Locked up abroad: the daily struggles of inmates in Peru

Delve into the daily life of Peruvian jails and their impact on the prisoners: how they overcome the shock of being incarcerated, the price they are paying for their actions, and the challenges they face as they navigate life behind bars.
We followed these inmates and their families for a year, exploring their backgrounds and the reasons they took the risk of drug trafficking.
#peru #jail

[@cjbrunet8663]

Just remember your worst day free is still better than a day locked up

[@npche9865]

Depends on the country and the jail.

[@sivodesilva9866]

Not really...this looks like heaven.good food good coke

[@jimmyhendriks8134]

You only know what t is to be free , when you just got released

[@MisterKatz]

Bullshit. I was in Jail a few times. There are days that are not so bad. Others are. It all depends on your own attitude. Try to keep yourself busy. I've had worse days outside than inside.

[@deanbritt9131]

So true

[@the1only467]

To anyone watching this thinking of doing things that put your freedom at risk remember this, your family suffers as much or worse than you. Usually worse. They’re living in a mental prison they can’t escape from even being out in the world. They worry about your well being, they miss you, any wonderful times are always marred by their thoughts of you. Wishing you were there, just missing you, asking themselves why you did what you did, if there was anything they could’ve done differently to prevent you from making that mistake. Even if you don’t care about your own lives, think of your family. They don’t deserve it.

[@deancossins8557]

That hit home hope that message saves a few family's heartaches A few grand risked for 10 years in a foreign hell hole Nah I ll give it a miss thanks 🙏

[@the1only467]

@@deancossins8557 right, or anything in your home country. Anything that will put you at risk of losing your freedom for years. It’s really hard on the pens who truly love you. Glad someone could see and appreciate the message.

[@desmondgrant4126]

💯 %straight facts 💯 👊🏽

[@MisterKatz]

There are many people who do this who have no family. I just say.

[@midbc1midbc199]

Meh most people get over it pretty quickly

[@powerplay8355]

I'm in my home drinking beer and watching this thinking how beautiful my life is 😂

[@donnaray9304]

Me to 🍺 in United States 🇺🇸

[@jansmit4690]

​​@@donnaray9304With the mother from Nataly Holloway?

[@julie.66]

Les pauvres Francais, surtout certains du sud,Marseille..j'ai bcp de peine pour eux. J'espere que ce n'est pas pour trop longtemps❤

[@jodyross6185]

@@donnaray9304 too

[@scottbob2300]

Cheers to that 😂 🇦🇺

[@goldenretriever6261]

I was backpacking in Peru 20 years ago, I met some fellow foreign backpackers and we travelled together for a few days until the other guys wanted to buy cocaine. I went my own way after that, I didn't want to risk ending up in Peruvian prion.

[@astridlabodhisattva1098]

That must have been a grand adventure 20 years ago.

[@reneelibby4885]

these guys - the customers - keep it going.

[@user-sj9cn1qc1q]

I read that like joey from friends. :P

[@mentalpasient6823]

I don’t want to be in a Norwegian prison

[@thorium3737]

Likely would have been fine, especially if you didn't take the coke but id have fucked off with you tbh. Im not interested in hard drugs like that...... I dont even smoke weed any more,imran I will again at some point probably but its so not an every day/week/month thing to me

[@West-End]

I’m at home right now and I don’t understand why anyone would want to be a mule to end-up in a prison in Peru with 60 nationalities and a prison so overcrowded . Honestly, there’s no price to freedom!

[@stevensgirl85]

Desperate for money , usually to pay bills and life goals.

[@West-End]

@@stevensgirl85 I’ve been watching these doc for years. The thing is, most mules get stopped at airport gates anyway. I personally would prefer to struggle financially in my country of residence (Europe) than struggle in a dump of a prison abroad where currency is the most important things for basics like food and buy necessities. Shouldn’t be any choice to make. Not to be a mule at any cost. Not worth it, I have seen stories that rip your heart out especially when children are separated from their mother. 🫣😳😮

[@stevensgirl85]

@@West-End yes,

[@stevensgirl85]

@@West-End Its definitely a risky move I wouldn't submit to that.

[@user-sb9vc5fb1i]

Desperate measures.

[@mopes2713]

This is seriously one of the best documentaries I’ve stumbled upon in KZbin in many many years. I’ve completely forgotten what good KZbin content is.

[@Jakee3ee]

This is produced for regular terrestrial television not KZbin....

[@kryys5092]

@@Jakee3ee what makes it often the Best quality just like 48h and so on...

[@the1only467]

Right? It’s so hidden, it’s hard to randomly come across great content anymore. KZbin has become so flooded with all this watered down content or the same old stuff. Regardless of where it came from, yes, clearly KZbin didn’t fund and shoot this, it’s nice to come across some great journalism. Vice is all you see now unless you know where to look.

