already won. Brilliant interview.
@mikesmusicden Рік тому
Amazing how one can look at people and not see them as they really are. If I saw this old boy at a coffee shop or on the street I'd never guess in a million years that his life was what it was. Really riveting video; very interesting fellow
@-Maiki Рік тому
Such a smart man, and all the idea's he gave about fixing the drug problem are spot on.
@user-fb4ze4sj7q 8 місяців тому
Fabulously informative. Thank you.
@eliara-thevoice8430 Рік тому
This man eloquently reveals that drug smugglers do not necessarily look menacing or talk tough and tough. Your local smuggler could be a neighbor, friend, or a relative. Clearly, smugglers can be intelligent and softspoken. He shows us that given certain incentives, almost anyone could get entangled in smuggling. Greed can take hold. And poverty and despiration can be an incentive. Grateful to him for sharing his story. It's educational, and would never be taught in schools. May he continue on his journey with grace and peace.
@lmao1660 Рік тому
Thanks for the tutorial mate, very helpful :)
@SiphesihleKhoza Рік тому
He's 26 years old, by the way.
@KittraKittra Рік тому
LOL!
@gavinl8726 Рік тому
😂😂😂
@hawsrulebegin7768 Рік тому
Incredible video. Speaks so eloquently and sensibly about a dirty drug. Fascinating life he’s led and I hope he manages to end his days in some kind of peace with himself. Age brings wisdom and regret.
@Thorazinedreams3 5 днів тому
Your delivery is making this kind of sound aspirational. I wanna stay with a remote family while casually learning the poppy processing trade in no hurry to leave.
@jerryweaver2247 Рік тому
Usually trauma or chronic loneliness is the reason why people seek out illegal drugs. Sometimes physical pain is the reason. But social issues is the main reason.
@Sketch1994 Рік тому
The issue of chronic pain is ridiculously downplayed, and when we live in a culture that strives to serve every single comfort and even vice people have, but condemns people with actual severe medical issues to suffer unless they manage to break the law. I have iatrogenic intractable pain from a failed spinal fusion that a neurosurgeon extorted me to do, got PTSD from being verbally assaulted by a "chronic pain management specialist" for "being too young", and limited to taking 45mg of codeine every night, when since the first time I ever took any opioids I had to take 60mg, just to be able to get 4-5 hours of sleep at night and still only one third of the times. Right now I am resorting to complementing my prescription with steady volumetric doses of legal grey area Chinese chemicals, which not only allowed me to at least get a short glimpse of my dream career before insomnia from pain caught up with me, but they still give me actual control over my pain levels (I managed to practice my profession at the top level for 8 months, and was economically independent for over a year with the money I managed to make in 8 months of doing it, and managed to get 4 raises too, when I was about to quit in week 2 due to the pain before ordering them for the first time, but I still don't want to increase my tolerance anymore). If I ever come across the chance to buy heroin, I will do it without a second thought, and if I don't, I hope I don't have to live too long (the goal I hope to beat is to barely outlive my parents, although very often I think of all the things I am losing to pain and I am not even sure about that)
@seasonedbeefs Рік тому
Availability also
@devilsoffspring5519 Рік тому
That's often the case, but sheer boredom will do it too. Excruciating boredom will make young people get into drugs even when they have their whole lives ahead of them. The drudgery and futility of years & years of schoolwork, just to end up an exhausted working stiff like their parents, will often do it.
@seasonedbeefs Рік тому
@@devilsoffspring5519 not just young people. I'm bored af
@seasonedbeefs Рік тому
Plus. Alcohol is also a drug So who's actually really to be on the high ground. Each to our own f off
@Keiphton27 Рік тому
Please more stories of this nature. Keep educating and by those who’ve lived it. Cheers.
@SaraE465 Рік тому
He know SO MUCH. Highly intelligent and knowledgeable. Having a hard time picturing the man on the screen doing what he says he did, but I suppose that's why he managed to do it for so long. Wondering about possible success he could have had in legal businesses.
@1life_Only 10 місяців тому
So sharp, articulate and intelligent regardless of drugs or no drugs! Brilliant documentary
@eveningstar1 Рік тому
Politicians and drug law enforcement need to listen to people like him.
@GladysAlicea Рік тому
Too many of them around the world profit from illegal drug trade. Don't forget, it's a multi-billion dollar business, and that's every year.
@rickyh527 Рік тому
Dude talks like we're going on a safari in the 1920s
@andrewswan4659 5 місяців тому
Thank you for the word. Sincerely.
@hugoaken2604 Рік тому
Last watched one of his videos two years ago and note he has aged markedly. Still only in his mid-sixties he could be taken for twenty years older at least. The chosen lifestyle taking its toll. His books are also an excellent read.
@AlphaBravo860 Рік тому
Fantastic story! Love this man. Seems like an extremely knowledgeable man. A life full of experience. 😉
@Old299dfk Рік тому
What a wonderfully articulate man.
