Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord

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Identical twins Jay and Pete Flores, who were once North America’s biggest drug traffickers and El Chapo’s right hand men, turned themselves into the U.S. government with the hopes of starting a new, safer life for their family. But after years of cooperating to get the world's most powerful drug kingpin behind bars, and finally gaining their freedom with a chance to start again, everything for the Flores family began to unravel. In Season 2 of Surviving El Chapo, hosts Curtis "50 Cent" Jac...

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Introducing: Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord

Oct 5th, 2022 6:24 PM

Speaking publicly for the first time ever, Chicago-born identical twins Jay and Peter Flores share the incredible story of how they went from dealing $2 billion worth of drugs across the country as North America’s most successful cocaine traffickers, to government informants who brought down the infamous drug lord, “El Chapo.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 1 - Little Village

Oct 19th, 2022 7:01 AM

Identical twins Pete & Jay Flores built America’s biggest drug trafficking empire and made international news because they are the reason El Chapo is now in jail. But this isn’t just another narco story. 50 Cent and Charlie take you to the beginning - the streets of Little Village, Chicago, where Pete and Jay, at the age of seven, begin learning the family trade, taking their first steps on the journey they were born to be a part of. All episodes are available now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 2 - Twin, Call Me

Oct 19th, 2022 7:02 AM

Three months into their drug trafficking career, the twins have a million dollars stashed under their bed. They are just seventeen years old. Pete and Jay are enjoying a meteoric rise to the top: building a complex logistical chain in Chicago from scratch, shipping their ‘product’ all over America. And as it turns out, they learn how to build a successful empire in the same place many kids get their first job: McDonald’s. All episodes are available now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 3 - Love Is Easy

Oct 19th, 2022 7:03 AM

There’s two more people who are key to this story. Jay and Pete fall in love with the daughters of cops, Val and Viv. But it’s not their proximity to the law that brings trouble to the boys’ door. With Val’s ex-husband, ‘Kato’ being the boss of feared gang The Latin Kings, and the twins moving two and a half million dollars worth of cocaine a month, the streets of Chicago start talking about the Flores brothers. Pete finds himself in a life threatening situation. All episodes are available now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 4 - On The Run

Oct 26th, 2022 7:01 AM

Jay must find a way to save his twin, Pete. Despite all the chaos, Jay and Val marry and head to Mexico for their honeymoon. An indictment out of Milwaukee spells trouble for the twins, and Pete desperately races to the Mexican border to avoid getting caught. The twins are forced to go on the run. All episodes are available now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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