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[@catyatzee4143]

I had a professor who used to send chemicals needed to make artificial sweeteners to Bogota that happened to be a white powder. Every shipment, without fail, was flagged because it was suspected to be cocaine, and every time my professor was like “WHY WOULD I BE SENDING COCAINE *TO* COLOMBIA”

[@lillylee2410]

😂😂😂

[@candice44441]

It’s Colombia and yes they have to check for that stuff anyways because there is so much trafficking going on and the Colombian government is very strict on what enters and leaves the country, however most of the coke is passed through the ocean among other forms.

[@KellW2012]

😂😂🤣🤣

[@toomessy]

I hate to be that person, but many Colombians hate it whenever people write it as "Columbia"! So, just a heads up.

[@twentytwo138]

@@toomessy In my language we call it Kolumbija. Accept it.

[@sirskeptic]

"There's a huge business in keeping it illegal" - the most thought provoking line in the video.

[@doctorpanigrahi9975]

In London Cocaine is staple food.

[@msspynoodle6505]

You never thought of that?

[@justinmanser7525]

Oliver North, if you remember the Iran Contra investigation... It was stated that he did indeed trade weapons for cocaine, the media kinda focused on everything else

[@louisvuitton6821]

@Shad rocks Yes same with the pandemic they want this bullshit to stick around as long as possible not just because of the vaccine money but also for the ''emergency situation'' exective orders mandates and extra powers they get

[@agnidas5816]

in Canada that is why weed was being kept illegal for so long. Some people in the highest places of government were busted in a large distribution ring bust with thousands of kilograms of weed being moved regularly...

[@montanatatum9598]

This guy is genuinely a professional, the way he speaks as if he’s describing the operation is like he’s in a job interview describing the duty’s of the job.

[@piratesmurf4251]

He nows his job dutys

[@lorddabian5030]

Well spoken, I will definitely look into his book

[@rogerpattube]

Well it was his job so there you go.

[@gmchessplay9043]

I mean, it was his job, a life or death job, no room for mucking about.

[@joetungnung260]

@@piratesmurf4251 ģģģ.rģ.rģģģģģģ rģģģģ.r

[@shaofatkalam1405]

I was mesmerized with the interview of Posh Pete.. He is so down to earth.. He just explained 100% truly why war on drugs can't be won, and how we can stop it forever... Respect.. I wish corrupt government officials would think like him.. *Prisons are the finishing schools of crime* should also be a slogan... Thanks Mr Pieter Tritton and Insider for this awesome interview..

[@citizenkane2349]

Notice how he said countries with harsh punishments and death sentences are a big no no? Yeah, that's how we stop it forever.

[@Eruntano42]

@@citizenkane2349 People do drugs there too and it gets smuggled in. It's just that you need a larger operation (i.e. more bribe money) to make it work. He said his was small so he probably didn't have the resources. Harsh sentences just make the criminals think harder and be more creative.

[@flyszn9235]

@@citizenkane2349 good why don't you go live there than bootlicker

[@PK-ts8iz]

​@@citizenkane2349 It's amazing how people like you receive all this good information and yet get all the wrong messages from it. Precisely the reason why we can't actually have positive change in this world.

[@balthasardenner5216]

And we could have stopped WWII immediately if everyone in Europe and Asia had just conceded to the demands of the Axis powers. Of course war stops if one side just gives up, but that's not ideal either. We have to fight addiction and it's causes - poverty, abuse, mental and physical illnesses coupled with lack of adequate healthcare.

[@Brickcellent]

You can tell this guy is just a real professional, even if he was essentially a drug dealer. No ego about him. Speaks about the whole operation very analytically.

[@AmirA-qo3jv]

Exactly

[@samaraisnt]

What do you mean "essentially" that's precisely what he was lol.

[@ferretappreciator]

It's because drugs are still a business. Professionalism is important

[@Mary-fk3lp]

Ahhh I was waiting for this comment. “Essentially” ?! Like no, that’s EXACTLY what he was - a hard core drug dealer, criminal, and thug. The reason why I was waiting for this comment is because I know people will watch and think about how clear he is in speaking and how plainly he presents himself which makes you think in some way that he is more respectable than other people. I think if he was a person of color and spoke with slang, you would think he was a thug. He does seem like he’s on a better path now though!

[@kostasbert1913]

@@Mary-fk3lp Why bring up the race card

[@kaustshroff381]

What he says about monetary gains and how illegality of drugs is actually makes it even more lucrative all sides, is absolutely SPOT ON.

[@marisolvalerin3994]

Thought so too! Super interesting as well to gain this perspective

[@SmokeyPyro]

The war on drugs is as well a way to sell more, in the Netherlands we still havent legalised weed, and 3 parties said: if we legalise cannabis we think the export wil increase 20-80%, we think 80%! While in a world where export is the whole industry and getting economical growth is so much wanted, it isnt a fair argument... And thus it stayed illegal, while i feel like someone literally handed those 3 parties a paper written what they had to say.. And its logical, pay 3 party leaders 1m each to save your yearly revenue of 50-500 million.... Sadly money buys you everything

[@brunesi]

Illegality, crime in general, has been made a industry of, for many decades now. The only actual war that happens is between factions, which in turn fuels the weapons market. The solutions are all simple, and will not be taken. It gives much more profit in this way.

[@chinesechicken20]

Since pot is now legal in Canada, the price is half what it was 5 years ago. Its now more lucrative to grow tomatoes!

[@dmoneyas24]

He also said he avoided countries that harshly sentenced or killed traffickers. Don’t ignore that part

[@hothotheat3000]

Most crimes are financially motivated. If the gain isn’t there, the motivation is gone. He’s absolutely right.

[@jamespong6588]

The "if it wasn't illegal" argument is absolutely bs, 1) drugs in countries like Mexico Bolivia Afghanistan etc etc are pretty much defacto 💯% legal, the brutal crime surrounding it is purely about control of the marketshare, the police arresting smaller fish simply work for the big fish, (biggest of them all the CIA) 2) making it "legal" will simply increase the demand hence the revenue ergo it will create stronger gangs and cartels who will keep do what they do times 10. 3) cocaine is one of the most addictive drugs outthere it rewires your brain, there is no "free choice" there, it's enslavement , dealers know the way to progressively reduce you into cash cows no matter how smart and in control you think you are

[@АндрейВасильевич-х2ю]

He don't tell about legalizing, just about motivation behind. The thing you wrote in replied is not related well to what he wrote

[@goodbrainwork]

what's the point of a statement like this? That's like saying most deaths are gravity related, if the gravity isn't there, the cause of death is gone.

[@АндрейВасильевич-х2ю]

It is kinda absurd model, bc but fair enough. The point in that ppl don't tend to do stuff that give them nothing. And the conclusion that "if ppl have one reason less than they stop doing the thing" Is untold. It isn't that clear, bc there are psychos that just love what they doing or effect of their actions and more but. So he just told clear point IMHO. Also if you'll remove gravity you'll for sure remove gravity related deaths, but it'll cause a lot nongravity related death, variation from something-atomic level (idk how particles less than 1/10^3 behave) to just flew away from planet falling apart while all air around you also spreading into space.-.

[@MrAAonYT]

That like saying if the financial motivation for petroleum is gone then the motivation is gone but people need to drive their cars just like now days people need to get high and smashed. Just the way it is.

[@Jdoczterz]

This is one of the best, eye-opening and honest interview I have ever watched regarding a serious global issue. Congratulations on getting your life back and thanks for sharing your story. Kudos to the Insider team, too, for getting this masterpiece out 👍🏻👏🏻

[@kevinmccabe7263]

"Prisons are the finishing schools of crime..." wow, just an incredible quote

[@high5compliments45]

I aint agree with that... If you go to prison probibly you didnt learn your homework good...if you go to prison you failed at the crime school!

[@Roy-rr5ds]

Ask someone who has done a long stretch if they feel the same way. More like a life changing experience. Probably less cruel to kill the criminal.

