I’m an ex-con – this is how criminals smuggle drugs and phones into prison
An ex-con has revealed how criminals sneak drugs and phones into prison – detailing when a fellow inmate died after taking synthetic marijuana, also known as K2.
The convict from Floridawho has not revealed his real name but goes by his nickname Viking has gained more than 569,000 followers on TikTok after sharing his insights about the prison system.
Viking previously made headlines after making a viral video describing what happens to different types of criminals in prison.
He spent three years in juvenile detention and six years in prison for burglary, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and three counts of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription.
The convict, who has not shared his name online but goes by his Florida nickname Viking, has revealed how criminals smuggle drugs and phones into prison
He spent six years in prison for burglary of a residence, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and three counts of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription
But Viking has since turned his life around and shares the truth about his life behind bars. He recently described the extreme lengths he saw fellow inmates go to to get drugs or phones with the help of outsiders or “crooked guards.”
In the video, which has been viewed more than 175,000 times, the convict revealed that he “didn’t see hard drugs until he entered the prison system.”
He explained that in one case, a cellmate’s girlfriend brought K2 in during her visit and “had it hung in her,” and would sneak it out in the bathroom.
She then placed the balloon-filled drugs in a Skittles package purchased by the cellmate.
“It looks like he’s eating candy, but he’s swallowing balloons. This bastard, I think they didn’t roll the balloon properly… and ended up opening it halfway [an] us K2 in his stomach,” Viking recalled.
“The dude ended up having seizures and eventually died.”
When it came to phones, he revealed that it was often the officers who gave the inmates cell phones in exchange for money.
“You also have to remember that the industrial prison complex is the biggest money earner for some of these cities,” Viking said.
He described the extreme lengths he saw fellow inmates go to to get drugs or phones with the help of outsiders or “crooked guards”
“So, imagine growing up in a city where you’re a cop or military or working in a prison.”
He then said that the same phone that would cost you $200 on the outside would be $1,000 or $2,000 on the inside.
“So if you think these corrupt guards are beating up inmates and killing inmates, you don’t think they want another $100,000 in tax-free money.
“The guards bring in bottles of vodka, and I’m talking about water bottles, I’ve seen it all.”
The convict also noted that getting stuff through the agents is “the second biggest way” to get something.
“Then you have that prison wallet. So some guys have low enough authority to be able to go outside the gate, or there are drops,” he explained.
He added that people often go through the “prison Louis Vuitton,” where inmates receive items through officers.
“Suppose an officer were to say, ‘Hey, I’m going to accidentally drop something here, have one of your mules get it.’ They call that prison Louis Vuitton, I know it’s nasty, but I’ve seen men put six or seven cell phones in their loot.’
At the end of his video, he explained that Florida prisons were all about “money and power.”