The Hunt For The Fentanyl King Of The Dark Web

[@MrChilli78]

A $10,000 reinforced door and they smash the window 😂 That's classic

[@emiledlund9559]

It's like a modern gordian knot

[@pegcity4eva]

They would have just used a bear cat and ripped the door off the hinges.

[@user-fi3ri3lb6s]

@@pegcity4eva yes obviously they would have gotten in eventually. The point is, it buys you precious time

[@simonchristopher8324]

Clearly the bloke wasn't too intelligent.

[@zramdeen]

A chain is only as strong as it's weakest link.

[@DogsCoffeeNJesus]

I was a fentanyl addict for a few years. I remember every dark net market said it strictly prohibited fentanyl, but everyone knew the pressed oxy M30s and "other" opioids were fentanyl. I've lost so many friends who didnt deserve to die, and I OD'd multiple times. I hope something is seriously done to put a stop to this fentanyl crisis. Now I have 13 months clean. WE DO RECOVER 🖤

[@The.Consultant.]

How did you stop ? How bad were withdrawals ?

[@nickmoloney9820]

One day at a time , best wishes

[@clairecordell2461]

👍

[@magnumxlpi]

​@@xydian4282 same

[@yxhwxhg2988]

@@The.Consultant.you’d probably rather die

[@drekenproductions]

love that you gave the dude a shout out before the video started to get going. lots of people just cite their source or add a credit reel and i can't imagine how hard it is to gain popularity as a text journalist these days.

[@theblackmoth1111]

Imagine if content could be made plagiarized making it a default to cite sources.

[@drekenproductions]

@@theblackmoth1111 content like videos? they can be plagiarized i believe videos can be dinged for this still but in this context the video is transformative in taking the text form article and applying images and videos and narration to the article.

[@gordonbyrd7199]

The anti raid door with regular ass windows is crazy. Bet the back had a massive sliding glass door also

[@marxistoligarchanarchistking]

says a lot about him. very symbolic, like using tor with fuckall "fuck it" opsec

[@kozad86]

I think it’s wild that people were popping fake Xanax made outta meth and not even noticing that they weren’t remotely relaxed.

[@moodyinformed]

Ikr as a former benzo addict, ain't no way I would mistake literal meth for the numbness and oblivious relaxation of Xanax. People just wanted to get high and not thinking of the consequences

[@Blunt_Man]

That was my first thought, surely fent would have made a lot more sense over meth. A benzo user would spot the difference likely either way but put it this way, I've never seen anybody gobble up a few bars and instead of blacking out, they get a bunch of energy and zero brain fog. At least if they were nodding out it might help to sell the illusion that it's some sort of sedative, especially if the person had little to no first hand experience with benzos, they'd probably just think that "xanax" is way more euphoric and sedating than actual alprazolam really is.

[@justinsnider9772]

Yeah that’s pretty crazy. Would think he would make fake X tabs with it or something.

[@antoniofernandesmarchetti1097]

From what i saw the fake Xanax has made from fentanyl and the meth has used to make adderall.

[@alp77747]

I think it was just weirdly worded in the article and Kira misread it, it just said "laced" after discussing the meth laced addy. Kira is pure, drug free guy and didn't realize meth in bars wouldnt make any sense 😄 that being said im sure it happened, since it sounds like they were not careful at all

[@CadeCBC]

Really like the article shout out at the start, full page includes name & pic. Your journalism standards are always refreshing.

[@BlackWestCoast]

Yes

[@justsomeone6913]

And?

[@L_Train]

If you're going to plagiarize, you might as well give a shout out

[@UrbanNightmare83]

If anyone is suffering from fenytnal use and wants to quit I highly suggest going to a rehab that does a methadone taper to wean yourself off. It will make the withdrawal process so much easier then having to wait 3 or 5 days to get on suboxone. My first rehab didn't have a methadone taper. It was the worst withdrawal I ever went through. Then I heard about how some rehabs do methadone tappers. It was night and day difference. Just celebrated a yr clean Sept 18th.

[@derren313]

I was a heroine addict for almost 14 yrs now I'm on methodone for the past 4 yrs n I'm glad

[@neilcook9088]

Well done sweetheart. I hope you manage to stay clean and have a much better life.

[@coeie4912]

Junkie

[@user-sz8km9dy5v]

Suboxone ? SuBie Tex 💩

[@DooRstoper]

Dude getting into rehab being a broke junkie with now help isn't that easy . And the one where you can qualify to go for free I forget what it's called sponsored? you have to wait for a bed for weeks it's hard to get in for most people and never get in right away . I struggled with heroin and later fentanyl my last relapse 8 years went by but could never get clean until right before my dad die bc I didn't want to have to be hig and unpressent during his passing. It's different for everyone and I wish addiction on no one not even people I have problems with. Nothing worse then being sick . Finally at 40 I have just over a yeah clean but it's hard and lonely . Anyhow get out before you die if you don't you don't want to have to start over in life at 40. Because at this age it is hard to make good friends grow a business bc finding someone to hire you is hard . Just don't fuck your life up kids. Be good.

[@UentilSecure]

Imagine buying Xanax but you end up staying wide awake for 2 days straight 😭

[@22type]

That’s normal

[@howtorawk]

@@22type no its not are you dumb?

[@tikibarber6982]

You think it’s normal cuz you be off them fake xans too

[@seanlanglois8620]

Zans are nothing like speed I would be pissed looking for person

[@veryhuman7472]

I'm almost certain the person who made this video has misunderstood something. There's no way they were pressed with meth that's absurd and when the video displays the seizure breakdown it the text clearly reads "counterfeit xanax" and the KZbinr actually just pulls the "made with meth" completely out of his ass. FWIW most likely it's etizolam and potentially and/or fentanyl too unfortunately has been known to occur.