[@Virvum_Juggernaut]

@@Roy-rr5ds I served 9.5yrs in federal prison in one stretch, but a total of 15yrs all told during my adult life … plus 9mths in juvenile detention at 15yrs old. The 24/7 close quarters experience conditioned myself to unwittingly undergo a lifestyle metamorphosis that I still continue on the outside to this very day. My psychiatrist refers to me as an “highly intelligent, hyper vigilant, high functioning sociopath with an exceptional aptitude for violence, in all forms, when confronted with a perceived threat.” It reads like the plot of a horror movie, but I keep to myself, actually preferring solitude and am loyal to a fault to a person whom I trust. He also informed me, regarding my affliction, i.e. Antisocial Personality Disorder (specifically sociopathy) that sociopaths are bred and psychopaths are born ... hence I’m a product of my environment (interestingly, I was relentlessly and ruthlessly bullied for years by a group of older students at the private boy’s college I attended in my youth). Alternatively, a psychopath has area-specific impaired brain functioning existing from birth ... in all probability, a genetically inherited condition. I only did approximately 10yrs at once, but I know blokes whom have done a lot longer and still have a lot longer to go. The long term and lasting effects of serving significant prison time is famously referred to as being “institutionalised”. You’re on the money about many inmates preferring death and suicide is no easy task in maximum security. Many achieve that goal once freed. Edit : Fun Fact Lifers in Australia mockingly refer to serving 10yrs as having only done a “brick”.

[@lalosamu]

@@Virvum_Juggernaut that's crazy I don't think people serving longer makes it better that you only served 10 years I am 18 and I will probably do like 1 week in juvie in September time to move smarter

[@thomasmeyer7793]

Go in with a degree in marijuana and come out with a PHD in cocaine.

[@Robin-sc1lf]

He is just about the most unlikely kind of guy you'd expect to be heading up a multimillion pound cocaine trafficking ring. He looks like someone who'd run the local PC repair shop.

[@John316forjesus]

All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God the rightousness of God is available through faith in Jesus Christ. there is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. in Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgivness of sins according to the riches of His grace.

[@danielcohn6884]

For those reasons, he's actually more or less exactly what I'd expect

[@bigcity420]

He didnt look like that 15 yrs ago.

[@jakecloney4644]

Its why the most valuable lesson in life is never judge a book by its cover. The least expected will be the one to blast your wig off

[@MW3LikeABous]

@@bigcity420 they showed a picture of him when he was younger in the video

[@Saisei87]

For someone who's essentially a hardened criminal, and who has been imprisoned in some of the worst living conditions on the planet, this gentlemen seems extremely articulate, intelligent and very down to earth.

[@aarondavis8943]

That's why he was good at it. There are so many morons in the drug business, people covered in tattoos who might as well wear a sign on their head saying "I'm a crim: arrest me".

[@TIOLIOfficial]

I mean, he wasn't called "Posh Pete" for no reason.

[@raraavis7782]

I know. He's the epitome of the 'nice neighbor', no one would ever suspect...👀

[@northside4767]

Drug trafficking is business. He’s a business man.

[@allananderson949]

He did go to university

[@The_Captainn]

I was a trafficker in California, and while I was closer to street level my experiences are similar to this guys. I never got caught because I realized when it was time to get out and took my chance, but he's right about the need to legalize it. Personally, I think it needs to be decriminalized instead, but that's for the public to decide. Just realize that "legal" and "illegal" still creates a market.

[@joanofarc708]

They'll never stop it

[@bored8624]

Of course there will still be an illegal market but it’s undeniably smaller than a legal one would be. There are cities across the US that have been absolutely swallowed by hard drugs with people openly using on the streets. It’s pretty clear that people just aren’t responsible enough to fully legalize drugs. Not only that but there’s little to no practical use for meth, cocaine, heroin, etc.

[@bryangiron5354]

Legalizing won’t do much because people in Cali still rather buy weed in the streets because how much the taxes are. I agree with decriminalization, I feel it be more effective and if they do legalize then don’t tax it as much.

[@wildestcowboy2668]

@@bored8624 I'm glad you told that Joe Biden loving gun banning clown off....

[@brendan6808]

Death penalty or decriminalize.... I think cocaine takes advantage of our nervous system and anyone bringing it in to our people deserve death. Think of how much chemicals you put into people bodies. Despicable

[@nickodevoe]

Absolutely loved this video. He's honest, extremely well spoken, especially in the conclusion around the war on drugs. Great job

[@anthonycox7693]

Yeah but he’s a snitch! He probably works with law enforcement now giving them information

[@bigbelix]

posh pete delivers still to this day but in another way

[@Retotion]

@@anthonycox7693 You say that as if there's anything wrong with snitching on other criminals.

[@Ussopah]

@@anthonycox7693 And you are just a civilian. Why tf would you even care if he works with law enforcement?

[@anthonycox7693]

@@Ussopah we all have a code to follow, soldiers, law enforcement, criminals, civilians, etc he broke his code. How can you respect someone who breaks their code?

[@funkyfreak97]

I, too, was a drug dealer, once. Although, sounds like it was a bit more adventurous for you. I mostly dealt with old people yelling at me because their doctor forgot to send a prescription for blood pressure medication.

[@donnash5813]

Sounds like you were even licensed and approved by society and government agencies. (My sister was also a dealer.)

[@Perplexii]

I aspire to be a drug dealer just like you!!

[@filipkotlaja8697]

*they had us in the first half, not gonna lie*

[@veg4life.]

I was your the unlicensed kind

[@zzzzzczzzzz]

@@Perplexii 💀💀

[@claramendoza4787]

He had a HUGE and VALID point made. It's coming straight from a veteran in that past area of expertise. Brilliant content Insider. Kudos to Pieter for keepin' it all straight now.

[@jumpinjohnnyruss]

I guess the "tax it heavily" point was just rhetoric because if it's taxed much, it'll be considerably cheaper to get it illegally.

[@princewembo8905]

@@jumpinjohnnyruss 😭 bro fr

[@EmilePesky-n1v]

As a person who lives in a world the complete opposite of this fella, I don't do DrugS, buy drugs or would hang around with people involved with them in any way, I'm also not super bright, but even I have realized that what he's said is correct and have advocated for it for years. There's his approach where you legalized it and put the dealer's out of business or there's another option, the covid19 approach, blood test and urine test people constantly. You can't get health insurance without it, you can't use public transport, you can't got to a public place, pub etc. You have to have a drug free pass to be in society. A lot of people doing drugs are just ordinary people with jobs and kids etc, but they have no morals. You'll only stop them engaging with the drug trade by forcing them to stop. If you think for one minute, every time you snort coke or whatever the kids do these days, you are funding murder, child sex trafficking etc. So that's what you're up against, the middle aged neighbors down the road would rather be "cool" people who do drugs than stop and think for 5 seconds about what and who they're funding

[@anthonypaulnoble]

@@EmilePesky-n1v no man thats an awful idea, be careful :) imperfect men have no right to tell other imperfect men how to live their lives. The only real path for humanity, is freedom of choice. And ironically, as soon as you remove the warped control system and rules...guess what...people wouldnt be addicts anymore

[@toomuchtime5050]

@@EmilePesky-n1v you know nothing

[@arminislam6805]

He is def not the image of a drug dealer i had on my mind all this time- like just look at him- he straight out spits wisdom

[@dancroitoru364]

just a few years ago he'd spit bullets

[@arminislam6805]

@@dancroitoru364 that's kinda cool tho- (pls take it as a joke)

[@hazar2354]

He has the drug addict look, even though he might be clean

[@SoFloAntonio]

This guy is a legend. Love to see him the way he is now. Prison in Ecuador seems like a life changing place. Must have been so miserable & chaotic. :/

[@AmirA-qo3jv]

Exactly I’m surprised he survived

[@dvtofk9908]

Is this not the way he is now.....?

[@samaraisnt]

i mean he did the crime so.

[@Skankhunt420.]

I was in there overnight and people somehow had hand guns and knives in there. They didn't even take my phone off me. The place stunk and the cells and toilets were never washed

[@MrLisa35]

You actually think a drug smuggler is a legend, there is something wrong with you for sure

[@ikelewis9216]

This guy is sooooo spot on. The only way to stop the war on drugs is to take the financial gain out of it. That’s the reason why so many people are involved in it. The money is astounding.

