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We finish off this exclusive interview starting  back where we left off with Retired DEA Special Agent Gerald Chapman, as he continues shares his experiences of growing up in Montgomery, Alabama, and making history with giants in the Civil Rights movements. Gerald‘s years at two HBCU’s as a Chemistry Major, led him to a life in law enforcement. Gerald’s experiences of traveling across the U.S. as an Undercover Agent, led him and other Black Agents to create a mentorship by establishing NABNA, as a co-founder to assist others in their search for fairness and inclusion in the dangerous world of narcotics investigations. Gerald started his career with BNND and later DEA and became a legend throughout his career in making significant impact on the equalization and inclusiveness, without the help of DEA and strived towards encouraging inclusiveness through movements that continue making a difference to this day.  Abe and Gerald discuss many stories of his life full of significant moments of history, which are both enlightening and inspiring.  .  This was a fabulous story of perseverance, truth and history.    (Soundtrack provided by https://artlist.io)

We start back where we left off with Retired DEA Special Agent Gerald Chapman, as he continues shares his experiences of growing up in Montgomery, Alabama, and making history with giants in the Civil Rights movements. Gerald‘s years at two HBCU’s as a Chemistry Major, led him to a life in law enforcement. Gerald’s experiences of traveling across the U.S. as an Undercover Agent, led him and other Black Agents to create a mentorship by establishing NABNA, as a co-founder to assist others in their search for fairness and inclusion in the dangerous world of narcotics investigations. Gerald started his career with BNND and later DEA and became a legend throughout his career in making significant impact on the equalization and inclusiveness, without the help of DEA and strived towards encouraging inclusiveness through movements that continue making a difference to this day.  Abe and Gerald discuss many stories of his life full of significant moments of history, which are both enlightening and inspiring.  This is Part Two of a Three-part episode with Gerald.  This is a fabulous story of perseverance, truth and history.  Stay tuned next week for PART THREE.  (Soundtrack provided by https://artlist.io)

In this episode, Retired DEA Special Agent Gerald Chapman shares his experiences of growing up in Montgomery, Alabama, and making history with giants in the Civil Rights movements. Gerald‘s years at two HBCU’s as a Chemistry Major, led him to a life in law enforcement. Gerald’s experiences of traveling across the U.S. as an Undercover Agent, led him and other Black Agents to create a mentorship by establishing NABNA, as a co-founder to assist others in their search for fairness and inclusion in the dangerous world of narcotics investigations. Gerald started his career with BNND and later DEA and became a legend throughout his career in making significant impact on the equalization and inclusiveness, without the help of DEA and strived towards encouraging inclusiveness through movements that continue making a difference to this day.  Abe and Gerald discuss many stories of his life full of significant moments of history, which are both enlightening and inspiring.  This is Part One of a Three-part episode with Gerald.  This is a fabulous story of perseverance, truth and history.  Stay tuned next week for PART TWO.  (Soundtrack provided by https://artlist.io)

This episode is to honor a fallen DEA Special Agent whose death shocked us all, Lynval Smalling, known as “Val”, who was friends with our guest Jimmy Connelly and the host. Jimmy was Val’s and the  host’s boss in March 9, 2012 at the time of Val’s shocking death while on assignment in one of the remote locations in the Bahamas.

We continue from last week with part 2 of The Colombian Hit Squad, as Abe is joined by a fellow DEA legend, retired agent Joey Mundy. These two legends finally got a chance to work together on a memorable drug case, when they faced off with a violent Colombian Cartel hit squad sent to America on a killing spree.   (Soundtrack courtesy of Pond5.com)  

In this special episode, Abe is joined by a fellow DEA legend, retired agent Joey Mundy, as they reminisce about some of Joey's special training and wild missions abroad earlier in his career before he and Abe joined forces on American soil.  These two legends finally got a chance to work together on a memorable drug case, when they faced off with a violent Colombian Cartel hit squad sent to America on a killing spree.  They just get started recalling this Colombian Hit Squad case in Part 1 of this episode, but the story is continued in Part 2.   Tune in for part 2 of this episode next Sunday!   (Soundtrack courtesy of Pond5.com)  

On this episode, Abe tells the story about a memorable case he likes to call, "The Mayor of Boxtown".  (Soundtrack courtesy of Shadi Roc)

We continue where we left off as Abe chats with DEA legend, John Mark Chism reminiscing about his case of Alice Marie Johnson, who years later Kardashian had convinced former President Trump to release from prison in 2018.  Here is the story and case... Y'all think she should have been released... Here's part 2!  (Soundtrack courtesy of Shadi Roc)

This episode is an interesting one, that may sound quite familiar to some of you listeners.  Abe chats with DEA legend, John Mark Chism and his case of Alice Marie Johnson, who years later Kardashian had convinced former President Trump to release from prison in 2018.  Here is the story and case... Y'all think she should have been released... Here's part 1 of 2.  (Soundtrack courtesy of Shadi Roc)

We're back for another season of GlaDEAtors: with DEA Legend Abe Collins. In this episode Abe reminisces about the one and only, Brian Flores case.   (Soundtrack courtesy of Shadi Roc)

This marks the end of season 1.  Stay tuned for season 2 coming soon! 

