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Roger Reaves, a former pilot, rises from poverty to making millions flying for cartels, but after surviving violence, prison, and repeated close calls, he ultimately faces the consequences and begins to reflect on a life that nearly destroyed him.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Growing Up Poor & Early Hustles
3:00 - Crazy Youth Stories & Meeting His Wife
6:30 - Firefighter Career & First Taste of Smuggling
12:50 - Shot Down by Federales
15:20 - Mexican Prison & Survival
17:10 - Meeting Cartel Leaders & Entering Escobar’s World
34:00 - Arrest, Informants & Facing Life Sentences
1:03:30 - Prison Escape & Life on the Run
1:13:30 - Final Deals, Close Calls & Betrayals
1:21:00 - Life Inside Prison & Harsh Realities
1:28:30 - Life After Release & Trying to Start Over
1:32:00 - Dangerous Voyage Across the Ocean
1:42:00 - Getting Caught Again & Facing Consequences
1:48:00 - Reflecting on a Life of Crime & Lessons Learned
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