[@vitorrodriguesolstan3425]

Or death penalty, as he said saud arabia, Indonesia and the Philippines are a "no no"

[@Alex-ck5gf]

It's really hard to solve this problem, legalising physically addictive substances will cause an epidemic and lead to innocent people and communities facing violence. Not legalising them leads to gang violence and violence in foreign countries. It is not as simple as legalise and tax because lots of people cannot be trusted to be responsible with substances.

[@nicostrappazon]

@@Alex-ck5gf tell that to Amsterdam

[@davidcardinal3654]

All the cartels will end up doing is upping the ante on other illegal activities like human trafficking. What needs to happen is completely dismantle and eliminate the cartels by whatever means necessary. It would also help to provide financial security for these poor countries so the people involved have something to do. Though I suspect that won’t help much because criminals typically don’t follow rules of society but it would likely help to prevent future aspiring criminals.

[@Alex-ck5gf]

@@nicostrappazon decriminalisation for users isn't the same as legalisation, so clearly they already know this.

[@katherinehewitt6775]

So nice to hear someone who knows the business acknowledge that legalizing all drugs and producing it legally is the only way to win. Agree 100%.

[@grantrichards4950]

I doubt it will help much. Here in Oregon and in other states that have legalized weed, there's still a thriving illegal market for it. Part of the reason is that they have imposed high taxes (as he suggested), so it's still cheaper on the street than from a legitimate retailer.

[@Mixmastermez]

You would think... But they would tax it so much just like weed people will get it underground because it's cheaper.

[@mplsmark222]

Nobody ever points out that if people would just stop consuming these narcotics, they would go away. Make me angry when politicians dump on the poor countries blaming them for illegal drugs. All the while their own family and constituents are using! Rolling over and letting all drugs run rampant would be ugly, crime would be out of control. The legalization/taxation isn’t working from what hear either. Fighting the war is the only answer, giving up will be worse.

[@bros3602]

@@mplsmark222practically the one rule about illegal drugs is you can't just stop consuming them. Wherever there is people there will be drugs and with that there will be a market and with that people who will buy it. The idea that eventually everyone will decide to stop is way too idealistic and while im not saying personally all drugs should be legalized, its clear there will never be a victory in the war on drugs

[@infinitesimotel]

@@grantrichards4950 Thats the fault of the government yet again then. The worst criminals ARE the government.

[@kevinvillacis269]

I am an Ecuadorian and man, our jails our practically a death penalty. You are really lucky to be alive. God bless you for having left that awfull buissnes

[@evan]

What a fascinating video. Really well-spoken guy. Very matter of fact.

[@zeroheat5787]

"Very allegorical"

[@BadlyDubbedGael]

Posh Pete is profound

[@invisiblerevolution]

Ain't nothin fascinating about 3rd World PRISON..... I'll pass! lol

[@darkscope2]

@@invisiblerevolution pretty sure he’s trying to flex his check mark ✅

[@codyracine5639]

Interrogaters wet dream

[@Hampshire87]

This guy deserves a Netflix story and you can tell every think he says it’s true he is very smart genuine and in my opinion would publish a fantastic drug story

[@Stranger_In_The_Alps]

Agreed, a drug trafficker would never lie

[@ayumalani5631]

Narcos needs a new season now.

[@daithiocinnsealach1982]

So we should allow and encourage criminals the ability to profit off their criminal activity?

[@s1k993]

@@daithiocinnsealach1982 he’s done his time and has clearly assisted the police he’s rehabilitated

[@mrknowitall126]

You think he’s got stories? Check out David macmillan, Stephen mee and roger reeves

[@ishanharshvardhan6687]

"I can tell the origin farm of the cocaine by checking it's texture and smell" So basically this guy is a cocaine sommelier Nice

[@scuttledspatula8837]

Cocaine connoisseur

[@irvvalenzuen3135]

“Do you guys have any , I can prove it “ - this guy probably

[@BlackLotusKoi]

Gah dayum UNDER-RATED COMMENT

[@tubastud06]

I was just about to comment this exact same thing

[@notomar1555]

yayo aficionado

[@Bluepilled-c5t]

I like how he said Dealers look for clean cut people to mule the drug. I was searched on return from Peru for 3 hours and I got so fed up I said “I’m unkempt, surely only clean cut people smuggle cocaine”. They ignored me and continued. They detected cocaine via a swab of my bag. No idea how I’ve never even seen cocaine in my life. They finally gave up and let me go.

[@BH-po6wu]

He is spot on why the government doesn't actually want to stop drugs. The revenue is to great for them. Drugs have their own economic ecosystem.

[@NetTubeUser]

How do you know that? Do you believe what you just said for a minute? Who are you to say that? What do you do in this life? What is your place in this society to affirm such strong accusations?

[@punishedexistence]

Umm, the government is not your friend. They do not care about you. They care about money and how they will profit. If they got rid of drugs completely, what would the DEA do? What would hospitals and rehabs do without addicts? The fact of the matter is that mind altering substances will always be around and what better way to make money than by capitalizing on it through law enforcement. It's the American mafia. Think about it. They get pissed when the Italian mafia beats them at their own game. Still, when you boil it all down, most governments are the biggest forms of mafia that exist.

[@NetTubeUser]

@@punishedexistence _"Umm, the government is not your friend. They don't care about you."_ Well, it depends on what state you live in, man. That's just your personal opinion. No personal projection, and don't make your case and your personal belief a generalization, please.

[@rinmeng]

@@NetTubeUser 🤓

[@JONNYfromPONTY]

Government make more in taxes and fines through cps etc for simple things like having a spliff.

[@GT-fh5no]

That was a great watch. Very intelligent, well spoken and honest. His points on legalising by taking the financial gain away and therfore the motivation is absolutely spot on. Glad he made it out the other side.

[@JB-ti7bl]

CA & OR have legalized weed. Has that stopped illegal grows and the use of basically slave labor trafficked from Central America? ANSWER...No.

[@seriouscat2231]

In comparison, problem with prostitution is that the demand will always exceed the legal supply, so there would always be human trafficking. Problem with street drugs is the connection between drug use and social isolation that is independent of any law. See Bruce K. Alexander.

[@miker8445]

Why is he “called, posh Pete’s and the people who sell it at street level thugs? I see so many racially tinged comments about the street level distributors, but not with guys like this. Seems like a culture problem with people like Pete.

[@maxnovakovics2568]

@@m4nman Hey Siri, how many deaths occur from alcohol annually in the united states?

[@anacc3257]

He literally says early on that he actively avoided the countries where trafficking gets the death sentence. It's not a coincidence that the same countries have gotten rid of the drug trade and consumption to a large degree. Countries that have legalized the trade haven't removed the trafficking networks and use has increased. People in these comments only hear and what they want to hear because they've got an agenda.

[@Orrinn123]

Finally an honest explained video. So many of these people exaggerate or lie to make themselves look good. But this guy just says the facts, he didn’t do this or that simply because it wasn’t a good strategy. While others would have lied some ethical reason

[@dozekarTheCursed]

It's worth noting that the reason they may cling to that reason is that it justifies their past and lets them live in a world (even if it's just imaginary) where they aren't the villains in their story. This is a strong psychological bias that everyone has. So yeah, they're lies but they're also lying to themselves not just us.

[@SweetJohnnyCage]

You should check out "The War on Drugs" by Vice. They upload a new episode every couple months, and echo a lot of what this guy is saying, but in more granular detail.

[@Orrinn123]

@@SweetJohnnyCage Yeah I think I've watched some of those videos. Vice really makes interesting stuff

[@IdahoCorruption-ov4zn]

Idaho drug corruption is the example. When Courts on it! They allow to drug dealers and assaulters to be from any charges, but they abuse and threaten the injured women with fake charges, after we had been assaulted by druggies in Idaho Boise. Ja-nice Bel-ler is the drug corrupted pervert.

[@IdahoCorruption-ov4zn]

Idaho drug corruption is the example. When Courts on it! They allow to drug dealers and assaulters to be free from any charges, but they abuse and threaten the injured women with fake charges, after women had been assaulted by druggies in Idaho Boise. Boise Prosecutor Ja-nice Bel-ler is the drug corrupted pervert.

[@badaboom5830]

I hope the best for this gentlemen, I'm happy that he's able to tell his story and make an impact by telling his story and giving people insight into the destruction and turmoil that these kinds of businesses create throughout all walks of life.

