Tag Archives: jail
Contributed Story: Afrikaaner in Huaraz Prison
Posted on 25. Apr, 2013 by Colin.
Profile of Lewis Charles Cornelius, who is serving time in Huaraz, Peru for possession of cocaine.
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Marching Powder: A Gringo Mule in Bolivian Prison
Posted on 14. Jul, 2012 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Review of Marching Powder by Rusty Young, a look at San Pedro prison in La Paz, Bolivia.
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Contributed Story: Locked Up in Arequipa, Peru
Posted on 28. May, 2012 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Gringo expat buddy tells the story of when he was locked up after a wild night of debauchery in Arequipa, Peru.
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The MIA Incident
Posted on 01. Apr, 2012 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Story how I almost got caught smuggling cocaine into the United States.
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Los Hermanos Angelito in Bogota, Colombia
Posted on 29. Feb, 2012 by Colin.
Two brothers live fast and die young in the Colombian underworld.
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Two Gringo Killers of Peruvian Women
Posted on 15. Jan, 2012 by Colin.
SUMMARY: A look at Joran van der Sloot & William Trickett Smith II, plus prison for gringos in Latin America.
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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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My War on Drugs Rant
Posted on 20. Dec, 2011 by Colin.
SUMMARY: My War on Drugs rant condoning decriminalization.
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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.
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The Michelin Man Goes to Jail
Posted on 12. Feb, 2011 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Funny story and one of the times The Mick went to Irish prison in the 80s.
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A Public Hanging in South Bogota
Posted on 29. Nov, 2010 by Colin.
SUMMARY: The Mick witnesses a public hanging in South Bogota, a form of street justice enforced by guerrillas where the government lacked control.
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South London Gangster in Colombia
Posted on 28. Jan, 2010 by Colin.
SUMMARY: The story of John Rowley, a British conman and gangster, includes famous heists, jaw-dropping excess and drug abuse, prison, and an early death. Told by The Mick.
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The Mick’s Prison Murder
Posted on 06. Sep, 2009 by Colin.
SUMMARY: The Mick murdered a fellow inmate during his 4-year sentence in the Bogota, Colombia prison, La Modelo.
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Introducing The Mick
Posted on 29. Jul, 2009 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Introducing a new character to this blog, The Mick, who moved to Colombia in the 80s to bring cocaine to Ireland. After four years in prison, he never went back.
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