[@MisterKatz]

@@the1only467 Yes you're right... especially everything is increasingly censored and forbidden to say or show. Soon only content for children available here.

[@simonj1521]

I have seen this before and its probably at least 15 years old - no credit to this channel - think its probably bbc

[@helgeron4655]

Ironic really isn't it, they are arrested and imprisoned for drug trafficking yet drug taking and distribution of drugs is freely allowed under the eyes of the guards.

[@haydndavies2248]

👍👍👍

[@destroyer5859]

Also their law alows them the grow the plant, its absurd. That grandma with her coca plantaition, she has no laboratory, but 100% she supply the people that have the lab, the police is working with the mafia.

[@davidbillyard6629]

Anything for an easy life for the guards.

[@vahgeuvje10]

When he said he was unemployed the inspector became sad.

[@cornelisverhoef9282]

Peruvian jails are great places to learn Spanish for free. On a serious note, to me it seems Peruvian prisons aren't half as bad as Thai prisons. And 2 kg of coke in Thailand means life in prison.

[@eyeswideopen7777]

Was that your payoff

[@pando7813]

Watch banged up abroad an Irish man got caught with coke ,the cops raped him while at the station ,in jail he was involved in gun fight between two rivals .Lawless with no morals

[@slipknot6789]

I think they kill you for that there

[@4exgold]

yeah you defo do not fck around with drug smuggling in Asia. South American countries seem to be more lenient even compared to the US.

[@eyeswideopen7777]

@@4exgold they sell stuff to the prisoners and their family pay for it. Maybe that's why it looks like homestead

[@needmoreramsay]

This narrator is the BEST on the net !! I swear, he's the only one that actually uses emotion and inflection when narrating! Makes its entertaining and sometimes comedic. Also narrates the most dangerous roads episodes as well.

[@tradeladder146]

British of course. 👍

[@Hoovie9596]

He does lots of shows. What’s his name again?

[@dizcret]

He is an A.I bot!

[@jacksmith9252]

Mans a G

[@d1user]

Have u seen all the narrators or the net?

[@chad5893]

I travel a lot. Some of my travels have led me through developing Countries. I cannot imagine the joy I feel getting on a plane back home being ripped away from me for 8-15 years because of a decision I made alone. Its unfathomable.

[@nobodynever7884]

What scares me, as I travel lightly as well, is that some cop in a third world country would have to make his quota and they put some crap on my bag to make their numbers.

[@chad5893]

@@nobodynever7884 I always lock my luggage and check everythng in it the day I leave for the airport.

[@jamesregiste960]

​@@nobodynever7884 funny how you never hear that story.from anyone. If it were a widespread occurrence, you would hear of it, occasionally, but I never heard of it before, you're just spitballing, but I dare say, it never happens!

[@Marcuslobenstein]

Agree they dont have trouble hitting quota

[@dancarter482]

@@kam7800 I was in Belize a few decades back on a short visa. Went looking for cash work. Got warned that I had painted a target on my back as a gringo with no money - IF I got a job it was robbing the locals of employment - but if I was caught working illegally I could get jail time for a lapsed visa. The locals could get a reward for dobbing me in. The prisons were said to be evil rat pits where you'd get attacked by inmates and have your sentence extended for fighting/bad behavior!

[@Highland_Moo]

Alain looks like his mum. I felt so sorry for her - she’s so hurt and misses her boy. I have 3 kids and can’t imagine how awful it must be to know there’s nothing you can do when your child is locked up on the other side of the world.

[@Joseluz1969]

What an awsome documentary, it really shows cocaine trafficking from many different angles. The people caught while doing it, law enforcement, the prison system, kids born in prison, peasants who plant coca, Most remarkable is how it stresses on the very personal way in which it affects everyone involved. Great job, SPICA LIFE.

[@jugo1944]

The Drug War isa complete waste of time and lives

[@dansiwek3593]

Not awesome at all and in fact really just garbage propaganda , they missed important questions and didn't challenge the status quo and or moral bankruptcy of the fake war on drugs which is actually a war on people and freedom. They just enforced social norms and there by are acclimating and brainwashing people. A really pathetic job and certainly not journalism.

[@arnefreymann313]

Do you believe, this suspected guy would give his permission to get recorded in reality?

[@theharshtruthoutthere]

@@arnefreymann313 Ways to interpret the BIBLE: 5 points of GOSPEL: - Figurative 1.) Christ died - Symbolical 2.) for our sins - Literal 3.) was buried - Devotional 4.) rose again - Historical 5.) According to the script. - Dispensational GOD`s expectations to us; - REPENT! - BORN AGAIN! - BE HOLY! - EXPOSE EVIL! - DO THE WILL OF YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER!