[@Kier4n99]

I don't know how you manage to extend my attention span from 2 minutes to half an hour. But it's super cool. Thanks. Great vid

[@glitchy_weasel]

Same, I promised I would study today. But KiraTV is just so good 😅

[@delta6704]

by allah your tiktok brain will be cured 🙏

[@L_Train]

The accent sure didn't help

[@4rinstr_]

@@delta6704 its my youtube reel brain

[@bahaprodz]

Brilliant story telling , brilliant editing. Watched every single minute of it

[@wallakadj4036]

Right, but his voice is pretty shitty though.. He should use a great voice narrator and it would be 👌

[@tjmmcd1]

EXACTLY! t is nothing but STORY-TELLING; a made-up, totally fabricated STORY!

[@kachow2461]

No you didn’t

[@L.C.Sweeney]

Well, yeah. I'd expect you to watch the whole thing. Is that supposed to be a sign of incredible quality? That somebody actually watches something.

[@bahaprodz]

@@L.C.Sweeney You don't make any sense dude , like 0 insights in what you've just wrote.

[@jakemakesstuff3973]

I’ve just got to say I’m absolutely hooked on your mini docs mate. You’re an extremely talented fellow and I’m now a happy subscriber. I’ll recommend your channel to many of my friends. Much love from Texas.

[@JoshuaRyanActual]

Just to add some context, I was in Iraq as a soldier and we had an Iraqi interpreter that we nicknamed 'Toto' who was a bad ass. When my unit rotated out of Mosul we found out 3 months later Toto was beheaded by AQI near Al Qayyarah for helping us. It was a brutal reality

[@polygonvvitch]

That's why it's important to teach people what drugs do. Even if they're illegal, knowing when you've been given the wrong one, or too high a dose, can save their life.

[@Craycrayallday]

@@polygonvvitchwhat does this possibly have to do with Josh’s comment

[@a_8764]

How many Iraqi pre-schoolers did you execute?

[@JoshuaRyanActual]

@@a_8764 none, I'm not Sunni Muslim.

[@4xmo]

​@@JoshuaRyanActual US army kill more iraqis that sunnis 💀 its not even close. the USA will be seen as the big evil superpower in the future.

[@ImpudentInfidel]

Just right at the beginning: buys a battering-ram proof door and just normal windows. That says a lot about his thought processes.

[@tsdobbi]

Yeah, you would think if you were going to go the the trouble of a door that can't be broken down, you would bar your windows.

[@JordyValentine]

For similar reason I think expensive door locks are a bad purchase, no one's gonna pick your lock, a window breaks too easily.

[@raistlarn]

​@@JordyValentineand if the windows don't there is a chance they could just bash the walls down.

[@crow2989]

He literally went back to Texas because he thought he got away with it even though one of his biggest supply chains was raided. Smart? sure. Intelligent? debatable

[@h1ko393]

Just get a bulldozer. People act like places are impregnable

[@AverageJoeGamer22]

Holy shit, I was not expecting this to be so damn well put together. Hats off to you man, fantastic content put together right here!

[@jiteshmaharaj2961]

thank you.i am the guy .im from south Africa

[@andrewwhite8762]

Absolutely impecabble and powerful storytelling, great work!

[@trevorhook9495]

lol the cop said it came with only 447 pills and no coke 🤣🤣

[@theeassassinhoodgh0st780]

the fact he was mad about the government getting scammed during the investigation is what got me

[@tabbykat8564]

"so westbrook initiated a dispute (which ended in favor of allawi.)" LOLL

[@enriquecortez2256]

Sounds like a happy meal for them 😂

[@theeassassinhoodgh0st780]

@@enriquecortez2256 lmao right

[@himsodangerous5860]

He was mad true was no coke

[@Guildmarm]

I remember seeing an explanation of what's needed in a dose of fentanyl to achieve its desired effect. it was less than a grain of sand. it was TINY. and something like 3 grains was enough to kill someone. So when you get fentanyl from a doctor in a hospital setting as a pain killer, it's a microscopic amount dissolved in a solution. It's not just a drug but a super effective and valuable pain killer.

[@Lunatix246]

It also doesn't mix very well in powdery concoctions, the fentanyl eventually comes back together if not mixed frequently. This is probably why some of these pills were causing overdoses, whilst some of them didn't even contain any.

[@imapirate186]

2mg will kill the average weight adult officer

[@russell7054]

Untrue - 15 grains to kill most people. There's good pharmacologist channels who debunk media myths about fentanyl.

[@sakurakiyori]

​@@imapirate186If it gets ingested, yeah, not if it just touches your skin. And Narcan counteracts it. If they have gun money, they can get Narcan money.

[@imapirate186]

@@sakurakiyori yea but if you're dealing with any large amounts and you cut open a brick and accidentally take a whiff. That's lights out

[@jabrowski_]

This was well made as always Kira. Keep going bro

[@donniedixon9240]

This is a work of art Subbed

[@ArrowArchitect]

I'm honestly surprised that having Fentanyl in the title didn't get you immediately demonetized

[@normabolanos6250]

Why? Do ppl get drugged or od'd by reading that word?

[@ArrowArchitect]

@@normabolanos6250 I wish I could tell you Why? KZbin decides to demonetize videos, but they like to keep it a mystery. Unexplained KZbin demonetization is a longtime staple of this channel, unfortunately.

[@peterj5106]

Yup!.....Just need to look at all the videos of Police instantly overdosing as soon as they realise they're in the same room as someone who's used fentanyl in the past 5 year's! 😂

[@selphconscious]

.. who cares?? Stop being a complacent part of the thought police.. it's getting tiring hearing the word's "unalive themselves".. y'all sound dumb af lol

[@EVOGUEOfficial]

​@@normabolanos6250he means that world got so soft even that could get you demonetized. Hes kind of right. The world really got to soft. What we laughed from before, now is offensive to some.

