All Episodes

September 27, 2023 2 mins

After billions of dollars and thousands of decisions made over decades as powerful drug traffickers, Jay and Pete Flores are now free and living a new life. But their incredible story is not over. Every time the twin brothers seem to turn a corner, the consequences of their decision to cooperate with law enforcement come back to haunt them.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark as Played
Transcript

Episode Transcript

Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:00):
That lord Mexicans or foreign mass. S'm your own foreign
raising Chicago. I've got to Fitz Jackson.

Speaker 2 (00:09):
And I'm Charlie Webster. Join us as we bring you
the epic next season of Surviving El Chapo, the twins
who brought down a drug lord.

Speaker 1 (00:18):
There was no book and how to escape the creator alive.
I didn't think that we were ever going to escape
out of this kind of unharmed.

Speaker 2 (00:26):
Season two picks up the story of Pete and j Flores,
the twins from Chicago who became America's biggest drug traffickers
before escaping to Mexico and becoming right hand men to
the world's most powerful drug kingpin, l Chapo. But they
found themselves faced with a choice become El Chapo or
cooperate against him.

Speaker 3 (00:47):
I remember when the plane landed, were looking at the
window and I just saw nothing the police lights and Lattle.
I think it was the first time I ever thought like,
why are we doing this?

Speaker 2 (01:01):
Find out what really happened? When they took their first
steps on US soil after turning themselves into the US government,
it was just the beginning of a fourteen year journey
to turn their lives around.

Speaker 4 (01:14):
So They're like, Okay, guys, it's going to be odd
or nothing. It's time for you guys to finish doing
your job. We need to incorporate against all your customers
based in the United States. I was like, hell, no,
we're not doing that.

Speaker 3 (01:28):
We're not doing that.

Speaker 1 (01:29):
I felt like we just cooperating for nothing, like.

Speaker 3 (01:32):
We have nothing.

Speaker 2 (01:33):
The government means that when they say it, if you're
going to cooperate, it's all or it's nothing. Here what
it was like to go head to head against El
Chapo in court.

Speaker 1 (01:42):
It was so ugly to being a quote, I'm anxious
and I'm worried, and I'm sick to my stomach piece
is down. And no matter what, when every time I
love you staring at me, you're staring at me the
whole time.

Speaker 3 (01:54):
He stop staying at me.

Speaker 2 (01:57):
And we'll bring you right up to the present day
and reveal the shocking reason the twins' wives now face prison.

Speaker 4 (02:04):
Vianna and I are Laklina to ten years in prison?
Do I think that the world would be a safer
place because my wife is in prison?

Speaker 3 (02:12):
Do I have to answer that?

Speaker 2 (02:14):
Join fifty and I to hear the next chapter of
the Flores family.

Speaker 1 (02:18):
Story Surviving O Chapel.

Speaker 2 (02:20):
Listen to season two.

Speaker 1 (02:22):
On iHeartRadio, app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get podcasts.
Advertise With Us

Hosts And Creators

Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson

Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson

Charlie Webster

Charlie Webster

Popular Podcasts

Dateline NBC

Dateline NBC

Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!

Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.