[@JamesGibson-qn4nj]

Those chinchillas look worse than my local crack heads man feeding them on coca wtf!!😅😂

[@jmeshox2730]

I've basically seen every episode of locked up abroad and would never dream in a hundred years of smuggling.. the risk does not outweigh the reward of freedom

[@Noirrrx4DAReal]

The dude sharing that 0.3 pinner joint is a real one!!!

[@paulgrey8028]

Despite being an impoverished country, these Peruvian prisons appear to be way more humane and clean, even though they're overcrowded, than many other South American prisons. Can't imagine why foreigners would risk lengthy sentences for a lousy several thousand euros.

[@paulgrey8028]

@@juanserra1720 no I would not smuggle drugs for any reason. Big pHarma has nothing to do with drug smuggling. What a ridiculous comment.

[@reneelibby4885]

goes to show you they are desperate people.

[@dominik13579]

Agree, that's a great prison to be in, for south american standards. That's why they allow cameras in..

[@Fluffy-Fluffy]

Lousy for you but worth risking it for for others. You never know what they would use that money for. It could be a parent with a severely ill child that needs money for surgery and can't get it unless they have the funding. I've heard stories like that and it's truly sad. I'd rather say one must be desperate to take that risk.

[@PeterBornAgain]

Before repenting I was involved heavily in the drug game for 20 years I use to supply mules most of which get busted but also some make it through which always made up for the loses plus more. I can say from experience that if you choose this path in life you will most likely be killed or end up in prison that is the truth but the money keeps people blinded and oblivious to the consequences.

[@nathankirby4612]

Just think how many deaths you’ve been directly involved in for your greedy pocket, if what you’re saying is true. Families torn apart, mothers, fathers and also children’s blood is on your hands. I hope it was all worth it.

[@swyllie30]

@@nathankirby4612 it’s ok. He found god. His conscious is clear.

[@D3cyTH3r]

You're trolling right? The guy has seen the error of his ways, and is trying to walk a good path. What possible good do you think can come from guilt-tripping him? If you want to criticize bad people, perhaps you should look closer to home? @@nathankirby4612

[@josephk4310]

@@nathankirby4612 He repented, he is living for God now, pray for him, instead of trying to drag him down.

[@juliosalviz7675]

@@nathankirby4612 yes it is sad , i lost a uncle in 95 by shooting , some uncles were stret and some mobsters , they do wrong , but they have change , its a fatal circle when recovery its difficult , they will take responsability by god , karma or justice . you are just saying things but not for that you are changing something . living in those kind of places as a kid , no te lo deseo ni a ti pero era el barrio asi era la vida , CALLAO PERU . LA SICILIA DE PERU LA SINALOA DE PERU , VINKINGOS CRISTIANOS.

[@Ironheart73]

That spanish guy is a G. Most people in that situation would feel like its the end of the world. But him, he takes it like its just a slap on the wrist traffic violation

[@awbelton]

Staged actor

[@johnrodgers2171]

He's scared on the inside, acting cool and hoping some miracle will happen to get out of it

[@KalashVodka175]

@@awbelton Nothing staged about it. He’s keeping cool outwardly but he knows he’s fucked inside. But there is no point in overreacting. Busted is busted.

[@awbelton]

@@KalashVodka175 You ain't no him scro

[@ronaldlymm7248]

Maybe he don’t realise the serious of it yet. Thinks maybe he’ll get a slap on wrists or summat .

[@hendriekevin4171]

Most drugs come by the ton not kilo these days, shipping containers full of it gets into the UK every day

[@nathankirby4612]

You got a plug? 🔌

[@hendriekevin4171]

@@nathankirby4612 no unfortunately. I did have a plug from Serbia he qwas superb, but there was difficulties getting mail out after the army had taken over the place for a while. I did get another from England, another next day delivery of some tasty benzos and opiates, but hes now selling fake clothes, so im fuckewd for a reliable plug now.

[@torehaaland6921]

Partly thanks to brexit, after which you had to check everything yourself, something UK customs are unable to do.

[@thomaseriksen6885]

​@@torehaaland6921same thing where you're from, and it's been that way for a long time

[@cornelisverhoef9282]

The entire war on drugs is futile. A waste of money, prison space, and resources. As long as it's it's illegal and the huge demand remains, there are massive amounts of money to be made. You pick up one trafficker, two will replace him. Legalize it. It's the only way.

[@mundoglory7071]

Yes, and legalizing it means there is still a massive amount of money to be made, but legitimately like any other legal business, but without the violence, murder, smuggling and prison sentences

[@icummins1806]

Yes its been years 50+ in the us and we have more violence and overdoses than ever

[@chudleyflusher7132]

Amen brother.