[@adriano2308]

Correction: He wasn’t pressing adderall pills and xanax pills with meth. He was just pressing Adderall pills with meth. He was pressing the xanax pills with RC benzodiazepines. Pressing meth into xanax pills is like putting a ton of caffeine in a sleeping pill, it makes zero sense. You even highlight the report that mentions counterfeit xanax tablets and you say it contains meth, but the sentence you highlighted says nothing about the xanax tablets containing meth.

[@nunyabizness573]

I'm thinking if the Xanax pills were cut with methadone that might make more sense.

[@vikzn1607]

yeah cause meth in xans makes 0 sense especially for someone in the market

[@Last_Chance.]

Rc?

[@twalsh05]

@@Last_Chance. RC usually mean like an analogue, very close chemical composition to the original. They can also be stronger, slower/faster acting, differing side effects etc. But overall it's close enough to be passed off as the same (family of) drug

[@lordrichard64]

@@nunyabizness573 Where's he getting all of the methadone from then?

[@juanmelgar4798]

Graet video, good narrating, and edition. You dont see many videos with this quality. You deserve more subs. Keep going

[@JohnGeorge-pw2xo]

I started doing drugs since my teenage, spent my whole life fighting cocaine addiction. Also suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

[@MuratBasar-jm9lc]

Thanks for sharing your story. That's rough I sympathize. Save your health save your mind. Life is better without heroin, cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes. And you have more money in your pocket. God bless everyone who has rejected the devils intentions to be addicted to alcohol and cigarettes etc which can cause so much damage to health. I will pray for you all.

[@ErnestoHorner88]

Hey mates! Can you help with the source? I suffer severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Germany don't know much about these. I'm so glad they helped you. I can't wait to get them too. Really need a reliable source 🙏

[@DonnDenisse]

Hey! Yes Mr.medmushies

[@NetaZjdb]

Mushrooms are very medicinal. This is why anybody familiar with psilocybin and any other kind of fungi will tell you, "They are alive." They have a very ancient wisdom. To my experience, all mushrooms have always said, "Pay attention to your life. How you think, how you feel, and what will you do with the information that you always knew, but now are seeing in this point of view." This is why mushrooms are so respected in tribal cultures. This mental health treatment works for me too. Half micro doses do the trick for me. At least a few days at a time with lengthy time in between. Never addictive. Thank you for sharing this point!

[@heroinaddict9831]

i love how yt always recommends me kira videos immediately after he uploads

[@deadboyzX8]

agree

[@Nathan_Coley]

As it should be 🙌

[@peterj5106]

@heroinaddict9831. Interesting name bro! Hope you're doing ok bud!

[@alp77747]

Kira, I know the article worded it weirdly but I don't think the laced Xanax contained meth - that may have happened occasionally, I'm sure, but it more likely contained RC analog benzos or fent. Xanax containing meth would be immediately the opposite of the intended affect, lol.

[@j_kickass]

I've had conversations with people taking Xanax who get symptoms mixed up. Expecting to be up. When I tried to explain it, they were too fucked up to understand. 😂 Like the video explains too, those might have been the main ingredients, but they could also be cocktails of anything. Anything that fit in a pill

[@BobbyGeneric145]

This bozo was no doubt cross-contaminating everything.

[@SpragginsDesigns]

Yeah. RC Benzos or fent for sure. Never heard of Xanax presses having meth. Plus, overdose on meth?

[@DeeP-_PerspectivE]

Right? How would he get reviews then. That makes zero chance

[@jamesbailey6257]

Yeah I have a feeling either Kira or the writer of the article got that messed up, probably a knowledge gap or he said something like "I was making a bunch of fake pills(lists off adderall and xanax), I'd just cut it, like I'd put meth in the aderall" and the writer assumed that meant he was putting meth in everything

[@Gorrgalore]

I lived in San Antonio during the period of time when the counterfeit pressed Xanax bars were really big. Most of them were not fentanyl though they were research benzos like Flualprazolam, Clonzalam, and etizolam. They felt just like the real thing and they would go for top dollar. Whoever was buying them directly off the dark web must have made a fortune at the local Methadone clinics.

[@Fikifunks5]

It was like that everywhere and people were just basically printing money

[@keongkeh9211]

The FBI doesn’t like competition

[@user-br1fn6tw7m]

No that's the CIA you're think about

[@spaceydinoboy1050]

@@user-br1fn6tw7mit’s both

[@user-ng8ed3yc3e]

Yup

[@jakeengb]

They don’t care about what drugs you’re taking so much as whose

[@xxcoopcoopxx]

The CIA told you the FBI doesn't like competition. Way to drink the kool-aid.

[@septawatt]

i have no idea if it was intentional or just a very understandable gaff (because your graphics and video quality is so high - great job by the way) but at around 26:31 when you show raid locations you put that last dot for houston directly over austin instead dhdh it gave me a nice laugh! this is such a great video, you’re research is so thorough!

[@JackieBaisa]

I noticed the same thing about the Houston/Austin mix-up. 😂 Still, a great video!

[@jstnjh]

Yep, I peeped that too lol

[@PowaPackRu]

Had to make sure I wasnt the only one

[@user-rs8bb1hb2e]

There wasn't much research to do. Virtually everything in this video came from a Wired article.

[@Tyr808]

What a wild story. I used to poke around that scene myself out of curiosity back in the day and am actually familiar with the name, but had never looked into any of the details. Thanks for making this, it was a great watch.

[@Face_The_Void]

Be careful. They’re watching you

[@darkjord5823]

​​@@Face_The_Voidlol nah, not unless you're of at least minor importance

[@MnemonicHeadTrip]

@@darkjord5823while the government is absolutely evil enough to go after normal people buying personal amounts of drugs, I’d still wager that it’s pretty unlikely

[@LegalizeTheNuclearBomb]

@@Face_The_Void "poke around that scene" aka browse the forums through tor, which is what everybody does. People just like to sound ominous because they think it makes them look cool.

