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.

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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

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