[@tsmeman63]

Gentleman?! He’s a selfish bastard who was part of a murdering machine that ruined the lives of thousands of people (not just the drug addicts, but their families too). After his first arrest he should’ve used his time in prison to think about the reason he was arrested: his actions caused harm to other people, but he couldn’t care less. He continued his criminal life. He’s no gentleman and doesn’t deserve a stage, or people buying his books or seeing his movie or series! I hope no filmmaker helps him out with this! They should have kept him for life in that prison in Ecuador!

[@badaboom5830]

@@tsmeman63 How much suffering does an individual need to have before you're content with the punishment? How much good does he need to offer after the punishment for you to be forgiving? If good intentions concluding the time served aren't enough and you structure your judgment in a way that is motivated simply by an empathetic nature, what's to come of those who do the same crime, get the same punishment but are to be better individuals than this gentlemen? Does that just not matter?

[@mio2540]

@@badaboom5830 its immaturity. hes not on that point in life where you realize that revenge doesnt bring you any satisfaction.

[@amcintyre4883]

Love how he said you get contacts in prison. Now introducing LockedIn, criminal networking.

[@0anant0]

Good one! :-)

[@Nunyabiz420]

Im going to invest in lockedin

[@lp8650]

Well done.

[@prebenjaeger]

LockedIn. Not bad, Andria.

[@bealong8718]

If you look into it a little further, often prison locations are designated gang stops, each location is allocated, which is why prisoner transfer requests identify gang affiliation without anyone saying a word.

[@KmicOggAmO]

"Importing cacao from Ecuador. Not cocaine, cacao. So yeah, we're going straight this time". This line gets me.

[@MrShanilicious]

Cacao impregnated with cocaine

[@cattleherder1912]

@@MrShanilicious Coca Cola?

[@gustavusvasa5437]

old habits die hard lol

[@Noah_7s]

This "line" gets me I see what you did there

[@Lodinn]

Must've made contacts with cacao dealers during those 12 years in prison

[@anthonymills1566]

It's brilliant that he's shared his message. It's a brilliant insight and is probably the best way to end the war on drugs

[@daithiocinnsealach1982]

This has been an argument for a long time. It has already been implimented in Portugal.

[@lindzeesouperocd7558]

Please don't lie

[@Oliver-jz1en]

Drugs won a long time ago

[@Yasser-hy8tn]

You can never win the drug war. Either they legalise it and more and more people get addicted or you keep it illegal and it stays a huge market for criminals to make serious money

[@Knight766]

There will never be a drug-free society

[@jesusmalverde6470]

I 100% agree with him about the war on drugs only ends when theyre legalized and taxed

[@oztriker026]

But unfortunately as he very well says it, it does benefit to a lot of people/companies/ governments as is

[@leptir7110]

AKO JEDNE DILERE ZAMIJENITE DRUGIMA ,NIŠTA NISTE POSTIGLI ,TO TREBA UNIŠTITI ,ISKORIJENITI ILI NE DOPUSTITI DA IZAĐE IZ DRŽAVE GDJE SE TAJ VRAG PROIZVODI

[@Rhinoch8]

"Prisons are the finishing school of crime" and "The war on drugs can only be won by making them legal and taxing them for health services" really sunk deep.

[@Cortesevasive]

lol, once again this soros agenda

[@BoxStudioExecutive]

Legalizing and taxing leads to…illegal operations continuing underground so they can avoid taxes. They then sell at a price lower than legal operations because they don’t have to pay taxes, and thrive because law enforcement mostly ignores them due to legalization. Then if the state wants to enforce regulation they need to raise taxes (usually on the now legal drug because it’s politically expedient) further exacerbating the situation. Lol!

[@Cortesevasive]

Like he said, a death sentence for all trafficers and there are no more drugs

[@lexmaslennikov4415]

@@Cortesevasive 6:13 literally counts countries that have their way to be a NO-NO to go to with drugs

[@ryangrange938]

@@BoxStudioExecutive yes because illegal alcohol is a massive issue since the end of prohibition of alcohol, therefore the same would be true for drugs... Oh wait that's not true at all

[@leelama3857]

When I was a counselor in a drug rehab I taught classes in anger management, stress reduction etc, and I always said to the group of 40, many who were dealers and long-term jail heads, "You can be an addict or have peace of mind, but you can't have both, AND you can be a drug dealer or have peace of mind, but you can't have both." This guy confirmed the second half of my statement, describing the fear and paranoia that defines the dealer's lifestyle.

[@opedropedro]

That really depends on what drugs you are dealing, where in the chain you are and for whom you are selling.

[@user-qq7pg6xe5v]

Yep because any addiction takes you out of the present moment and that moment is peace and gratitude… addiction has you think about the future or past which is anxiety not peace

[@ATEC101]

What's the difference between politician, addict and dealer?

[@jelen2579]

@@ATEC101 power

[@zazu3006]

@@user-qq7pg6xe5v thanks i needed to hear that

[@terrymcdonagh7585]

I was offered several thousand from a dealer once to do a smuggling trip UK to Amsterdam return flight , I was so tempted , I was a cabbie at the time, and told one of my clued up passengers about the offer, he educated me as to the purpose of decoys (where someone carrying a small amount is tipped off to customs to take focus away from a bigger amount), I was naive and may well have taken that smuggling trip, glad I never in hindsight.

[@marcusaurelius3487]

Why would you tell your customer about that hahahaha

[@terrymcdonagh7585]

@@marcusaurelius3487 Cos he was smoking a joint, seemed like a good subject for conversation at the time.

[@Aron-ru5zk]

Why would the person being used as a decoy actually need anything on them? Customs would probably be distracted for far longer looking for drugs that aren’t there, By the time they’re done dismantling the decoys shoes, looking up his back end, testing his toothpaste etc the people with the drugs are long gone. better yet the decoy doesn’t get arrested and start listing names addresses and number plates.

[@LeedsHypnotherapist]

@@Aron-ru5zk because they need to give them someone to bust out they'll check more people. That one person they've been tipped off about keeps customs officers busy for hours and stops then searching other people from the same flight the decoy was on.

[@gethinthomas5135]

@@Aron-ru5zk mate it’s more of a complacency thing, giving them an idiot to lock up with a decent amount on them will make them think they’re doing a good job. It will boost most peoples ego enough to where they’ll miss the elephant walking right in front of them

[@Melissa-dj1or]

this is the reason my father got deported when i was 4. Very informative now i understand more since he won’t speak on it thank you

[@purplerabbit638]

This is the most fascinating interview I've watched in a long time. My god, he is so mature about everything...And the way he speaks....I'm just really happy for him to have had the chance to start over. Good for him and wish him best of luck

[@moshesheckel7369]

Yes, real nice guy. I bet you wouldn't think the same if it was one of your family who was addicted and died from the drugs he brought in, or if a family member was killed by some drug peddling dog.

[@northside4767]

@@moshesheckel7369 If he wasn’t bringing it in somebody else would do it. It’s not like he created the world’s illegal drug scene.

[@quiztherapy6851]

@@northside4767 Eh that's how people find excuses " if I didn't do then smb else we'll do it"🙄

[@the3rdreichu210]

@@moshesheckel7369 if your family is addicted it’s on them. It’s a market of supply and demand there would t be a supply of their wasnt a demand

[@scoot8534]

Are you American then?

[@aixfukumoto]

Very insightful and I learned a lot. His take on the solution to the "war on drugs" is legit. Good luck to you, man. I hope good things come your way now that you're doing your best.

[@byWishing]

This is all made up bullshit and an actor reading off a script….

[@pietertritton5998]

Thanks for your comments.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@byWishing I can see why you'd think it was an actor but unless he kept acting for over 12 years in one of the most-violent prisons in the world, you're wrong. Trust me, I doubted this video just as much as you did but I used my work to look into his prison time and the guy is genuine.

[@Koxocw]

Same applies to the cure of cancer and other illnesses it’s all £££££

[@lmaolmao8826]

@@TonyEnglandUK you'd be surprised at what people will do for attention.

[@mikealalee2889]

I honest love this guys narration voice. He should try for parts in narration cause I think he could do amazing. It's hard being stuck in that life and even hard to survive without it. Thanks for turning things around and being better for you guy!