[@dreamsprayanimation]

You start that drugee crap on me I will walk your happy ass out of here in 3 seconds.

[@tonymonxana992]

A simple why to prevent all this is to make opioids like oxy or morphine cheaper and easier to get through pharmacies.

[@DontDissTheProgram]

Very well put together thanks i enjoyed!

[@onadaTotihotiH]

Christ, the fact that there's a non-zero chance that a good friend of mine could have gotten something from this guy while he was in San Antonio boggles my mind

[@blyssstudios]

I'm saying!! I've lived here all my life and now know that someone I know more than likely got something from this guy

[@thewolves330]

Doubtful. He had a gram of coke and 100 xan which isn't shit I thought? Vs the cartel? Nah. Your people got it from the cartel then street dealers

[@Stophatingjitt]

@@blyssstudioswhat’s wrong with that? It’s the same drugs they buy off the streets

[@protonpig]

I was a student at UTSA around when this took place, and I just somehow never heard of all this happening. During the slideshow of places in UTSA, there were some where I paused the video and was like "I've been in that room". Crazy to think that while I was playing Pokemon on my 3DS at The Roost, someone else coulda been buying adderall laced with fentanyl.

[@juhRave]

What nerd says a non-zero chance, and who actually cares lol that's so cringe.

[@luxx-xr]

Love the videos man, been fighting Web3 on Linkedin and crushing lol. Pretty much turned the whole idea into a joke with the help of some of your videos. Keep fighting the good fight man.

[@Nathan_Coley]

Keep up the good work! Web3 always should have been treated as a joke until it was actually proven. Not the way it has assumed as legit before proven & now considered a joke.

[@AgustinNavia-cg3rg]

Psychedelics saved me from years of uncontrollable depression, anxiety, smoking, and illicit pills addiction. Imagine carving heavy chains for over a decade and then all of a sudden that burden is gone. Believe it or not, in a couple of years they'll be all over for treatment of mental health related issues.

[@DeanSteven-qu8xk]

Congrats on your recovery. Most people don't realize that psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives.

[@LetitiaWalker-cb4jf]

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.

[@AdelaidaMarques]

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 Switzerland. Really need!

[@DeanSteven-qu8xk]

Yes, Sporeville. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and addiction... Mushrooms definitely made a huge difference to why I'm clean today.

[@ParragaZambrano-lo9re]

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.

[@JayLang7]

Great mini documentary. Great work.

[@lynxfirenze4994]

Stories like this are a perfect example of why prohibition doesn't work. Imo the best route is to legalise and regulate the trade of these drugs, use the revenues to help combat addiction problems etcetera, there'll always be a black market but it'd be rendered significantly smaller and less profitable by such a move and people buying XYZ would be able to have some confidence that it is in fact what they paid for rather than a potentially miscalculated dose of something like Fentanyl which has basically no tolerance for such things.

[@fredm.2699]

When you come up solutions, pretend the country is your home or neighborhood. You would never legalize prostitution and crime in your home…illegal things will always happen! The best solution is to treat it as a crime.

[@lynxfirenze4994]

@@fredm.2699 your assumptions are faulty at best and your line about "Illegal things will always happen" misses the point entirely. Do you know what "legalise" means? It means X thing is no longer Illegal and therefore not a crime. Whether or not it *should* be a crime is a different matter, and I firmly believe that drugs and prostitution should be legalised and regulated. And no my opinion doesn't change when I "think of my neighbourhood" because I'm not a NIMBY. I've quite probably shared a neighbourhood with prostitutes before, given the prevalence of the industry, and I can say for a fact that I have and still do live near people who use drugs. Also governments have been "treating it like a crime" for a long while now and it really hasn't done anything but make the problem worse. Almost as if that route has been repeatedly proven to not work...

[@manictiger]

I thought about it for a little bit, and I think we should do nothing. Same thing we should have done with C19. Do nothing. Nature wants to give us some quality control and we're not letting it. The longer we delay the inevitable, the worse it's going to be when it happens. We have to stop playing god. Let go of the weak.

[@Semi_Successful]

This has history of not working as well. Go look up the Guerrilla Weed Farms in California. But Weed is legal 🤔 But These Farms are not, in fact, they are destroying the environment. So now, legalizing weed only created another issue with criminals What you failed to understand about the reply before. CRIMINALS GONNA CRIME. If it's not drugs, it's theft, or scamming. Criminals gonna crime. Most drug dealers are looking for easy money, NOT ALL. {before you start some emotional bullshit}

[@praxis6172]

@@fredm.2699 because that's been working so well....

[@cookieman3986]

Quality of your videos amd your storytelling is absolutely amazing. Fair play mate. Love from across the irish sea. Loving your work.

[@smellman75]

So he worked for US government in Iraq, was sacked for dealing drugs and yet they gave him a visa, and then he supplied drugs in the US, that is some next level incompetence

[@luckylucky-he7yd]

Lol in that order but hey that's our government for u

[@lxmedianetwork2782]

I’ve seen the real documentary about this. The guy has no remorse at all, and literally doesn’t even realize how bad what he did was. That’s why he was smiling in the picture at the end. He really did tell the judge. This was just a horrible mistake too.

[@ericgoss7156]

What’s the real documentary

[@NKCS7]

Considering what the US did to his native country Iraq, it’s understandable he wouldn’t have remorse.

[@Sphixvfx]

I really like the way you edited this video! I'm tryna get better at editing all types of different videos. Your editing style feels really fresh and unique, I love it! Great video.

