How Smuggling Actually Works | 14 Arrested in Oakland Airport

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime
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Chapters & Sections (156)

0:08 Airport Security Incident and Personal Experience with Drug Task Force chapter 3
0:08 Airport Security Incident and Arrest
1:02 Discussion of Drug Task Force Encounter
1:33 Personal Experience with Probation and Quitting Job for College
3:09 Financial Aid and Gym Work chapter 4
3:09 Receiving Financial Aid and Working at the Gym
3:41 Making Money and Starting to Buy More
4:12 Earning a Lot of Money at 19
4:44 Dropping Out of College and Financial Consequences
6:16 Starting to Sell Other Substances chapter 3
6:16 Selling Painkillers and Bud
7:19 Experimenting with Other Substances
8:20 Dealing with an Asian Guy and Meeting New People
9:24 Introduction to the Story chapter 6
9:24 Meeting the Individuals and Initial Skepticism
9:54 Receiving a Text Message Invitation
10:25 Lying About Phone and Initial Wariness
10:56 Booking a Flight and Meeting at the Airport
11:27 Meeting the Individuals and Initial Impressions
11:59 Trying to Determine if I'm a Cop
12:30 Initial Disappointment with Packaging House chapter 3
12:30 Unacceptable Quality of Initial Package
13:31 Difficulty Selling Low-Quality Items
15:03 Middleman's Financial Troubles and Removal from Deal
15:34 Business and Travel Experiences chapter 5
15:34 Cutting out the middleman and improving business
16:05 Traveling to Alcatraz and partying
16:36 Visiting Alcatraz cells and meeting former inmates
17:08 Thoughts on Escape from Alcatraz and the escapees' fates
17:40 Doubts about the escapees' success and a personal anecdote
18:42 The Story of a Business Partner chapter 3
18:42 Meeting and Doing Business with a Partner
19:44 Partner's Criminal Past and Gang Affiliations
20:47 Grow Houses and Electricity Theft
21:49 Introduction to a Drug Trafficker chapter 4
21:49 Meeting the Drug Trafficker and His Probation Status
22:19 Discussion of Large-Scale Marijuana Operations
22:50 Concerns About the Drug Trafficker's Offer and Potential Risks
24:21 Airport Bust of Baggage Handlers and Drug Trafficking Scheme
24:53 Shipping and Packaging Methods chapter 5
24:53 Initial Shipping Issues and Gray Storage Totes
25:25 Packaging and Vacuum Sealing Methods
25:56 Strapping and Taping Packages for Protection
26:58 Limitations on Package Quantity and Delivery Methods
27:28 Selling Packages and Making a Profit
28:00 Profit margins and business operations chapter 3
28:00 Initial profit discussion and package sales
28:32 Package interception and business operations
29:34 Business partner's arrest and consequences
31:42 Investment and Financial Issues chapter 4
31:42 Initial Investment and Trust Issues
32:13 Financial Losses and Spending Habits
32:44 Consequences of Financial Actions
34:50 Attempted Violence and Narrow Escape
35:21 Debt and Financial Issues chapter 4
35:21 Robbery and Unpaid Debt
35:53 Financial Struggles and Budgeting Issues
36:24 Dealing with Unpaid Debts
37:57 Financial Success and Drug Addiction
39:01 Losing Job and Struggling with Addiction chapter 4
39:01 Getting Fired from Job Due to Relapse
39:35 Going on a Bender and Violating Probation
40:06 Consequences of Relapse and Probation Violation
41:43 Probation Officer Visit and Confrontation
42:15 Discussion of Hidden Compartment Nightstand and Arrest chapter 4
42:15 Hidden Compartment Nightstand and Concealing Valuables
42:47 Probation Violation and Sentencing
43:17 Sentence Details and Split Confinement
44:49 Life in County Jail and High-Profile Inmates
45:20 Life in County Jail and Return to Illegal Activities chapter 3
45:20 Experiences in County Jail and Continued Illegal Activities
45:52 Return to Illegal Activities After Release from Jail
47:56 Details of Illegal Activities and Money Handling
48:30 Using a friend's ID to deposit money chapter 1
48:30 Using a friend's ID to deposit money
49:02 Difficulty with money orders due to ID requirements chapter 3