[@johnindigo5477]

He has the voice for bbc documentaries

[@ljp753]

Sounds like a shaky paranoid old junkie but OK if you say so 🥱

[@matthiasdotb]

They mentioned his nickname was "Posh Pete" 🤣

[@richinoable]

I was going to do some crime, but then you shared my plan with everyone, even the cops. Thanks a LOT.

[@thegadflygang5381]

So no latex tents for you it is, eh mate? Try condoms

[@Drosenv]

😂

[@thensaiswatchingtoo2977]

My father once met a smuggler in Mexico in a bar and my father and his friends asked the man why does he do this. The smuggler replied " I'd rather be rich a couple years of my life than be poor forever." That will always stick to me.

[@urosbugarski2380]

Ask him the same question when he gets cought and goes to jail. I bet you the answer will change.

[@SuperSigma69]

@@urosbugarski2380 mr. Know it all

[@the-blue-barron2791]

He can't be very smart if he's telling strangers in a bar that he a drugs smuggler.

[@AmirA-qo3jv]

@@urosbugarski2380 true or rather dead

[@samaraisnt]

@@urosbugarski2380 Drug cartels run the govt there, he has more power than a politician potentially. How many times did they try to imprison el Chapo? If he's important enough he will never be imprisoned...

[@MrAlexthor2]

I’m Ecuadorian, theres been about 2-3 prison massacres with about 30 brutal deaths during the riots. Basically the leader of a big cartel was killed and the ramifications of that cartel would fight over which would be the next leading faction. It is truly horrifying to see in the news about people being decapitated, brutally killed,etc within prisons here in Ecuador, so I understand this guy when he says he got severe ptsd from our prisons, it’s truly sad to see how things are here. Source: look up prison massacres in Ecuador and you should get more in-depth information about it.

[@Lamedvavnik]

He’s been on Shaun Atwoods podcast twice and he told some gruesome stories about the Ecuadorean prison. For a example how he saw a guys head smashed into a pulp and how the prison system were testing TB medicine and vaccines on the prisoners. He actually had TB because of it and nearly died.

[@allaboutperspective650]

Has been on the news all over the world.

[@skullman9113]

Like he said, " he was lucky he didn't die" But understand the local towns that he infected with cocaine addiction would probably have liked to see him dead.

[@Lamedvavnik]

@@skullman9113 most people that take cocaine aren’t addicts. They’re out doing it on the weekends when they’re on the beers.

[@firtythive]

@@skullman9113 Most people buy cocaine because they're already taking cocaine. It's not like he's stood on the streets luring virgins in for coke and orgy parties

[@gogotraveler7646]

more stuff like this please. we can learn the most from people that gone through it all and survived to tell the story

[@twothreebravo2374]

Ladbible have done some interesting videos such as this. Including this story

[@JohnHenryOpperman]

Do you mean like a “How to” video? 😉

[@SHONSL]

Ha. Bro is still an entrepreneur, writing books and screen plays for hopefully streaming services to pick up. Gotta appreciate the undying hustle!

[@pascutia]

This guy looks young and very old at the same time. Can’t imagine how stressful his former life was. Very interesting stuff!

[@mere619]

Agree 💯

[@petergerman4748]

I think he has just done a lot of cocaine

[@jesseshort8]

Prison will do that too you.

[@jeb419]

He said he has ptsd from prison. Years in a rough Ecuadorian prison must really be awful

[@microplasticsinurblud]

look at his eyes. he is haunted

[@aimeeaztec4601]

What an interesting and eloquent speaker. Totally fascinating content, thank you Insider! I love that I never know which angle and topic you will present next!

[@zacharywhite211]

Fantastic. I love the comparison he made between OPEC and drug cartels. That went a bit under the radar.

[@leemontgomery7914]

The dude is/was a drug-smuggler. Yet you talk of his “eloquent” voice. How does that make him any less GUILTY than any other drug dealer/trafficker? If what he smuggled got to your family (God forbid), would you still be fascinated? And why is he seemingly, “Free”?

[@hazel-vf7on]

@@leemontgomery7914 Yes, I would. If a member of my family commits to doing drugs, my only support will be to make them quit. I don't condone doing any drugs that have been smuggled or taken without a doctor's permission. With that said, I think the difference being made here is whether Pieter is a better man and doesn't distribute drugs anymore. People can move on from a past and make a better living without contributing to future deaths. Your mindset seems to be forced on the method of considering a man is bad even if he's changed for the better. His past doesn't make his future. Judging by the fact he's made this video with Insider, he isn't in this business anymore and he doesn't wish to distribute drugs that kill anymore. That does deserve a second chance, as long as it's an honest one, God forbid or not.

[@leemontgomery7914]

@@hazel-vf7on I respect your thought-process.

[@ChillinWithBrody]

I remember being a little kid around 5 or 6 years old and seeing the police kick in our door and completely destroyed our house. Even after they found what they wanted on their way out they busted out all of our windows and they broke all kinds of unnecessary things around the house. My father was a drug dealer and I didn't see him again for nearly 20 years. I know the impact the drug game can have on the families first hand. It also bread a hatred of police into my mind at a very early age. They only reported half of what they actually found but it was still enough to sentence my father to LIFE in prison. He got out a little early as life in the early 80's was only 20 years. Edit - The police were crooked and had been doing this for months. They would only report half of what they actually seized and they'd sell the rest on the streets. They were later caught and arrested themselves. I saw alot of people asking why I would hate the police and this is why, and yes I also hated my father too.. Not only were they breaking the law themselves but they'd terrorize the families in the process.

[@sigerfjording]

sorry to hear bro, hope life was fair to you after all

[@domsjuk]

The war on drugs is a miserably ducked-up idea from the start. If you endow disgustingly violent and corrupt goon squads with that agenda, what could come of it...

[@oldbatwit5102]

Zero sympathy.

[@IntelGMAgaming]

@@oldbatwit5102 you have no sympathy that this guy had a devastating event occur in his childhood that he couldn't control? you must be a great person...

[@oldbatwit5102]

@@IntelGMAgaming I'm not a great person, just a drug addict. Sober since 2008.

[@ianrothmann759]

This guy is awesome. Love the way he bounced back after everything.

[@ChiralSpirals]

Dude literally ended with hes going to switch from selling cocaine to chocolate powder, what a legend. 👏 👏 👏

[@drtrollguy]

Chocolate isn't so holy either, its African child labor

[@fernandocamara6507]

Better have work than not have work at all

[@SelfImprovement1111]

@@drtrollguy don’t eat chocolate then you snowflake

[@Froggywentawandering]

plot twist - it's not actually chocolate powder, it's just a new way to smuggle ;-)

[@HatelivesNextDoor]

@@Froggywentawandering i cant wait for part 2

[@shadowmagus0413]

"Prison is the finishing school of crime" and that's part of the problem right there. People don't rehabilitate in prison, they just get better at what they were doing.

[@Peglegkickboxer]

How are they supposed to rehabilitate when they leave prison with a criminal record and are now no longer employable to 98% of legitimate businesses. If they can't find ways to feed, clothe, and house themselves legitimately then what are they supposed to do.o It truely is a broken system.

[@cosmicorion6999]

@@Peglegkickboxer i get what you mean, but don't break the law. especially when drug dealing, one of the most destructive things to a community. Anyone who does deal hard drugs honestly deserves it. If they ruin other peoples lives for profit, then their life shouldn't be held higher.

[@juanitome1327]

@@cosmicorion6999 aaaaaaand that’s exactly how yo DONT solve the problem thanks for coming to this guy’s tedtalk, he just summarised the mentality behind the ongoing and lost war on drugs for the past hundreds of years.

[@amyrath5330]

@@cosmicorion6999 People demand, it you supply it. They are ruining their own lives. If they didnt wanted it they would get it. Their problem.

[@nnggghhaa3709]

@@Peglegkickboxer do you really think someone who was making 50k a year by being "self employed" really wants to wake up at 7 am and get ready for a day job?? Lol

[@CrippledMerc]

I bet this guy has some absolutely wild stories he could tell. He seems like a pretty decent guy, and I have heard of his story before although I don’t remember him going into detail about the methods he used to smuggle cocaine, like the tents. He also seems like quite an intelligent guy. I wouldn’t mind having a couple beers with him though I’m sure he gets tired of talking about his past. Good video

[@samjohnson0168]

He's on a few podcasts did one on Shaun Atwood's really good about 4 hours

[@CrippledMerc]

@@samjohnson0168 appreciate the recommendation! Thanks!

