I Was a Sinaloa Cartel Underboss — Then I Met Jesus in Prison | Dr. Hal Bradley | 075
Coincidence or God? | Miracles, Christian Encouragement & Faith-Building PodcastShow Notes
Dr. Hal Bradley was a blonde-haired, blue-eyed underboss of the Sinaloa drug cartel — running a quarter-ton of cocaine through the Pacific Northwest. Then on October 19, 1994, at 3:30 PM he met Jesus in a prison cell.
Dr. Hal Bradley was the primary target of Operation Northern Exposure — a high-ranking cartel underboss who trafficked cocaine across the Pacific Northwest for the most dangerous organization on earth. By age 30, he was staring down men he describes as having "no souls" — faces where darkness replaced the person.
Arrested, sentenced, and dying of liver failure in a federal holding cell, Hal dropped to his knees and prayed: "God, if You really, truly exist — I need You, because I can no longer do this."
What followed defies medical explanation. A volunteer experimental drug never before tested on humans. A complete recovery. A call to seminary from inside Leavenworth Federal Prison. And 32 years later — a chaplain, pastor, hospice counselor, and man who has walked over 60 people through death itself, because he's been there.
In Episode 075, Hal shares the full story — cartel training at 16, staring down a $100,000 contract on his head, kneeling in a prison cell, and standing behind a pulpit.
This is the testimony of a man who saw the deepest evil in the souls of men — and then met the light that overcame it.
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Chapters 0:45 - Meet Dr. Hal Bradley 6:50 - Germany, Not Vietnam 8:48 - Smuggling 12:11 - Folsom Prison 14:34 - Back in the Cartel 19:57 - Getting Out of the Cartel 23:42 - Back to Prison 31:39 - Working for the DOJ 40:27 - Cartel Hit 49:09 - Coincidence or God? 51:13 - How Has Your Life Changed? 54:30 - Hal's Contact Info
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