[@Caad3ll]

As someone who’s struggled with adderall over a few years, i noticed a reasonable difference in effects that some would have on me. It really was noticeable when i would crash and have teeth grinding headaches within 4 hours if taking just 15mgs. I always thought it was some meth mixed substance perfectly pressed to imitate a legit adderall pill. Thankfully i never overdosed since I would frequently take 60-90mgs over a 48 hour bender. As of 2023 im clean and living my best life 🎉

[@wooshbait36]

Never do drugs again no matter what

[@CyberMachine]

I had this and only got mine from Walgreens. It's the medication itself.

[@wolfpecker5710]

If you were buying them from people who didn’t have a script themselves then chances are at one time or another you got a fake pill pressed with meth. But honestly imo they really aren’t that different from each other which might be why you didn’t exactly notice. But pressed(fake) addy’s are everywhere and you always risk some cross contamination from fentanyl because if they are pressing fake addy’s they are probably pressing fake oxys with fentanyl.

[@chadius1429]

i would use about 500mg in 48 hours absolute fiend

[@Chihirolee3]

I can't believe that at age 12, I was prescribed 80 mg of Adderall. I was on over a dozen different medications, most of which, were not tested in, nor recommended to, children. The foster care system uses children as guinea pigs, I swear. I forcibly stopped taking the meds in 8th grade because I started doing my own research. My stubborn teenage self saved myself a life of addiction that the adults were forcing upon me.

[@lorddrayvon1426]

To anyone wondering, Alawi was sent to the United States Penitentiary in Pollock, Louisiana but has since been moved to an unknown medium security prison in New York.

[@the_magician_bkny3669]

Might be mcc in Brooklyn

[@ohspokes3716]

@@the_magician_bkny3669he’s most likely telling on his suppliers to get moved or his sentence reduced

[@theacgkid]

@@the_magician_bkny3669 He's at FCI Ray Brook

[@itr8247]

Maybe witness protection program

[@MrFable93]

I usually don't care for dealers but when they don't care about their customers is when I say those ppl need to be stopped

[@delta6704]

by giving someone drugs you immediately forfeit your compassion for them lmfaoo

[@MrFable93]

@@delta6704 depends. I'm not going to crucify a shroom dealer.

[@mdz8758]

@@delta6704you don’t need to have compassion for people, you just need to not hold malice towards them

[@jeffrapier947]

I have had two surgeries in the past year, and after each the hospital administered fentanyl while I was in the recovery room. That shit is scary as hell. Five MICROgrams of this stuff into my IV line had me feeling absolutely nothing within seconds after administration. It's terrifying how so little can have such a huge effect, and there are people who take far more than that on the regular.

[@wedontlikenoneofyou]

Of course I use it recreationally and my friend broke his ribs they gave him Norco but didn't work I didn't give him the fent but some cut up hero and he wasn't high but he was like wow I can move again

[@JohnWick-jq1bc]

@@wedontlikenoneofyou yeah bro ur def a crackhead

[@Dommifax]

Tbf the problem with fent for users is mainly when it's somewhere unexpected (like in your H or Meth) while people who intentionally buy it usually have at least an idea how to not kill themselves with it - and while I myself have never tried fent, I did do several different nitazenes (another type of opioid), some up to 10 times stronger than fent and it was really easy to avoid OD even without tolerance by just smoking/vaporising it (smoking is imho the safest way to consume anyway, cos you can just take a small breath and know in seconds if another breath is a good idea)

[@allknowerofwwetna1]

Ngl, it was best part of both my surgeries

[@oldcracker3383]

you gonna die bruh@@wedontlikenoneofyou

[@skateruwu]

Seeing the 210 in the username I instantly connected it to someone from San Antonio. Can't believe criminals don't realize how dumb it is to put your area code in your public facing profile for DNMs...

[@adewgg6862]

RIGHT! It really is a big SA thing. So much stuff around here uses 210 in its name.

[@xabungle5192]

I was expecting it to get called out in the video, it's so notable

[@masterchief1520]

Maybe it was intentional. Advertising

[@Ganerrr]

the feds have two options: 1. allow large marketplaces to exist, allowing safety precautions and rating systems to develop naturally from market forces 2. take down anything large, keeping the total marketplace just as large but incredibly fragmented and comprised of thrown together and improvised markets

[@masterchief1520]

What

[@bearlivesmatter]

He really should have left the US as soon as he made enough to move the operation, of course I'm glad he was caught, but he should have moved immediately

[@joshw8338]

Top tier stuff, every time. You never disappoint. Let’s hope the almighty algorithm approves!

[@leonleeds534]

Another great main channel vid Kira. Love your delivery and production on these videos

[@internet_userr]

But he isn't a delivery driver or warehouse producer?

[@leonleeds534]

@internet_userr think that rates about a 3/10 tops on the troll. If the "video" was context was missed it would have been higher. Overall, see teacher must improve.

[@jimmyjames-uw4gw]

Great vid! Once when I was in college I got a pill from a stranger that was supposed to be ecstacy but it just made me so tired I could barely move. Always wondered what it was. Guess now I know!

[@andreaasheim6223]

loveing ur vidoes man! can watch all day....

[@user-to2gh7sg3l]

Well done! Easy to follow, and well narrated.

[@krejer14]

Good work Kira, U make good content! Can't belive he went back to Texas after having millions .

[@LchanOtakudom]

I don’t understand how money can blind someone to the point that they don’t care who they kill. Kira, I love your mini documentaries!!!!

[@Fordragon]

End the war on drugs. It's the only way to stop excessive deaths from unregulated drugs.

[@koooo3750]

Don’t do drugs

[@Fordragon]

@koooo3750 I don't. I've been in my country's military for a long time and get randomly drug tested. That doesn't change the factual nature of my comment which, by the way, you didn't actually address.

[@tristanbulluss9386]

​​@@koooo3750bcg has 1 billion members.