[@gonzalogargurevich1150]

Decent guy and drug dealer doesn't match on the same sentence dude.. lol

[@rotor13]

@@gonzalogargurevich1150 I knew someone who was a smuggler. Literally a great dude to be around. Always had funny stories to tell. Always invited you over for a bbq. You don't have to be an evil person to be in the drug trade. Some people just want some extra money to pay the bills. He served 6 months in federal prison because his house was raided and he stupidly left Sapi plates in his house. SAPI plates are federally controlled ceramic armor plating that you can only have if you're in law enforcement or military. They couldnt charge him with anything else because he had nothing else.

[@tomsdottir]

People telling their story in public are hardly going to tell the truth about the really vile stuff they got up to, or witnessed without intervening. Because then we might not think, Hey, he actually seems like quite a decent guy.

[@Sandra-mi7zv]

Finally someone that has the exact opinion as me! The war on drugs will never be won through criminalization.

[@kiadel7502]

Basic truth.

[@Just_My_Reviews]

He has a good shot getting a Netflix deal since that company is constantly looking for new content.

[@stee8345]

He did an episode of banged up abroad lol

[@PrincipalityofZeon]

Gross

[@irvingr7538]

Pipedreams

[@infinati]

It’s interesting him pointing out that legalization means that a lot of money for fighting drugs will go away so there are people in the system who don’t want to legalize drugs. Never really thought of that.

[@orlock20]

One of the reasons Amazon got so large because people didn't want to pay the sales tax at the local stores. Smuggling of legal products to get past the taxes is still a thing.

[@kma3647]

Bureaucracies exist to persist. Look at any organization with a budget. What do they do? They spend the budget. If they're particularly efficient, they'll have money left over at the end, and what do they do? They spend it quickly because if it were to be seen that they were underbudget, the people who allocate the money would take the money away in the future. So, they spend it and ask for a small percentage expansion. Bureaucracies never go away. If they accomplish their mission, like the environmental groups of the 60s, they'll engage in mission creep until they find something new. D.A.R.E. is actually a great example. For those of us who went through it, it was anti-drug education, scared-straight, and direct from a cop. Now, it's basically a woke organization pushing CRT. It has a totally different mission, but it still has a budget, still keeps people employed, and still perpetuates the bureaucracy.

[@goodyeoman4534]

It would certainly put more money in the pockets of big government. Would it eliminate the criminal gangs? Nope. They would continue to operate on the black market.

[@Nge7stars]

Welcome to the real world my friend, everything is motivated by money, morals are just an excuse especially coming from those in suits making laws.

[@smokingjoe9864]

@@goodyeoman4534 what business would the gangs have if they couldn't sell drugs? Only thing I could think of is hostages. That is what happened when booze became legal. Ransoms went way up.

[@skyarcher9692]

This guy could have probably been a stand out engineer in any industry.

[@nlx78]

I work in the port of Rotterdam at a container terminal as planner. I have contact with customs etc. Sometimes one was tempted with large sums and after a while cave in. There is limited capacity for scanning containers, so the main focus lies on the ones from South America, either directly to here to via a transshipment. And then they needed people to pick it up. So the job of the custom guy was to and try to make sure that one wasn't selected, and then inform the others where the 1 container would be among the tens of thousands others. But those guys were quite smart as well, living a normal life from the outside. At least totally different from your every day mules swallowing capsules and take an airplane. But's getting harder for them to pay off people as time passed. Other systems with multiple people needing to be there when random (actually most likely to contain drugs) containers are chosen by the computer. After 9/11 security in ports worldwide were sharpened as well, having to show ID every single time you went to a terminal and employees their passes, but those can be swapped out to the 'unloaders' of course, next step will be facial recognition I guess. Nr's of kilos drugs seized in Rotterdam, but hundreds of thousands will make it, through here, in other ports or even just out in the North Sea and then picked up with a fishing boat, or smaal submarines: - 2016 = 13,000 kg - 2017 = 9,500 kg - 2018 = 22,600 kg - 2019 = 34,500 kg - 2020 = 41,500 kg

[@frodo5882]

@@nlx78 How often does it happen that you personally come into contact with drugs you found in a container?

[@Tee-Dot-Tv]

You know what, I'm under the belief that most people can be anything. Years before this video too, obviously certain physical traits help, like height in basketball or being a jockey, and obviously if you're born disabled it will be harder. The only two things that make a difference are how much a person wants it and determination to have it. Everything is nurtured. I think his name is Bugsy Moes, the shortest NBA player in the 5ft range, I think. And what about every South Korean and Japanese person? They're only intelligent because from young they're taught to be.

[@jimdonny]

@@Tee-Dot-Tv basketball player you were thinking of is Muggsy Bouges, pretty much had it right tho

[@Tee-Dot-Tv]

@@jimdonny 😅 you're right it is Muggsey! In my defence I'm from the UK and the only reason I know of him is because of the space jam movie and the record he set. Otherwise I don't even know footballers! I'm like a girl in that field.

[@franciscorodrigues8789]

I enjoyed your declarations. You are absolutely right about legalising all drugs. It's the only and best way to control criminal world. All governments in the world should agree and change this situation for ever

[@CarlAquaForce]

As someone who did cocaine 20 years ago, he is indeed correct about the quality of cocaine today. I never knew why however, only theories. Thank you for the info.

[@blackkkabllakkcaa]

What about the quality? All I hear is that it’s nothing like it used to be with the ether

[@Mike_Greentea]

Plus now you have to worry about it being cut with fentanol. Not worth it give me a few beers and I'm happy!

[@eithnemelee2997]

Congratulations on 20 years of sobriety, that's a huge milestone and I wish you all the best.

[@ediazrod]

One of the best insiders not only for the content even for the speaker

[@Chengsoon]

This guy definitely deserve atleast an MBA or Master in supply chain for what he has did and achieved in the cocaine industry across Europe. Brilliant guy.

Fine work bringing joy to peoples noses , god bless him

[@NderituNduhiu]

Most drug traffickers are straight geniuses

[@potatopotatoeOG]

💀

[@LPikeno]

@@NderituNduhiu most successful high profile drug traffickers, you mean. Or, in general, most successful high profile *ANYTHING*

[@zairemarin8306]

Dude's too smart to waste his money, time, or energy on getting an MBA/or Masters. Though he'd probably easily get a professorship at a good school if he wanted one

[@Joelendeavour]

Seriously, who does law enforcement believe still buys the idea that the "war on drugs" is for our own good anymore? Getting involved in crime like this is always the worst thing someone can do to themselves, until it's one of them that's caught.

[@kandi2047]

U.S. on the side of war that's *for* drugs, not against

[@jayrose6312]

Thanks for sharing and keeping it real Pieter! I just purchased a copy of your book. I know it’ll be a wild ride as South American prisons are some of the toughest in the world and you’re an extremely lucky man to have come out alive! I can only imagine how bad it haunts you. I wish you much success on your legit business projects going forward!

[@spottydog4477]

These guys ran a better service than USPS

[@somenygaard]

That’s not a very high bar.

[@1415gatewayable]

actually they use USPS and other carriers to traffic drugs

[@somenygaard]

@@1415gatewayable they also use public roads, airplanes and cruise ships.

[@1415gatewayable]

@@somenygaard deleted*

[@somenygaard]

@Mekehl USPS Loses billions of dollars every year. It’s a total failure.

[@obi_fett6696]

12 years in an Ecuador prison is very scary and he is definitely lucky to be alive

[@absurd_patience]

He likely pleased his way through 🤢

[@dg-qn5mi]

@@absurd_patience exactly

[@bettyboohadapoo]

Impressive conversation Pieter, thank you

[@AnnyMus-rc2zh]

16:56 I literally burst out laughing when he said this. The guy is obviously really intelligent and has now chosen to do the right thing; good that he can look back and laugh about some of it now, whilst educating us.

[@miguelbautistaperez7903]

Not cocaine, cacao! 😂 hilarious, gotta love this man

[@Naeidea]

"I learned in prison how to impregnate cocaine into cacao - no wait cut that part out!!"