[@mikemartin7482]

Sure we all understand that its more about how the powers that be make a million or so percent more off of it being illegal , and not caring if its to the detriment of the ppl!

[@dopesickclothing8390]

Most of all waste of life

[@graylouch8419]

Respect to the Frenchies, No crying about getting caught, just getting on with it. Fair play lads.

[@Davserban]

Frenchies have some hard fucking fuckmte

[@miketexas4549]

They surrendered

[@embracegreatnessfrance]

@@miketexas4549like americains in Afghanistan against bedouin peoples 😂😂😂

[@miketexas4549]

@@embracegreatnessfrance impossible to stop a roach infestation by stepping on them.

[@Peyote1312]

@@embracegreatnessfrance like Americans in Vietnam who lost to Rice farmers.

[@redginge4840]

I think the smugglers themselves tell the authorities about one delivery so it can appear they are doing their job. There's no way they could just catch a guy like that without being first informed by someone.

[@cocobiskit]

Facts

[@redginge4840]

@@cocobiskit I said, "I think" I did't say it was a fact. Read the commentator more carefully in future so you don't make an ass of yourself again.

[@ashleybell8183]

​@@TrollMops right 😂😂😂

[@johanneshej4940]

Lol, he was just agreeing with your theory. ”Facts” means ”agreed”, have you been living under a rock for the last 20 years? Who’s making an ass of themselves here really..?

[@cocobiskit]

@@redginge4840 🤭🤭🤭

[@djfearross4144]

I know people that smuggled drugs, it was as never because they desperately needed the money , it was simply because they thought it easy money. When you keep getting away with lies and deceit, you start to think you're invincible .

[@yvonnesanders4308]

Hope you ditched them

[@sherblato9147]

Get Greeedy

[@SeanBenward]

The question that a lot of people ask is, why do they do this? The reason is there is no documentary on the mules that do get away with it. And it is my bet, many do. The one question that wasn't asked of these current inmates was, was this the first time? My feeling is for most it isn't.

[@hendriekevin4171]

Most coke comes floor to ceiling in shipping containers, my country of Scotland is being dismantled slowly by drug abuse but coke is everywhere lately.

[@davidlynch9049]

I seriously doubt many mules who are dumb civilians like these locked up idiots, get away with it, especially going through an airport.

[@destroyer5859]

@@hendriekevin4171 yep, tones come on ships and police is making sure that few kg doesnt pass by airplain xd its just a show

[@daraghbrowne9041]

If you are addicted to drugs as I have been you are blinded by the money , mostly girls who do this , my friend smuggled smack on the police which was raided by the police but luckily for him it was the guy on the seat behind him they were looking for , it's a mugs game being a mule

[@daraghbrowne9041]

On the plane I meant

[@smokingbeard7796]

the prison daycare was heartwrenching - i will never get what makes parents especially mothers to risk the well-beeing of their child.

[@nicolarollinson4381]

As foreign prisons go that doesn't look too bad.

[@astridlabodhisattva1098]

I think they're more humane than US prisons.

[@steveoh9285]

This was outstanding, really gives insight towards these type of situations. Subscribed.

[@andrewwhite8762]

The Peruvian govt must be pressured to make these arrests, otherwise why would they be so obsessed with catching people who are leaving their country.

[@Answersonapostcard]

its upholding the law - drugs are a menace to society

[@shaundonohue4879]

Desperation is a prime motivator.

[@garyhost1830]

So is greed

[@Answersonapostcard]

greed and arrogance

[@nobodynever7884]

What scares me, as I travel lightly as well, is that some cop in a third world country would have to make his quota and they put some crap on my bag to make their numbers.

[@thefreedomguyuk]

Happened to me 20 years ago. "I found this baggie of drugs in your bag, Sir !". "Of course you did, I saw YOU sticking it in my bag !!". It was my lucky day, that Chinese officer only demanded $250 for letting me go. Best spent money ever ...

[@miketexas4549]

When I was 8 my family vacationed in Cancun. A white couple in front of us was handed a brown paper baggie from some guy that popped out of nowhere, in ten seconds the cops swarmed on them and had them in cuffs. Fortunately my father witnessed the whole thing and was fluent in Spanish. He told the police they should be ashamed of themselves doing this to the people that provide their livlihood, and he would be accompanying them to the police station to give a statement. The police quickly freed the couple and took off as fast as they had arrived. The couple was eternally grateful and bought our family dinner for helping them. I'll never forget it, and I will never set foot in Mexico!

[@virginiaparberry4522]

Thank you for the reality of both men's and women's living arrangements.

[@sjpavur]

It is so sexist how much nicer the women’s prisons and living conditions are then those for the men!

[@jacquelinelion9879]

Why don't they make these sort of documentaries compulsory in schools? for example. This is a nightmare based on ignorance and greed. What a waste of a young life. "There is no such thing as a free lunch". What about the ones that were innocent victims too? It's just awful, and as others have written the families suffer so much too.