49:02 Limitations of using money orders
49:34 Workarounds for ID requirements
50:38 Paying others to receive money orders
51:38 Money Order and Cash Transport Methods chapter 5
51:38 Using Money Orders for Transportation
52:10 Switching to Cash Transport Due to Limitations
52:40 Using Envelopes of Cash and Carbon Paper
52:43 Challenges with Shipping Packages Due to Incarceration
53:13 Using USPS for Overnight Delivery
54:47 Package Delivery and Probation Meeting chapter 2
54:47 Initial Package Delivery Issues and Probation Meeting
56:20 Probation Officer's Request for Meeting with DEA Agents
56:50 Meeting with DEA Agents chapter 1
56:50 Meeting with DEA Agents and Recognition of Officer Franklin Hughes
57:51 Probation and Arrest chapter 4
57:51 Arrest and Initial Interaction with Authorities
58:21 Discussion of Past Incarceration and Probation
58:51 Search of House and Girlfriend's Possession of Xanax
59:53 Arguments with Authorities Over Charges
1:00:55 Arrival of Law Enforcement and Discovery of Hidden Items chapter 5
1:00:55 Initial Interaction with Law Enforcement and Hiding of Items
1:01:27 Concealing the Shotgun and Directing Law Enforcement's Attention
1:01:59 Purchase of Shotgun and Its Customization
1:02:30 Hiding the Shotgun and Searching of the House
1:03:34 Discovery of Hidden Items and Cash
1:04:05 Arrest and Incarceration chapter 4
1:04:05 Arrest and Gun Discovery
1:04:37 Bond and Probation Violation
1:05:41 Selling Bud Before Incarceration
1:06:42 Meeting with Buyer and Payment
1:07:12 Struggle with addiction and financial struggles chapter 4
1:07:12 Initial struggles with addiction and financial difficulties
1:07:44 Epidemic of ice in the town and personal struggles
1:08:16 Financial recovery and debt repayment
1:08:46 Shift in the industry and financial struggles
1:10:19 Planning for Jail Time chapter 5
1:10:19 Deciding to Hit the Road and Avoiding Arrest
1:10:50 Preparing for Jail Time by Stockpiling Items
1:11:20 Importance of Prescription Medications in Prisons
1:11:50 Using Prescription Medications to Avoid Violating Probation
1:12:53 Preparing for Jail Time by Obtaining Prescription Medications and Smuggling Items
1:13:25 Planning and Preparation chapter 3
1:13:25 Initial Plan and Concerns
1:13:59 Transitioning into the Situation
1:16:01 Prison Life and Challenges
1:16:32 Ghost Bed Mattress and Cooling Technology chapter 3
1:16:32 Cooling Mattresses, Pillows, and Bedding
1:17:02 Ghost Bed's Cooling Technology and Guarantee
1:18:06 Personal Experience with Prison and Probation Violation
1:19:38 Prison Experience and Parole Issues chapter 4
1:19:38 Court Dates and Parole Hearings Disrupted by COVID-19
1:20:08 Prison Life and Quarantine Conditions
1:20:40 Sentencing and Loss of Good Time
1:21:11 Parole Denial and Disappointment
1:22:44 Prison Life and Contraband chapter 4
1:22:44 Parole and Prison Life
1:23:17 Prison Contraband and Smuggling
1:23:48 Deuce and Synthetic Drugs
1:24:51 Prison Chaos and Guards
1:25:54 Prison Life and Drug Use chapter 2
1:25:54 Inmates' Behavior and Reactions to Drug Use
1:26:25 Personal Experiences with Drug Use and Selling in Prison
1:29:03 Life in Prison and Adjusting to Freedom chapter 3
1:29:03 Prison Life and Making Money
1:30:07 Struggling to Make Ends Meet After Release
1:30:38 Job Hunting and Felony Record Challenges
1:32:12 Job Search and Rejection chapter 4
1:32:12 Considering Wholesaling Real Estate and Job Rejection
1:33:14 Starting Tree Work and Interviews
1:33:45 Job Offers and Rejections at Ford Dealership and Verizon
1:34:16 Background Check Issues with Job Offers
1:35:18 Job Interview and Felony Disclosure chapter 4
1:35:18 Interview with T-Mobile and Felony Disclosure
1:35:53 Getting Hired by a Roofing Company
1:36:24 Owner's Reaction to Felony Disclosure
1:36:55 New Job and Success
1:38:26 Dealing with a difficult person chapter 3
1:38:26 Owing money and paranoia
1:39:27 Confronting the difficult person
1:40:30 Learning about the difficult person's fate

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