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Shaun Attwood (born 28 October 1968) is an English former ecstasy trafficker turned YouTuber, speaker, activist and author.

Born in Widnes, Attwood became interested in the stock-market at age 14, trading for the first time at the age of 16. 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. 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.

His story was featured worldwide on National Geographic Channel as an episode of Locked Up Abroad called "Raving Arizona". Random House published his life story as the English Shaun Trilogy. Since his first book Hard Time was published in 2011, Attwood has authored books on his life and other topics.