We finish off this exclusive interview starting  back where we left off with Retired DEA Special Agent Gerald Chapman, as he continues shares his experiences of growing up in Montgomery, Alabama, and making history with giants in the Civil Rights movements. Gerald‘s years at two HBCU’s as a Chemistry Major, led him to a life in law enforcement. Gerald’s experiences of traveling across the U.S. as an Undercover Agent, led him and other Black Agents to create a mentorship by establishing NABNA, as a co-founder to assist others in their search for fairness and inclusion in the dangerous world of narcotics investigations. Gerald started his career with BNND and later DEA and became a legend throughout his career in making significant impact on the equalization and inclusiveness, without the help of DEA and strived towards encouraging inclusiveness through movements that continue making a difference to this day.  Abe and Gerald discuss many stories of his life full of significant moments of history, which are both enlightening and inspiring.  .  This was a fabulous story of perseverance, truth and history.    (Soundtrack provided by https://artlist.io)

We start back where we left off with Retired DEA Special Agent Gerald Chapman, as he continues shares his experiences of growing up in Montgomery, Alabama, and making history with giants in the Civil Rights movements. Gerald‘s years at two HBCU’s as a Chemistry Major, led him to a life in law enforcement. Gerald’s experiences of traveling across the U.S. as an Undercover Agent, led him and other Black Agents to create a mentorship by establishing NABNA, as a co-founder to assist others in their search for fairness and inclusion in the dangerous world of narcotics investigations. Gerald started his career with BNND and later DEA and became a legend throughout his career in making significant impact on the equalization and inclusiveness, without the help of DEA and strived towards encouraging inclusiveness through movements that continue making a difference to this day.  Abe and Gerald discuss many stories of his life full of significant moments of history, which are both enlightening and inspiring.  This is Part Two of a Three-part episode with Gerald.  This is a fabulous story of perseverance, truth and history.  Stay tuned next week for PART THREE.  (Soundtrack provided by https://artlist.io)

In this episode, Retired DEA Special Agent Gerald Chapman shares his experiences of growing up in Montgomery, Alabama, and making history with giants in the Civil Rights movements. Gerald‘s years at two HBCU’s as a Chemistry Major, led him to a life in law enforcement. Gerald’s experiences of traveling across the U.S. as an Undercover Agent, led him and other Black Agents to create a mentorship by establishing NABNA, as a co-founder to assist others in their search for fairness and inclusion in the dangerous world of narcotics investigations. Gerald started his career with BNND and later DEA and became a legend throughout his career in making significant impact on the equalization and inclusiveness, without the help of DEA and strived towards encouraging inclusiveness through movements that continue making a difference to this day.  Abe and Gerald discuss many stories of his life full of significant moments of history, which are both enlightening and inspiring.  This is Part One of a Three-part episode with Gerald.  This is a fabulous story of perseverance, truth and history.  Stay tuned next week for PART TWO.  (Soundtrack provided by https://artlist.io)

In this episode, Abe recalls a case from back in the 90s when cellphones were just recently becoming more prevalent, and more within the drug underworld.   While working this case, DEA teamed up with the Secret Service to take down a cellphone cloning operation where drug dealers had a source for where to buy cloned phone numbers to use on burner phones.  Even though burner phones are still used to this day, Abe recalls the case where this was just getting started.   (Soundtrack courtesy of Pond5.com)  

This episode is to honor a fallen DEA Special Agent whose death shocked us all, Lynval Smalling, known as “Val”, who was friends with our guest Jimmy Connelly and the host. Jimmy was Val’s and the  host’s boss in March 9, 2012 at the time of Val’s shocking death while on assignment in one of the remote locations in the Bahamas.

Abe and special guest retired Virgin Islands Police Department Sergeant Mark Joseph continue their chat about another significant case in his career on the DEA Task Force, where they formed a unique task force that brought together several Federal Law Enforcement agencies together, such as the FBI, DEA and others to form the PUBLIC CORRUPTION TASK FORCE.  This task force was extremely successful at taking down some of the most corrupt public figures and organizations in the United States, and its territories, that has influenced other similar task forces to begin operations to this day, continuing to fight corruption.  (Soundtrack courtesy of Pond5.com)  

Abe and special guest retired Virgin Islands Police Department Sergeant Mark Joseph continue recalling big moments of his career on the DEA Task Force, taking down some of the biggest drug traffickers in this US territory. Stay tuned, as we run out of time once again in this episode, but make sure to meet us next week for part three! Tune in for part 3 of this episode next Sunday!   (Soundtrack courtesy of Pond5.com)  

As we've heard before, paradise also has it's dark-side and in this episode Abe is reminded of his days working in the Caribbean, as he welcomes special guest retired Virgin Islands Police Department Sergeant Mark Joseph who spent a good amount of his career on the DEA Task Force, taking down some of the biggest drug traffickers in this US territory. Stay tuned, as we run out of time in this episode, but make sure to meet us next week for part two! Tune in for part 2 of this episode next Sunday!   (Soundtrack courtesy of Pond5.com)  

We take a break from DEA cases on this episode, as Abe welcomes a long time good friend of his, Donald Crump, who joins him on this episode to honor and recount a mutual friend and decorated Memphis Police Officer Don Williams and recall the day he was killed.  Donald Crump was never a member of law enforcement, but a very well-known restaurateur and bar owner in Memphis.  He owns one of the best hot wings spot in town, Crumpy's Hot Wings..  If you know you know!  Donald also once owned a very popular comedy club called Crumpy's Comedy Club, that hosted various heavy-hitter comedians over the years.   (Soundtrack courtesy of Shadi Roc)