@lean2281 3 місяці тому
Are you gay for him or what
@LukoDicko 2 місяці тому
What ab amazing watch! I was rivetted to my seat watching or hearing him speak! As a long suffering victim of the Heroin epidemic in my country (the U.K also!) I could nod my head at some of his comments too! And I wholeheartedly agree on his points on supply demand etc, down to policing this "out of fashion!" Drug... If there ever was one?! But, he touched on so many ideas/fads that comes nto the Drug industry ATM.. My point being, his true words in the Country you find yourself in ATM, is no truer... Heroin must grasped at the beginning of the addiction, or albeit at the time or, At a time where a country can place more efficient treatment programmes than Methadone.
@Oneover_137 Рік тому
This was great, thank you for this
@urbaniv Рік тому
What cool dude. Could listen to him forever
@doratheexploder286 Рік тому
very true about the brown heroin doing a number on your veins due to the acid you need to cook it with to dissolve it. ascorbic acid was the preferred one, but the cheaper and more easily available was just citric acid, or plain lemon juice which can be found in any regular supermarket.
@mCblue79 Рік тому
Yep. Number 3 has to be mixed with acid to dissolve. Number 4 is the H salt that dissolves easily. Though it's harder and costlier to make.
@patricklonergan3 Рік тому
They give out satchets of citric acid in the needle packs. It destroys your veins first time. When I used to inject I used a drop of white vinegar.
@eddeewhat5553 Рік тому
Very knowledgeable made this video very informative & interesting. 👍🏽
@cynic150 Рік тому
Really interesting and informative!
@justinatkins1668 Рік тому
I genuinly love this mans perspective and agree with a lot of the points he's making. I'm astounded by how intelligent this man is; Further proof that It takes all kinds, CEOs, blue collar, soldiers, The homeless, even doctors. It can reach anyone and with what is mixed with now a days, it will such you in.
@shaunattwoodOFFICIAL Рік тому
Congratulations David thank you for this
@DavidMcMillan888 Рік тому
Just for you Shaun 😊
@benmitchell2537 Рік тому
I read unforgiving destiny after watching this interview. The bloke is a genius and meticulous in his planning and execution. Highly recommend the book.
@mrdryst7265 Рік тому
I like this How Crime Works series, can you please do Wall Street next? Could make it a 100 part series to cover the tip of the iceberg
@jacklynnmjackson2383 Рік тому
Which of course started w U S Chattel Slavery~ human Chattel=stock held in *bondage I wonder will we be advanced the whitewashed version. 10.'22
@sparkeyjones6261 Рік тому
You're right. The story of an insider trader, or someone who had been convicted of illegally manipulating the market would be quite interesting.
@xisotopex Рік тому
this guy definitely still has a passion for his job. do what you love1
@ItzSlushie Рік тому
I feel like I’m listening to an audio book. This guy is great at explaining and storytelling
@BulkernatorKerb 8 місяців тому
I purchased David's book "unforgiving destiny". I've read hundreds of books and it's in my top 5! Great author
@kbw9008 Рік тому
I'd automatically just take all this guys advice on any subject, no questions asked. lol. fantastic delivery
@minigrande1939 Рік тому
Absolutely spot on .He knows what he is talking about
@alistairmillar2164 Рік тому
An excellent informative video. Many thanks
@amrayabaptiste2933 7 місяців тому
He's eloquent, quite articulate and very informative.
@solaraura512 Рік тому
thanks for the tutorial
@TranscendianIntendor Рік тому
I had a friend who was a cop. I'd known them since high school. Their attitude or judgements concerning the Drug War were the same as this older former smuggler. I terribly addicted to cigarettes and I've been told as regards other bad habits "At least it doesn't make you crazy."
@Sketch1994 Рік тому
Except being on low to moderate amounts of heroin doesn't make you crazy either, and running out of both will make you pretty crazy indeed, just in somewhat different ways. They are both totally right though. It's the war on drugs killing people, and not drugs themselves!
@dw3403 Рік тому
@@Sketch1994 being in a state where they legalized pot and we now have a young generation of pot heads. I do not agree with legalizing drugs. Legalizing gives approval which means we will have to pay to get them off of it too. I think the only reason drugs would be legalized would be a way of culling sheep if you get my drift. The stores that sell it are constantly being robbed. Since it is a federal crime still the stores dont use banks. The pot store on a corner by me has brought a lot of riff raff to my area.
@Sketch1994 Рік тому
@@dw3403 I somewhat agree, except the fact that weed wasn't simple decriminalized or legalized, but rather promoted and pushed as a cure all, or even "the drug that will save you from doing other drugs". Like any other psychoactive substance, weed can be a gateway too, and it can really mess a life up just as bad as opioids or cocaine can do to others.
@dw3403 Рік тому
@@Sketch1994 So true. I know the legalizing it for medicinal use was what they were pushing. But it is now classified as a recreational drug. My son worked in a restaurant with a bar. The night it was legalized the idiots were smoking it in the bar. Smoking is banned indoors so I have no idea what made them think they could. I read an article that now the younger generation is not seeking medical help for mental or physical and self medicating with pot.
@chumfartlin9963 Рік тому
@@dw3403 yah i do that
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