[@Crosshatch1212]

It’s an economy

[@zobstopperz]

Peru is such a wonderful country the people are so kind and cultured these foreigners are lucky to be in such a lovely prison not like in America or other South American prisons. May God bless all of them.

[@TheGodParticle]

I was thinking the very same, id rather be locked up there than strangeways, at least in the documented jail one could learn Spanish.

[@JB-ef7ks]

Same thoughts, they're treated waaayyy better than north or central American prisoners!!

[@diego111diego]

In preu's prisions you are raped by many prisioners (your cellies or the ones who share the "pabellon" with you) the first night you arrive there, is like a "prision's law" and every peruavian know about it. If I had to go to jail, i'd rather choose an European prision a 1000 times rather than a peruvian one. At least there you are not raped.

[@tomasmendiola5939]

Absolutely

[@williammunny9916]

*_Isaiah 53.3 He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. 4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth._* _Jesus Christ loves you. Only Jesus Christ saves. Repent and be saved. God bless you and your family in the name of Jesus Christ._ -

[@mt09283]

I've been in Peru and coca leaves available everywhere served same as tea or coffee, in most of hotels

[@Teetoy4]

It’s raw not processed

[@antoneckhart4010]

​@@Teetoy4doubt the raw leaves would do much?? Am much much more of poppy kind of guy.

[@Answersonapostcard]

which isn't the same as cocaine.

[@sparerib]

The war on drugs merely depends on who's in control.

[@giovannimauritz7939]

Wendy is so beautiful, I genuinely felt bad for her, so young and the next 11 years in the prison. Your best years gone in an instant.

[@LouisaH864]

They released Wendy after 5 years prison in 2010 she is home

[@ZedtixuS]

In my country u can do like a ton and still not get 11y by miles

[@shawncook323]

The woman prisoners have it good. It didn't feel like a prison. Everyone's vibing, theatre and dance classes, TV appearances and feasting out I mean damn... It's funny how they had the whole swat team out just to transfer a few ladies to a dance competition.

[@Madoobe87]

😂😂😂😂

[@victorvalenzuela7626]

😂😂😂😂😂 bro think about they could escape if they get a small chance….

[@user-ct2sx5gs9q]

There is no price for your freedom and privacy, please don't ever put yourself in that situation you will regret it.

[@d1user]

There is a price,

[@user-uo6xu7dt7w]

This was, by far, one of the most interesting things I have ever seen on KZbin. The dance segment of female inmates in Peru performing on live TV.

[@alexandercallahan1781]

I would never have the balls to try and take cocaine through an airport. Let alone risk facing 10 years in a prison in a foreign almost 3rd world country

[@Ceasar8980]

Imagine being caught on drug offence and ending up doing the same thing whiles in prison 🤷🤷🤦 this is crazy Whoever reading this, remember once you have life, everything is possible. Stay away from drugs

[@user-sw2lv3zp6o]

All those children born in prison: so sad.

[@patriciarowe6685]

They are the only ones I feel bad for.

[@user-sw2lv3zp6o]

@@patriciarowe6685 Same here, Patricia.

[@MrWarrenRB]

Great documentary, thank you.

[@yadusolparterre]

This documentary is fifteen years old. The French guy has gone back to France more than 5 years ago already

[@niallcollins1952]

Ive seen this before a couple of years ago very interesting documentary. it would be nice to see where these people are now

[@randellbigr1960]

the english prisoners seen at the start was killed by another inmate and wendy died from a drug overdose with 9 years still to serve and lucy the french lady escaped

[@Lust4thaRush]

@@randellbigr1960 wow what is the name of second documentary where you seen this please

[@randellbigr1960]

@@Lust4thaRush No documentary lust just google search full names of the prisoners in peru and there is newspaper articles from different regions

[@annea5781]

@@randellbigr1960omg, one was killed there? Was his family able to sue the prisoner who did it?

[@chad5893]

@@Lust4thaRush Hes bullshitting....

[@kenfox22]

That Blonde French Consulate was 🔥

[@floraab1339]

She was useless,dont have a clue about her job.

[@nonsensetalk8953]

She's just average.

[@njaneardude]

*Consular 😄

[@Carlos8888]

And stingy 🤣

[@maxflight777]

Agreed.. she should be on the cover of a magazine! Beautiful

[@debbieangel9376]

They don't play games here at this airport, they suspect you, pull you aside, find the drugs it's tested immediately, no long drawn out interviews like some airports, you see the judge,you get sentenced and you begin your stay

[@bradgrier4228]

Those babies were so cute! Im a grandpa and i can attest, nothing more innocent and adorable thankids having fun AND NOT HAVING A WORRY IN THE WORLD!

