Tag Archives: crime
An American Prison Rape
Posted on 20. Dec, 2011 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Story of an American prison inmate being raped.
WARNING: Graphic violence and rape depicted. Reader discretion advised.
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Killing Pablo: Summary and Review
Posted on 09. Nov, 2011 by Colin.
SUMMARY: My review and definitive post on cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar.
From the jacket:
Here is the story of the brutal rise and fall of Colombian cocaine cartel kingpin Pablo Escobar, whose criminal empire held a nation of thirty million hostage – a reign of terror that would only end with Escobar’s death. In an intense, up-close account … Read more
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My 3rd Time Bribing Cops in Colombia
Posted on 23. May, 2011 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Short story on paying off some paisa cops who caught me with cocaine.
I spent the first weekend of May in Medellin. I stayed at my regular party hostel in Poblado. As soon as I arrived, barely an hour after landing, the gringo tourists were pushing aguardiente in my face. I started drinking. … Read more
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The Rise and Fall of Tachuela
Posted on 24. Apr, 2011 by Colin.
SUMMARY: In Colombian prison The Mick befriends a notorious assassin, who is ultimately killed himself.
WARNING: Graphic prison violence depicted.
The Mick did almost four years in La Modelo for trying to bring three kilos of cocaine through El Dorado airport. He learned Spanish in Colombian prison. … Read more
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Stole and Robbed on My Birthday
Posted on 13. Apr, 2011 by Colin.
SUMMARY: I got stole on (didn’t hurt) and robbed on my birthday.
I was drunk with a couple American expats at my apartment. They wanted to meet a Colombian friend at a dance club a few blocks away. Colombian Friend had a bottle of rum and two chicks. One heffer was already paired off and the other chick was with Colombian Friend. We got drunk on rum and then a bottle of tequila. … Read more
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The Theft of My Roommate’s Blender in Bogota
Posted on 12. Apr, 2011 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Brief dittie on how a thief stole my roommate’s blender.
I live in a boarding house-style apartment in Chapinero. I technically have roommates, but I don’t see some of them for days. Everybody stays in their own room. Only bathrooms and the kitchen are shared. … Read more
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Santa Fe: Downtown Bogota’s Red Light District
Posted on 19. Feb, 2011 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Tales from the few times I’ve been to Santa Fe, downtown Bogota’s red light district and zona de tolerancia.
I moved to Bogota in April 2009 and never went to Santa Fe, downtown Bogota’s zona de tolerancia, until December 2010. I went on accident. I’d been walking with my friend Gustavo looking for perro cheese for his mom, which she can’t get in Medellin. But it was Sunday night at nine o’clock, so the kinds of places that might have it were closed.
Since we were out, Gustavo suggested we go “look at some whores … Read more
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The Theft of My Bicycle in Bogota
Posted on 16. Feb, 2011 by Colin.
SUMMARY: The story of the thief who stole my bike in downtown Bogota.
My bicycle was stolen in downtown Bogota today.
I went to People Training gym at Calle 19 with Septima. I locked my bicycle to the same bicycle parking station I always use. I used the cable lock that I’ve had since starting to ride bikes in Bogota in mid 2009. … Read more
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The Michelin Man Goes to Jail
Posted on 12. Feb, 2011 by Colin.
SUMMARY: One of the times The Mick went to Irish prison in the 80s.
On Halloween day in 1983 The Mick ran into his second cousin Eamon, who was also among the Dublin underworld. The Mick said he had to find a costume (“fancy dress” as he calls it). Eamon told him it was his lucky day. He had an excellent costume to sell – a Michelin Man outfit. It had a comfortable nylon mask that wouldn’t make it hard for The Mick to drink. … Read more
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The Theft of My Laptop in Medellin
Posted on 04. Jan, 2011 by Colin.
SUMMARY: The story of the thief who got into my Medellin hosts’ apartment and stole my laptop.
For my first few weeks in Medellin I stayed on the couch of Justin and Zac, two Americans living in Sabaneta, the southern-most major suburb. It’s a nice building with high fences topped with razor wire and a 24-hour security guard. They’ve lived on the third floor for over seven months. They often leave open the windows and sliding glass door leading to the patio. They’ve never had a problem. … Read more
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