[@dawnair8466]

@@Fordragon I think the reason countries have fought wars for the right to make drugs illegal, is because legal drugs kill people just as easily, it’s just easier to get a hold of

[@chipskylark5500]

​@@dawnair8466but that's not accurate. Look up countries that have decriminalized and see that their deaths from illicit drugs have gone down due to safe places to use which drastically lowers chances for diseases like hep , HIV, etc. Along with infections. Not to mention like my wonderful serviceman friend here mentioned, if the government is making, regulating, and dispensing these drugs we know exactly the level of potency and the level of foreign inclusion (0% ideally)

[@klutterkicker]

Buys his tools on ebay, sells using his own name, it's a wonder he wasn't caught sooner.

[@speteydog2260]

Thank you for arresting these murderers! My son has had 2 friends die in the last 3 years. Drugs are killing our young men. They were about 25-26 years old. Please don’t mess with the drugs that are being sold today!!!! They are dangerous!

[@OldMushroom]

Those people killed themselves. Just test your shit

[@AMGWCLass]

These things are only in the US, not popular in Europe at all

[@counterleo]

@@AMGWCLass Yes but passing off substances as other substances is a thing everywhere. Also dosages are inconsistent. That's why I think prohibition actually causes more harm than good. In any case, if someone wants to pop something for a party, I would advise them to at least invest in $20 chemical reagents to test their crap and make sure it's actually what they think it is...

[@ordelipyorinen8235]

It's not the sellers fault that users are careless and die.

[@speteydog2260]

@@ordelipyorinen8235 honey it’s illegal in this country to sell drugs! !! Everything about drugs involves death, bad health, broken relationships, sadness, poor choices, a bad life. Think about that before you do it or continue doing it. Drugs and Pharma are the Bane of society. Find a church. Or don’t. You will reap what you sow.

[@neame-bh3uq]

a big thank u to all the plugs that don’t engage in this foolishness and sell what they advertise 🙌🏼

[@nunyabizznizz7326]

if he would have just stayed legit, with his drive and effort, he still be rich and be out of prison.....

[@jagged6373]

But he would have had to work his ass off. Something he clearly wasn’t willing to do

[@trevorholt1052]

the only time the dude was ever "legit" was when all he was doing was translating for the US... while making 1200 a month. I dont know where you live but that is piss poor anywhere in America

[@Zeunknown1234]

​@@trevorholt1052he lived in Iraq.

[@ykthemayor]

1000% !!! I always say these guys could have ran legit successful businesses instead of illegal drug businesses. You live and you learn I guess. Some people sell drugs because they had to and had no other options. Some people do it to be cool and popular smh

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

​@@trevorholt1052 1200 USD a month in Iraq in 2003 was a hell of a lot. It would be a little bit more than the average wage there last year!!!

[@aluvrianne]

You've outdone yourself again, Kira! Fentanyl is a scary and I've experienced its effects due to accidental exposure. One of my job duties as an investigator for my jurisdiction's coroner's office is taking medication inventories to see if the deceased was medication compliant or if any of their prescribed meds may have contributed to their deaths. The case I'm talking about was for an end-stage cancer pt who wasn't expected to live long once hospice started and they passed within a couple of days of going home. It was in the evening, scene investigation completed, even though it was after hours, I took the collected meds back to the office so I could get my paperwork going. I was taking drugs out of the 8-gallon trash bag the family had placed them in. What I didn't know was that they had dropped their relative's unused fentanyl patches into the middle of the med pile and there was enough residue on the packaging that got on my skin that I woke up face-down on my desk some 2 hrs later not knowing what had happened. It's no wonder overdose deaths are as high as they are. Espcially for the unsuspecting, you don't know what the hell just hit you.

[@brandonnotsowise2640]

Wow that’s scary. Glad you are ok. Were you wearing gloves?

[@aluvrianne]

@@brandonnotsowise2640 My bum luck, it got me above the cuff on the glove and below the end of my sleeve. That transdermal stuff does exactly what it says on the tin. . .

[@jer1776]

Thats terrifying..

[@aluvrianne]

@@jer1776 I'm just glad I'm still around to warn others about this garbage. It's truly the stuff of nightmares.

[@blakeb9964]

Haha this didn't happen.

[@ivanmorales87]

You missed Houston by 160 miles on that graphic.

[@harveyjohnny1967]

This is a really good video dive- really clear and well-produced.

[@ItsMeMattCarter]

I think whats sad is even here in the US its far more lucrative and easier to become a drug dealer than it was for him to focus on his education and career from it. The American Dream truly is dead.

[@liarwithagun]

It's been dead for nearly 4 decades now. There was a reason about half the rock songs in the 80s were about conplaining about society, especially "the Man."

[@isaacbejjani5116]

It is more lucrative over time, but he sold himself short for illegitimate profit. He'd have a good career and freedom if he'd finished school

[@BobbyGeneric145]

Its not dead. Im currently living it.

[@dontplz]

i think it was also sad that the us army only paid them 1350/month for putting their lives at risk... wtf?

[@dextermorgan1]

​@@BobbyGeneric145It's only dead to the people who think they're owed something.

[@CoilClout]

I am just so grateful i was a fulltime seasoned junkie BEFORE fent hit the scene cause i'd be dead, 100%

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

You have to laugh at the way they measure fentanyl by the hypothetical number of people that could overdose on it, and the number is still incredibly exaggerated.

[@tobasco_jones6160]

I love that @19:50 you used the I.R.S record label (for recording music) logo as a label for the Internal Revenue Service

[@mpazinambao2938]

'You have nothing on me!' Sir, how can you be so confident???

[@ferretman6790]

It’s insane to think that someone who originally wanted to save lives ended up becoming one who took many…..

[@Fairy71128]

I love how the narrator made the story super interesting. Thank you 👍👍👍🌺 Allawi’s fall came from the search for easy money. Also, he looks like an addict himself, eyes darker than darkness

[@BeforeThisNovember]

17:36 “Hunter Westbrook watched the news and had access to Google.. so they kept him around” 😂😂 WHAT!?