[@amberwolvers2390]

That makes me happy to hear! I just lost my grandmother at 82, but am so grateful for the many years we've had together. She even got to see see her great-grandchildren take their first steps. I wish you and your family many more happy memories together ❤. Grandparents are very important in our lives!

[@joshleenall]

Oh my god I know those little babies were so adorable. Watching them learning to speak was so cute. Also, the women that volunteer to take care of those children and teach them are absolute angels.

[@stevegodfreydrums]

Wow. This is such a waste of life or a massive massive chunk of life being wasted. I feel sorry for them a little, heartbroken they can’t be free. Makes me appreciate the life I have.

[@bobjames6622]

Really? Feeling sorry for mugs?

[@stevegodfreydrums]

@@bobjames6622 yeah In England, they’d probably get like 2 years max for 2kilos!muggy Britain!!

[@joesphsnable6631]

Russian people have been subjected to the worst lunatic leaders in the world. For cultural reasons i guess they have gone along with this mindset to trust their government which is crazy considering their history. America knows this but we never allow Russia to occupy Ukraine. The minute Biden told Putin not to it and he did it sealed Russias fate.

[@ronaldlymm7248]

@@bobjames6622desperate people make desperate decisions

[@stevegodfreydrums]

@@bobjames6622 I feel sorry for their sentences!! It’s proper harsh over what they did that’s all.

[@prancer4743]

Thank you great podcast 🙏🙏🙏😀👍

[@andrewthomson]

Not for the pickles

[@rgolianeh]

My mother says when you go for bigger things you lose the small you have too. Very true.

[@tristanfire6298]

Loved this documentary

[@crazychrisfromessex1740]

This is why drugs should be legalised and regulated. Its a no brainer.

[@leonardsolis9876]

Great commentator, great content, very informative. Thank you.

[@Yourmomgoestocolledge]

If you're ever smuggling drugs and get caught at the airport, just know that you got set up. You were meant to be caught so that others can get through.

[@Shamanicus]

I've been living in Peru since two years now (not keeping myself busy with drugs though) and you can carry up to 5 grams of cocain paste and 8 grams of cannabis, without prosecution. But when they catch you with cannabis seeds or a plant, you go to jail for at least two years. Also if you're a dealer and the police finds out, they happily help lady justice with some extra evidence against you. Just don't do crime, it leads to nowhere.

[@midbc1midbc199]

Holy how unfortunate to be born in jail then end up back in the same jail......kids should never be subjected to jail

[@vascofmdc]

During the brawl, at 37:33 (ish) it sounds like someone is saying " doe rustig, doe rustig " wich is dutch for " calm down, calm down " . Great documentary. thank you for posting.

[@noka1979]

I think some of them are quite lucky, the authorities give them so many perks

[@cvgodd1432]

That prison isn’t bad at all.. it’s bad when you don’t have money! You can get whatever you want if your family sends you like 300 a month which is nothing for most people in the US.

[@user-nu4xg2sh3i]

It seems like there's more to this video since it kinda abruptly cuts off at the end.

[@vmparliament]

All drugs should be decriminalized

[@zappababe8577]

I agree. Ex-cops agree also.

[@samdasilva1914]

Excellent documentary. I was interesting to the stark difference between the male and female prisons, the women´s prison seems to be more like a camp, fitness classes, dance classes even a dance performance on national TV.

[@penny3406]

Brilliant documentary

[@unknown-user]

This needs to be the standard of how a prison should be like. Instead of the taxpayer funding it, prisoners should set up their own micro economies inside to survive. Here in the U.S. each prisoner costs the taxpayer over $50k a year.

[@davidm5417]

yes, on the other hand what is the point of keeping someone there for 14 years (and still funding them even if on low costs) for this kind of crime

[@unknown-user]

@@davidm5417 The point is that 14 kilos of cocaine on the streets of Europe was going to ruin the lives of many people, so 14 yrs of confinement is an adequate time to sit down with yourself and think about why you should never do it again. When criminals go without punishment they tend to not care about repeating the same crime again and again and again. Look at California for example.

[@davidm5417]

@@unknown-user I am not sure if she was smuggling 14kgs. The others who got caught in the video had much less...and I don't think cocain ruins many lives. I see it around me - many use it recreationally when they party while having a normal life. Indeed 1 in 8 can't handle it or takes it too much and has a problem, same as with alcohol. I never tried it but I'm not blind. Meth or heroin are a different story, the users seem to be totally ruined both physically and mentally and are danger for their surroundings. So yes, she still did something illegal but losing 5 years of her life would be enough of a punishment and lesson

[@misterx-gy3fg]

@@unknown-user It's going to ruin lives in Europe because of laws. Your logic is circular.

