Shaun Attwood
English writer, convicted criminal and YouTuber (born 1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shaun Attwood (born 28 October 1968)[2][3] is an English former ecstasy trafficker turned YouTuber,[4] speaker, activist and author.
Shaun Patrick Attwood | |
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Born | Shaun Patrick Attwood (1968-10-28) 28 October 1968 (age 55) |
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Known for | Ecstasy distribution in the 1990s |
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Subscribers | 814,000[1] |
Total views | 150 million[1] |
Website | shaunattwood |
Born in Widnes, Attwood became interested in the stock-market at age 14, trading for the first time at the age of 16.[5] After travelling to Arizona regularly to visit his aunts, Attwood moved there and became involved in the rave scene as an ecstasy smuggler and dealer.[6] He was arrested in 2002, released in 2007 and was deported back to England. Following his release, Attwood became a speaker and author, chronicling his experiences in prison.[3]
His story was featured worldwide on National Geographic Channel as an episode of Locked Up Abroad called "Raving Arizona".[7] Random House published his life story as the English Shaun Trilogy.[8] Since his first book Hard Time was published in 2011, Attwood has authored books on his life and other topics.