[@noladavis5085]

Im 3 years heroin free, thankfully fentynal hadn't hit the UK when I stopped. But I have lost so many friends in the last 3 years. I was lucky, I survived. I think im more angry at the government for letting it get this bad. When I started at 16 there were a handful of addicts in my small town, when I stopped 24 years later there were 100s and Crack was rife.

[@rob_m]

I appreciate your comment and I’m grateful and impressed that you were able to kick that habit, you’re a credit to yourself and your family. 💪 That being said, I’m not super sure we can be angry at the government for the acceleration in drug use. There’s a simple supply and demand taking place and it feels too easy to point the finger at the government. Dealers, sure let’s throw the book at them. We also have to take responsibility for our actions and we can’t expect the government to be responsible for us at all times.

[@noladavis5085]

@@rob_m Thank you so much for your kind words. I guess because my Dad was (ironically) a police officer, I could see how helpless they were fighting a losing battle. Around the 2000s the Tory government decided to stop treating addicts on the NHS and to use the charitable sector instead (I say charitable, it was basically companies set up as charities) This caused funding for addiction to plummet and wait times to skyrocket. I'm coming off the last bit of methadone, I see a drug worker for 5mins every month, that is all the help I get. I imagine it's worse in inner cities. But you are right, it isn't totally the government's fault but they really haven't helped much. Treatment today is putting people on Methadone, that's about it. Rehab places are super rare unless you can pay for it. Saying that I know that rehab is wasted on people who aren't ready to give up and Methadone does help give some stability, it just seems like the bare minimum is done.

[@MarioGoatse]

It still hasn’t hit Australia, and we have a massive H problem here.

[@rob_m]

@@MarioGoatse well, get out of town when it does because it’s going to be over mate. Parts of UK are a hellhole and we are nowhere near close to the penetration and adoption of fentynal compared to the US.

[@randomsomeguy156]

@@MarioGoatse it's definitely hit here. It's just we're a nation of meth rather than H, so we have the meth related issues

[@Lord_Keyboard]

Another banger. I doubt China is actually cracking down on the fentanyl thing though haha

[@russell7054]

It has multiple legitimate uses which is why it was an import. Try looking closer to home for closer to home issues.

[@Lord_Keyboard]

@@russell7054 ?

[@Blunt_Man]

@@russell7054 💯

[@codylarkhart261]

If Anything it benefits them seeing U.S society decay.

[@KingC89]

​@@russell7054Most of the fentanyl in America comes from across the border

[@techtitanuk5609]

I dont get the attraction of drugs but this guy is very smart. If he was legit he would have gone far

[@bizzmoneyb]

i had a neighbor that was discharged when his vehicle was blown up in Iraq. he said he dealt steroids to EVERYONE. "we have to be heroes carrying all of that gear." he got busted, but didnt get in trouble because he supplied his superior.

[@Nathan_Coley]

Babe wake up, Kira posted!

[@JK-gm6kk]

Babe, wake up, it's 2pm!

[@Nathan_Coley]

@@JK-gm6kk But I'm a #NightOwl babe I need to sleep sometime! 🤣😂

[@seekittycat]

I'm a poor immigrant from a family of poor immigrants and all we did was send money back home. Whenever I visit I wear multiple shirts as to carry more clothes to bring back for family and neighbors. Spending money on clubs...what a waste

[@nunyabizness573]

Yes, and that is why drugs should not be made legal. It's a complete and illegitimate waste of money. For many people , the money needs to be spent on the house hold and family. Not drugs and prostitution. Worse, apparently the addicts believe the non addicted tax payers should pay for the addicts drug supply. Anyone screaming "legalize drugs!" hasn't explained who is going to pay to keep the addicts alive. You can't work while you are having a heroin nod. Most sane people don't want tweakers taking stuff apart on the job site. No employer wants to pay for Internet for a cocaine addict to jack off to porn at work. Saying "legalize drugs" is a terrible over simplification that does not address the behavior problems and the cost of drugs, the impact they have on the workplace and damage to health as well. Yes we do already have substances that are legal that impact health, but adding brain damage to the list shouldn't be included. Ignore the fools who say these drugs should be as normalized as anything else on the weekly grocery list. These people don't shoot up AFTER the bills are paid. They do drugs until there is no money left to even pay the bills. That is why so many of them get kicked out onto the streets. The average person doesn't have enough money to support these insatiable habits. People who say "legalize drugs" are too fkn mentally lazy to do the math.

[@trevgauntletneu_gaming]

Takedowns in the dark web, like this, are met with backlash from customers. I remember seeing the judge and prosecutor doxed and their info were shared at the dark web. I hope it doesn't happen to the individuals involved with the Alphabay takedown. There are still ads to petition for DreadPriateRogers' freedom.

[@thevibe7415]

What’s dreadpriate?

[@_ZUNG_]

​@@thevibe7415DeadPirateRoberts. The online alias of the, now imprisoned, creator of Silk Road marketplace

[@Slugxftp]

@@thevibe7415 Ross Ulbricht, owner operator of the long gone Silk Road market

[@LetHimRead]

Founder of Silkroad @@thevibe7415

[@sophiethesnail]

⁠@@thevibe7415Dread Pirate Roberts was the username of Ross Ulbricht the creator of Silk Road. He was caught & is serving life without parole

[@nicocorbo4153]

amazing documentary. very well written and researched

[@TikkiNikki]

@Kiratv, the reason I love these are because they do right as I start my lunch and are a perfect treat while I eat my leftover.. something. Maybe lasagna. Besides, the video is the perfect length

[@edellenburg78]

The issue began when the government cracked down on doctors prescribing medications deemed potentially harmful. While these medications have risks, obtaining them from a licensed physician ensures proper monitoring and dosage. Restricting doctors has inadvertently driven individuals to seek these medications from illegal sources. It might be more effective if the government allowed medical professionals to make informed decisions about prescriptions, rather than penalizing them for addressing patient needs.