[@merkcityboy834]

Yeah an once the state gives your your inmate# they make like 30 grand off you.

[@azamarabear]

Great content thanks😮

[@jessicahawks3223]

Any update available since this was made about the prisoners

[@sparker7768]

The narration was excellent.

[@mr3218818]

the kilo of cocaine is $800 to $1000 dollars in the peruvian amazon and if you get it to europe $ 50000 to 55000 pure , its the fastest way to become wealthy or the fastest way to spent 8 to 12 years in jail your choice

[@444slowitdown]

Seems harsh.. some get too kick back and cook it up whilst others risk everything and get caught up in the game..

[@Answersonapostcard]

drugs destroy society @@444slowitdown

[@moshesierra6849]

It’s insane , traveling to the other side of the world to be caught red handed How can u trade yr freedom for just few thousands dollars/ Euros?

[@rubyb525]

desperation or being young dumb and not thinking is my guess

[@maxortega4690]

I visited my son in Miami in 2009. His neighbor introduced me to CUBAN COFFEE. I purchased an aluminum espresso coffee pot and two packages of CAFE BUSTECO. When I got home my luggage had a note attached and a copy of an x ray showing the two bricks of coffee. They sure looked like coke!!!

[@Shay-nu7id]

What strikes me the most is how there really no violence compared to American prisons I'm American and the more I watch how other counties function the more I realize we are so divided in America

[@TheAcceleratorMagazine]

This fellow does narration for many documentaries and does a great job....just wonder how many this one got killed. Or worse as there many things worse than death. Peru is one of my favorite countries to work in having worked with the military since the 90's. Search "Stones of Ica". Found out about them by accident while checking out the area around Ica prior to a mission there. Was actually planning to move to Peru. Was buying a small hotel to use as destination for American missionaries, college students and tourists. Sad that the country has swiftly became the next drug smuggling go to spot but people there just trying to survive like the rest of the world. Billions of dollars flowing into the country but few them find their way to "regular" folks. Hope to return some day but not looking good. Remember, "Stones of Ica". rick in Tennessee.

[@Answersonapostcard]

Most smuggling and manufacture occurs in Colombia, Equador, Central America and Mexico. There is some smuggling etc in Peru but not at the extent as claimed in this documentary.

[@TheAcceleratorMagazine]

@Answersonapostcard Well, I've worked in all of them but can't claim to know the extent of production in each one BUT seems to be a definite uptick in volume in Peru. Perhaps we were just inefficient in our search efforts. Thanks for reading and taking the time to reply.

[@dizcret]

-He is an A.I bot!

[@slytub]

First guy that got caught was obviously an actor to make the airport look good 😂

[@Madoobe87]

Yes it was too absurd 😂

[@itr0863]

i was kinda feeling down about my new job and new shift hours. but after watching this random docu? i'm good to go now lol. ready for work tomorrow. haha

[@LiftingStress]

Although the prisoners are less regulated, they appear more civil and have higher morale compared to those in the States

[@preflex3502]

This narrator is awesome.

[@usectorsephing]

So you like the gay stuff? Ypu see it? Thinknyoure bein sneaky?

[@hootertexas9711]

Crazy these dudes are taking that risk for 5-10k. That Spanish dude seemed like a smart good looking man. Hard to imagine he cannot find legitiment work

[@4exgold]

yeah he wanted easy money and paid a huge price for it.

[@rainbowwarrior2635]

He was dressed up smart and good looking as a disguise to throw off the authorities but instead it outed him

[@hootertexas9711]

@@rainbowwarrior2635 lol well he shoulda tried that in a job interview

[@rainbowwarrior2635]

lol@@hootertexas9711

[@ksagstertohi6156]

The story about the first guy (David) broke my heart. I hope he ends up ok.

[@John-ee5dh]

Can't imagine the torment these young people must go through each day

[@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973]

Greed. That's all it is. I don't have a lot of extra money but I have a house in the countryside in rural Indiana, two kids and a wife and a beagle, who have everything they need and most of what they want. I have freedom and few acres of woods and a creek to wander on . I wouldn't risk my freedom for a little bit more money in the bank and I have no sympathy for people who do. I don't know much about quality of life in places outside of the US but I can't imagine Spain is exactly desolation and poverty even for lower income or unemployed people. I do hate narcs and sanctimonious or crooked cops though. Drugs are not a reason to lock up a person for years

[@markmckay666]

Well said squire.

[@jgvjgvjyjgvjvjyvi5619]

We have less space in general especially in the cities, banged up in a flat like sardines in a tin. Wish we all had balcony/garden like americans let alone a few acres. If european guys had kids earlier it would give them a better meaning in life. I hope i dont end up in a care home or drug addicted again. Having a family is good fun that would prevent it

[@MrExade]

that's alot more then the poor in european countries let me tell you that, but not even being homeless is worth risking 8+years in peruvian prison for, specialy when couple thousand euros won't get you far.

