This person narrates their descent into a life of drug addiction and crime, starting with the sale of their house for €26,000 after which they became heavily addicted to cocaine. They spent the money quickly and began to live in squalid conditions, sharing a room with others. They spent their days high and struggling to find meaning in their life.
They were then approached by a friend who offered them a job as a mule, transporting drugs from Morocco to Spain. This was their first foray into drug smuggling and they were tasked with transporting hashish in their car. They were paid €700 per trip and completed several trips before an incident led to the arrest of one of their mules, who was also their driver.
After this incident, the person was left on the run in Spain, working odd jobs and struggling to make ends meet. They eventually found a place to live with a friend from a good family who was also heavily involved in drug use.
Despite the risks and stresses of their lifestyle, the person was drawn back into the world of drug smuggling when a friend approached them with a new opportunity to transport cocaine from Portugal to Spain. They continued to work as a mule for several more months, describing the process in detail, including the stressful and dangerous nature of their work.
The person's narrative ends with a reflection on the people they worked with and for, describing them as individuals from their neighborhood who had started their own drug smuggling operations. They reflect on the stresses and dangers of their work, comparing their experiences to working in a mine.
1. The speaker sold their house and won €26,000.
2. The speaker became addicted to drugs, spending the €26,000 in four months.
3. The speaker spent their days waking up drugged and bought an Opel Calibra for €3,000.
4. The speaker was involved in drug smuggling, taking trips from Madrid to Morocco and back.
5. The speaker was part of a network of individuals, not the mafia, who started in the neighborhood and gradually expanded their operations.
6. The speaker worked as a driver for the drug smuggling operation, making trips from Madrid to Lisbon and back.
7. The speaker was involved in a violent confrontation with a mule who tried to steal a kilo of drugs.
8. The speaker was able to recover the stolen kilo and continue their operations.
9. The speaker worked for another kid in their neighborhood and was part of a group of six from their neighborhood involved in the operation.
10. The speaker's work was very stressful and took up a significant portion of their life.