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He Smuggled Cocaine Inside His Body—Then He Fought in the UFC
Former top-10 UFC middleweight Ian Heinisch joins the Honor Among Thieves Podcast to reveal how a gifted wrestler became an ecstasy trafficker and international fugitive. After being arrested during an undercover drug sting at 19, Ian posted bail, obtained a passport and fled the United States for Europe.
While living in Spain, addiction and homelessness led Ian into international cocaine smuggling. He recounts swallowing approximately one kilo of wrapped cocaine at a time, transporting it from Colombia to Spain and eventually being caught after an airport X-ray. Ian served roughly two and a…
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