[@AnnyMus-rc2zh]

@@Naeidea HAHAHA

[@confidently_confused]

@rumba rumba Not saying it in his defence, but those people took it willingly and if they were forced it is the fault of the forcer. Treat it like a tool. That's all

[@lupo3694]

The guy seems to love Ecuator, that is for sure.

[@Slinkylabcat]

Tell you right now: This guy's the most well-spoken dope dealer I've ever heard.

[@STOK5OH]

As far as you know. 😉

[@jackfiercetree5205]

@@STOK5OH before I saw you're comment, that is exactly what I was gonna reply.

[@johnnibbad6573]

Find some new connects.

[@negroantonio28]

There are many well spoken educated high level drug dealers , they are the ones you least expect and keep a very low profile, your more familiar with the stereotypical low level boasty flashy street drug dealer who are just the foot soldiers for the more reserved dealers you are referring to.

[@Slinkylabcat]

@@negroantonio28 Yeah? Name three.

[@youtubeuser206]

Let's take a moment to congratulate drugs for winning the war on drugs

[@sushipackdushi1]

no way you guys put an ad right in the middle of him talking about his ptsd😭

[@TIOLIOfficial]

When a former international drug dealer who has seen so much blood, gore, violence and mayhem to the point of developing PTSD tells you that the only solution is full legalisation, you know you're doing everything wrong.

[@chrisbaten1762]

There is another way….

[@moii8457]

@@chrisbaten1762 👀👂

[@chrisbaten1762]

@@moii8457 Jesus, He has set many people free from drug addiction. The church needs to step it up in the outreach.

[@enderguz3213]

@@chrisbaten1762 kinda sad that u think that would help ngl

[@chrisbaten1762]

@@enderguz3213 Why do you think thats sad? also what does ngl mean?

[@dodoubleg2356]

I'm a recovering heroin addict. You know what stopped me from using, robbing, stealing & gettin' locked up?? When I could legally obtain it. Granted it was in the form of methadone but the brain doesn't know the difference. I got my HIGHLY REGULATED fix every day which killed my cravings for anything else, & now I'm a productive member of society who volunteers & helps addicts on a daily basis. Why can't the same thing be done w/other drugs?? If we can put a man on the moon we can certainly find a way to legalize but HIGHLY regulate the other drugs. Obviously some drugs that wouldn't work with, LSD, other hallucinogens like 'shrooms & MDMA...but this guy hit the nail on the head. We're NEVER gonna effect demand, so why not get rid of the financial gain for drug manufacturers?? They did it w/marijuana, & as a card carrying member, lemme say it's a GREAT system!! 👍✌️

[@arianal4684]

Congrats on recovering, I hope the process continues treating you good in your journey! I also agree. It would probably be safter too? Because it would be controlled so it would probably be less of the drug at a time.

[@dodoubleg2356]

@@arianal4684 thx...While on the surface I'd never support the legalization of narcotics, when considering the alternative, not to mention that we've already legalized SOME drugs, I think legalization would have a HUGE impact on the violence associated w/the illegal drug trade. Thx for your reply. 😉✌️

[@davidrobertson5894]

MDMA and mushrooms are on a path to being prescribed in small amounts. Interesting perspective though. Congrats on being sober.

[@Anasteroiddestroyer]

They should fully legalise canabis like in Canada. You get to know exactly what you are buying with THC and CBD % on the menu and container. They also had vape, edibles and drinks which are much safer ways to consume than smoking it. It was so civilised.

[@omnivorous65]

I am someone who for various reasons is radically opposed to the consumption of drugs. Tobacco, alcohol, marijuana and anything else. I value the clarity of mind. But I would legalise all recreational drugs. Without exceptions. The inconsistence in dealing with addictive substances is mind-boggling. We allow people to produce ads to encourage the consumption of drugs like tobacco and alcohol, targeting even minors. But we criminalize the consumption of other drugs. Legalise all recreational drugs. Disallow any advertising for recreational drugs including alcohol and tobacco. Use tax revenues on these products to treat addiction. Inform people about the dangers of drugs and give them access to help when they become addicted. That would be sensible.

[@antonnurwald5700]

Well he does have an entrepreneurial streak. And thanks for, once again, driving the message home that the "war on drugs" is unwinnable and basically just a huge subsidy for drug trafficers and law enforcement alike, at terrible cost to society.

[@calgar42k]

the war on drugs is perfectly winnable as long as you are willing to get your hands dirty and not trying to apply laws and rights . you dont win a war playing the lawyer game ...5 years and 10000 men trained and motivated and i remove any drug trafficking from any modern country !

[@minagica]

@@calgar42k oh, putting a worthless goal ahead of the wellbeing of people. Psychopathic of you much?

[@antonnurwald5700]

@@calgar42k Curse you! I am now obligated by law to spend the rest of the week showering you in movie quotes! All right, here we go, starting off with A few Good Men... You can't handle the truth! Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lieutenant Weinberg? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall -- you need me on that wall. We use words like "honor," "code," "loyalty." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon and stand the post. Either way, I don't give a DAMN what you think you're entitled to!

[@antonnurwald5700]

@@calgar42k Moving on from Colonel Jessup to Colonel Kurtz, which, on second thought would have been the more fitting one as a n opener: You have to have men who are moral... and at the same time who are able to utilize their primordial instincts to kill without feeling... without passion... without judgment... without judgment! Because it's judgment that defeats us. As long as our officers and troops perform tours of duty limited to one year, they will remain dilettantes in war, and tourists in Vietnam. As long as cold beer, hot food, rock 'n' roll, and all the other amenities remain expected norm, our conduct of the war will only gain impotence. We need fewer men, and better. If they were committed, this war could be won with a fourth of our present force.

[@calgar42k]

@@antonnurwald5700 i love how your quotes confirms exactly what i said ! Philippines as an example 81.6 % approve the campaign against drugs and 80.2% see an amelioration of the situation ! the war can be won if there is a will and someone saying it s on me ,you are all to used to politicians with velvet tongues but no backbones :)

[@gugugaga42069]

i used to have this cousin who used to be a chemist teacher and turned into crime and started manufacturing methamphetamine with his knowledge. legend

[@GOAT_messi_10]

He definitely is a mastermind. Am I the only one who enjoyed how he was capable to partly run one of the world's largest illegal operations? Only a genius can pull that kind of stuff shown in the movies.

[@bm-ub6zc]

He definetely has pure entrepeneurship inside his blood stream. I wish I had a guy like this as my mentor, no matter in whatever profession.

[@Marc83Aus]

He was a guy sumuggling in a tiny amount hidden in tents. There were hundreds like him and will be thousands more. I don't deny the difficulty of what he did but he wasn't a large player at all.

[@Roy-rr5ds]

@@bm-ub6zc I'm not so sure - even a moron has an instant market for drugs. I call his choice evil - not showing business acumen. Think of all the lives he ruined for his own financial gain.

[@bobbirdsong6825]

@@Marc83Aus smuggling for the better part of your continent is quite notable

[@vatotrucha187]

LOL! Mastermind! You are hilarious! This guy got far on his white privilege . Its so much easier to sell drugs when you arent "looking" like the person who you think sells drugs.

[@nikkikidd8428]

Declaring war on drugs has only created a bigger problem. Its absolutely crazy how much it’s changed from when I was a teenager, back then the drug dealer was the only sober one in the room.

[@confidently_confused]

Those guys were the best. Business was separate from everything else including friends

[@piked261]

@@confidently_confused the best dealers were those that believed in their products and always aimed for quality..

[@sotirioskapartzianis235]

Newbie drug dealers: "write that down, write that down!"

[@SacristanRacing]

“How To”

[@thebrokegirl]

*add to Favorites*

[@nerdsofgotham]

OG dealers: "write nothing down."

[@manicabawse2867]

Og dealers snitch lol

[@yijapra]

😂🤦‍♂️

[@TheSilvercue]

Brilliant insight. This guy is smart, knowledgable and has a lot of deep and valid insight.