[@liarwithagun]

A lot of people taking opiods aren't doing it for physical medical reasons. That said, the government's approach clearly isn't working well and hasn't since even the beginning of the 'War on Drugs' first started. Personally, legalizing most drugs and introducing strict safety regulations seems like a much better idea to me. Sure, you'll still have illegal drugs, but at least people would have a place to get a 'safe' fix, and it wouldn't be making everyone's lives worse by putting lots of people in prison.

[@edellenburg78]

@@liarwithagun I agree that people were abusing them. The thing is, people will get drugs if they want drugs. When they got them from their doctor, they were not oding

[@brandonnotsowise2640]

I feel like their response was a panicked one that had good intentions. It was also necessary, at the time.The pill mill stuff had to stop. I’m not sure if that’s still going on tho. Also there needed to be a universal database to track it and the doctors who prescribe them, which they have now. Nowadays tho, it seems to be over restrictive. Not to mention the shortages of opioids.

[@elesdeez]

Exactly!! When alcohol was illegal, deaths skyrocketed due to tainted supply. And it also birthed the mafia. Same as how the war on drugs birthed the modern cartels.

[@PRS-qh5jf]

It's a pendulum. And it has swung back the other way. Now these drugs are too hard to get when at first they were too easy. The government has never read Goldilocks and the three bears.

[@xabungle5192]

Dopeboy210 dealing out of San Antonio? Like the 210 area code? Flawless security there

[@pierrea3094]

Thanks for linking the article. I just read that instead of watching this. Excellent journalism.

[@marckhachfe1238]

Welcome back buddy. Missed your superb videos. Thank you.

[@blyssstudios]

The fact that I lived in San Antonio all my life and just now hearing of any of this is crazy 😭

[@mason96575]

Don't feel bad- it's not crazy, it just means you're uninformed.

[@Bassmasterwitacaster]

I'm in ur dreams

[@lafireteamplx3400]

Babe wake up, fentanyl king just dropped 🔥

[@marcosgarcia-3696]

Wild, didn’t know this dude was out of San Antonio Texas. Crazy!

[@xChedder]

Another great Video. Thanks Kira for all the research, love seeing new videos from you! Great quality and really interesting!

[@ralfzacherl9942]

21:05 Lol, the 300$ Seiko watch when his "purchases" are shown.

[@v0llm1lch]

Seiko has great watches tho 😁👍

[@jacobpenkava2980]

Great presentation 👏 I appreciate the work that went into this

[@ufchighlights1]

The dates might be off here. I went to UTSA from 2014-2018 I grew up right next to utsa, partied hard through out the whole time. Never heard or seen this guy and I was really outside throwing parties, clubs, bar. We ran party busses to all these places too.

[@hammer4865]

Bro you used a college in my area as some of your visuals. that was trippy af

[@KasparrTV]

The thing is, the US has never truly addressed addiction, in any other way than with violence and treating people like criminals.

[@dlife7427]

America needs a whole new approach to the "war on drugs". Education, and less harmful alternatives.

[@Semi_Successful]

Right? How about we figure out Addiction, before we start moving for legalization?

[@jamesbailey6257]

@@Semi_Successful Legalization literally helps with addiction

[@LetHimRead]

The US will never adress addiction as long as MD's receive commissions for prescribing opiates and keeping lobbyism legal, legalised bribery. Not to forget that the companies who sell you the poision sells you the "cure" i.e. suboxone, naloxone, methadone. It is a well thought out and executed business model devised by the worlds biggest consulting firms such as McKinsey at the request of Pfizer, Bayer and more with the backings of their shareholders who does not care. Americans are often shocked when they hear that it is illegal to run commercials for RX medicine in the EU.

[@lafireteamplx3400]

​@@jamesbailey6257 right of course, let me provide you with the same drugs as you can get illegally, and i promise you won't want them anymore, you'll be cured from addiction

[@guitarsoundsaround]

Damn do I like your channel! Fantastic storytelling.

[@tylerfaber8921]

How did this guy get only 30 years in prison but Josh Ulbricht got life? What an insane system we've got.

[@mikebb1000]

Sadly I’ve been indicted before along with a few others and it’s not strange at all that Gods got 5 years probation. He was working for the feds, just that simple. People have walked away from murder charges as long as the feds have what they need from you, your good

[@canubeleiveit]

It blows my mind how people think they can operate on a platform designed to track you. No matter how hard you try to hide.

[@wizardsmix7961]

Except the bitcoin to cash transactions he made essentially made him untraceable genius. The platform he operated on had nothing to do with why he was caught

[@bullyrods]

u can, just need to take the right steps, alex, aka alpha almost did perfectly

[@NN-df7hl]

Something about "from Iraq to Texas" just sounds so logical. PS: Seriously, someone needs to make a movie about this guy.

[@whywouldiwantahandle]

Another good video - but is this a re-upload? I've seen this story before but this has only been up for four days...?

[@boopyboops]

30 years almost doesnt sound enough, especially for fentanyl. Sucks that i can make more scamming and selling drugs than trying to live an honest life. Even the law starts to actually do something than just standing and waiting. Crazy story though. I love youe videos and narration. My condolences to the lives that were lost. Honestly, its a nightmare. Its a good thing that he was caught regardless.

[@aquari_2344]

the craziest part to me is that this guy basically just followed the market influence. Almost every choice he made was toward maximum profit. As far as business is concerned, he was successful. What kind of fucked up world have we created smh

[@ChrisBeenDeadInside4WhileNow]

​@@aquari_2344capitalism just get good at it . The Sooner the better ole chap

[@xinz1837]

@@aquari_2344 He wouldve gotten away with it too he got too careless

[@Jin420]

29:13 5 yrs on papers?? He talked 😂😂