The Cocaine Diaries
A Venezuelan Prison Nightmare
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Aidan Kelly
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‘It won’t happen to me. That’s what I thought when I got on the plane to Venezuela. But it did–I got caught.’
Caught smuggling half a million euros’ worth of cocaine, Paul Keany was sexually assaulted by Venezuelan anti-drugs officers before being sentenced to eight years in the notorious Los Teques prison outside Caracas. There he was plunged into a nightmarish world of coke-fuelled killings, gun battles, stabbings, extortion and forced hunger strikes until finally, just over two years into his sentence, he gained early parole and embarked on a daring escape from South America . . .
Aided by his extensive prison diaries, Keany reveals the true horror of life inside Los Teques: a shocking underworld behind bars where inmates pay protection money to stay alive, prostitutes do the rounds and vast amounts of cocaine are smuggled in for cell-block bosses to sell on to prisoners for huge profits. The Cocaine Diaries is a remarkable story, told by Keany with honesty, courage and even humour, despite knowing that every day behind bars might have been his last.
©2012 Jeff Farrell and Paul Keany (P)2023 Jeff Farrell and Paul KeanyListeners also enjoyed...
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- Anonymous User
- 21-09-24
Honest and eye opening
Definitely worth listening to. A brutally honest account of a man’s life after he made the biggest mistake of his life.
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-04-24
so involving and well told
i loved everything and disliked nothing so interesting and felt like it was me there
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- Westley
- 17-07-24
Great book
The book was amazing hes story was honest and I listened to it in a couple of days .this is a must
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- leo streat
- 04-03-24
Wow 😲😳
Jeez , that's a crazy story. Imagine living like they do in those prisons. The conditions . Grim . I enjoyed this, good listening. Would recommend it if you like these kinds of stories.
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- DAMIAN WHITE
- 10-12-24
Horrific conditions discribed well
Real eye opener into the other side of life. How far a man is willing to go to survive on the other side of the world where he doesn’t even speak the language. Amazing story of survival
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- Anonymous User
- 21-01-24
Awesome
Best book I’ve listened to in a long time. This is a crazy story and if it doesn’t put anyone off smuggling nothing will
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- Opie
- 31-07-24
Unbelievable story
What a story, unbelievable at times, written and narrated superbly. A difficult listen at times, but an intriguing story.
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