[@rishabhg6466]

This guy taught me more about the economics than my teacher

[@viq2122]

probably cause your teacher isn’t supposed to teach you about economics

[@Nomberoneukifan]

@@viq2122 Idk where you’re from but at least in America you have to take an economics class before you graduate

[@viq2122]

@@Nomberoneukifan yeah ik but he didn't specify what kind of teacher so he might just be saying this overused format of a comment to get likes

[@Sirdrewzee]

@@Nomberoneukifan where in America

[@officerjimlahey]

@@rishabhg6466 Why so fragile?

[@JB-ef7ks]

I used to buy from this guy back in the 80s till an ex girlfriend told on me. Good bloke to have on your side!! Much love Pete!! Glad to see you're doing well!!!

[@deborahbarry8458]

Cool, I really like Pete!

[@thec313]

How old was he then? Like 10??

[@uniquedaisy4224]

​@@thec313He said he was in college in the 70's so.

[@BLWard-ht3qw]

Always a bit fascinating to me in how people will find creative ways to adapt and overcome a given situation, but the criminal world seems to have a tendency to take things to a whole different level, though I suppose their methods need to be very fluid in order to be successful.

[@clicheguevara5282]

I also have "Complex PTSD". It's a _nightmare_ to deal with and in many aspects, it's far worse than normal PTSD. I hope he's getting the help he needs for it.

[@CroppedCross3]

in some aspects it's better though

[@idislikemacaroni]

@@CroppedCross3 troll

[@cpljimmyneutron]

3:55 ... This makes a ton of sense... when deploying with the US Army we were issued personal tents, which practically no one ever used, but still... we were forbidden from bringing them back to the US, having to burn them in country before we left... knowing that tents use to be used to traffic cocaine makes the whole prospect of not bringing the tents back make sense.

[@kenh3344]

What a waste of tents.does uncle Sam know about this wasting of the tent material. Which cost money .........

[@toomessy]

I'm not American, so I didn't know that at all. That puts everything in a whole different perspective for sure. I wouldn't be surprised if those cocaines were used for, and by high ranked officials.

[@adamh4530]

What year was this?

[@mitchtavio]

How many tents must die in this terrible war on drugs!?

[@cpljimmyneutron]

@@adamh4530 2004-2005

[@coreymcnitt3475]

Wish that was longer. He and his profession was intriguing

[@every2464]

Watch his interview with Shaun Atwood. Great listen, funny lad too. Name's Posh Pete.

[@NoNopeAndNo]

"Smuggling 42 tons of cocaine." Way too risky, I've always set my cocaine smuggling limit to 39 tons

[@DaviAreias]

These are rookie numbers you have to pump them up

[@MartinvonBargen]

A certain German road haulier would find that joke not funny in the slightest 🤣🤣

[@Special_Agent_NSB]

DEA would like to know your location

[@elcabo4557]

Good call, officer!

[@romualdgarcia9108]

Thank you very much Pieter for that interview ❤

[@michaelholder98]

This type of stuff prob persuades more people from doing the drug and/or getting into the involvement of handling it than it will do harm. We need more straight fact access to information like this across a variety of topics. Good work.

[@mastergwaha]

transparency and education about the facts/process is always good and why anything being 'sold' to you will hide them at any cost lol

[@Wolf-hh4rv]

Doing or not doing? Confusing

[@Kburd-wr6dq]

@@Wolf-hh4rv they said from doing.

[@blade1535]

What a well spoken intelligent guy. He seems to have very high levels of comprehension. Doesn’t speak and bullshit or fluff. Good to see him applying his skills to legitimate causes now.

[@Vdawwwg]

"I was diagnosed with complex PTSD, after having seen so much mayhem and death and destruction in prison in Eucador" let that sink in

[@SirCavemaninthewest]

McDonald's in Equador works you like a dog.

[@akadhing129]

I went “whoa” when I heard that… jeez

[@Nettsinthewoods]

Thank you Posh Pete for articulately explaining this and why drugs should be legalised. Wishing you the best to get past your ptsd and good luck with your enterprises

[@juanportela9946]

He’s right about how to end the war on drugs but also to end the war on drugs they need to solve the root causes, poverty and addiction as a mental health. This is not a criminal issue but a public health and poverty issue

[@whynothanks2047]

Yes! Very often, addiction is a symptom of a greater illness, not an individual character flaw or personal failing. People living with it need healthcare and compassion. My country has a massive heroin/fentanyl problem, & we’ve really proven to ourselves that criminalizing addicts just deepens the suffering, isolation, and poverty that drives many to use, and it *is* possible to help people heal and recover-we just need to make it a priority. My greatest hope is that we will, eventually.

[@themistro8232]

Not enough people realise this. This is the truth

[@thehandleiwantedwasntavailable]

I suspect you’ve never been a recreational drug user. Recreational use would form the overwhelming majority of illegal drug use. It has nothing to do with mental health or poverty. If anything, it’s the opposite. Drugs are not negative in isolation. Misuse causes negatives. Sounds like alcohol...

[@miguelnascimento2847]

if one is addicted to anything depriving that person of their addiction will only make them jump to a new one, this is however not necessary to build a point towards the end of the war on drugs. It should end simply for the fact that the governments are using the people's money to take away their right to buy things they want. There is no crime, no evil, no person taking away another person's freedom, just individuals trading between them because both want to do so. The real crime is the harrassment done by the state (many times brutal, involving physical violence or the removal of most of the freedoms the individual has).

[@volundrfrey896]

I think it's wrong to focus too much on poverty Eg. here in Scandinavia very few people live in poverty, and there's very little correlation between poverty and drug use and depending on age group you might even see a reverse correlation. Essentially no poor people here use cocaine because it's too expensive. Legalize it, educate, rehabilitate, and if needed tax it, but I really don't think it would add a substantial cost since the most common drugs like cannabis doesn't actually come with much of a health impact, nor does speed or coke when used "responsibly" just like alcohol or tobacco (cigarettes always does but not snus).

[@LolaColombiana]

Congratulations on overcoming all challenges you faced and making something so positive out of it. Respect! Xoxo

[@jaykidnwachi7261]

How are you doing gypsy Queen

[@sweetlo3424]

Love how this man is Unstoppable he truly is an entrepreneur didn't let his setbacks stop him now he's doing the same thing importing Chocolate leaves doing it the right way amazing love this. Proof that there are no limits.

[@cour2knee]

Loved that he mentioned the destruction of the crops. Often in the poor countries the “destruction” of the crops would make us in the US 😮. Pretty much ensures any farmers around that weren’t growing for the cartel will start.

[@rares2665]

Best tutorial series, thanks

[@minagica]

Lol 🤣

[@winconfig]

I would like to congratulate drugs for winning The War on Drugs.

[@redpillsatori3020]

It’s a war on people-not drugs

[@kevinmarti2099]

Portugal legalized all drugs and their addict rates halfed within a few years. Because addicts got clean drugs and additional help from health workers to get off them. The war on drugs is a total failure and worsens the problem because its so lucerative for criminals.

[@max-mtg]

*moves to Portugal

[@dieselburner4461]

War on drugs was to create agencies and to boost govt money

[@Acteaon]

Yea I’ve read Portugal 🇵🇹 has had drastic changes cuz of this. Just do it here! Why is the US SOOO averse to trying things that countries in Europe do. We’re so behind socially on every level for being a “great country”. What a joke!

[@The7Tycoon]

It's not legalized, it's de-penalized. Manufacturing and selling is still illegal, you just don't go to prison or pay fines if you get caught using.

[@BLX187]

That would NEVERRRR happen here in the uk. Too many people would be out of work. Courts will lose fine money. Jails will lose prisoners. Police won’t have houses to raid. Etc.

[@matthewpayne5205]

Interesting, some folks say harsh laws don’t figure in a criminals mind. But listening to this guy, it was central to where he practiced his trade!

[@arctic3032]

He's been elusive for so long, his voice is now permanently computer generated

[@Taylor_Wolfe115]

Just a bland everyday voice

[@forddriver8827]

Honed by years of appearing invisible.

[@TY-gh2yf]

No he’s just been on the packet for ages

[@Katanotkate]

To my local DEA agent: no, im not trying to watch a tutorial about smuggling cocaine, i just watch a man telling his story, thank you

[@Nonresponder01]

Hope he gets his Netflix deal. I'd love to see his story. It sounds like a wild ride.

[@jamesb.9155]

A very useful, insightful look at drug use and criminality~ So glad I don't support murderous crime syndicates by using drugs!