The Cocaine Diaries : A Venezuelan Prison Nightmare

'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 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: Keany, Paul,author,Farrell, Jeff,author Contributors: Keany, Paul,author,Farrell, Jeff,author Binding: paperback Publication Date: Release Date: Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis Format: Day to Day Calendar Published/Release Date: 11 Apr 2013 Format: Paperback / softback Publisher/Studio/Brand: Transworld Publishers Ltd Author/Director/Artist: Jeff Farrell Dimension (cm): 203x127x23 mm Package Dimension (cm): 25x197x127 mm Item Weight (g): 241 Package Weight (g): 245