[@cliveramsbotty6077]

you had the pure good luck of being born a citizen and resident of the most rich and prosperous country in the entire history of planet earth. you basically won the golden ticket in life. you ought to travel outside the usa to see what the rest of the world is actually like.

[@MrExade]

So, just because other third world countries are shit.. we should accept the same outcome here with corrupt politicians?@@cliveramsbotty6077

[@topcat5233]

that first guy sadly fell for becoming the one to be caught so the main supply could get through after him

[@Venezolano410]

Do you still keep in touch with officer Dibble? How is Benny and Choo Choo doing? How are things in the alley?

[@topcat5233]

@@Venezolano410 officer dribble is still as nauseating as ever, Benny got himself a wife and kids now, who would've thought... And chooch, well, chooch is chooch what can I say. We got a new dumpster in our alley alongside our trashcans so we're movin up in this world I tell ya! Lol

[@Venezolano410]

@@topcat5233 Good to hear. Give my regards to the ol' gang. 😁👍

[@simonh6371]

Yes, thanks to my handlers tipping off the police there, I was able to get through on the same flight no problem with 20kg and got paid handsomely in Madrid.

[@Venezolano410]

@@simonh6371 La cocaína tiene muchísimo valor en España.

[@layzrepair]

just legalise and regulate illigal drugs then the issue goes away! government then can work towards warning users the risks of abusing drugs.

[@Beatbreaker34]

This "movie" is over 10 years old wtf? Why not declare that in the description?

[@glengarbera7367]

You get more time in Peru for a kg then in getting caught in a Canadian airport.

[@user-rz3hi2eo6f]

Great documentary I like the Narrator he is awsome❤

[@seandunaghey594]

What year was this released?

[@hankspalding4433]

Blessings always

[@Jaggerbush]

1:30 dude is chill

[@MaritimesinCowtwn]

Dude calling the guinea pigs "chinchillas"....am dead! 🤣😂

[@MosheOfTheMostHigh]

thought the same thing 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Haggislfc]

And they're wired to the moon 😂

[@MegaTVNepal]

They are so happy to be there.

[@blissfullyme2815]

0:56-0:57 that man’s shoes said : “let me get on out of here” when he saw the other dude pull up! 😂

[@seancaulfield5423]

The main thing I got from this, was how incredibly beautiful the lady from the French embassy is 😁

[@pauljones8218]

same here

[@heroicsquirrel3195]

I live in France and she’s average

[@seancaulfield5423]

@@heroicsquirrel3195 that’s because most French blokes are more like women, your probably jealous 😁

[@heroicsquirrel3195]

@@seancaulfield5423 well im english and my wife is french so i think you are ignorant and have no idea what you’re talking about, just because you can speak doesnt mean you should dum dum

[@MrAgmoore]

I thought that she was gorgeous but I think that of a lot of French women. I love the accent, even though I hated learning the language.

[@seamusblack5876]

Can you imagine if all drugs were legalised on this Planet A cure for Cancer would probably be found in three years The amount of time and money put to drug silliness could be put to more important stuff

[@balwinderdosanjh1360]

Wishful thinking on ur behalf, I fear 😢 ... the cure for cancer has been here for yrs ! As , has many other technological advances 🤐 .. tarra 🍻🇬🇧

[@Michelle-gw4db]

I'm at home watching this. How sweet it is to be home in my warm bed. And I can go in the kitchen and eat what I want. If I don't have what I want,I can go to the store.❤ Freedom is so amazing 😍

[@tonywalker5880]

5 nights in grumbali prison Tunisia is a nightmare done it but I agree when it’s years you have to adapt or die

[@caitturner5678]

When was this made, it's very compellling.

[@CathiGordonloveshorses]

April 22,2023

[@desdicadoric]

The actual program is 15 years old at least

[@KennTollens]

That is a crazy nice prison.

[@geemeff]

Great video bud 👍👍👍

[@PhilipNoble]

As jails go, this one looks pretty cool. Still wouldn't wanna spend 10 years there tho!

[@bloodyliar]

Heartwarming listening to the French lad continue to do drugs and leach off his family. EDIT after watching the whole programme : This lowlife leaches and damages everyone he comes into contact with

[@DeeDeeM88]

Yes, I would like to know how quick he ditched that gullible Peruvian woman after he was freed, lol.

[@MrAgmoore]

yeah but... he makes a mean British shepherd's pie.

[@elitedavidhorne8494]

​@@DeeDeeM88I bet he dumped her the second he was free. She was never going to Europe.

[@DeeDeeM88]

@@elitedavidhorne8494 EVER, should have just saved her money.