{"product_id":"9781780576077","title":"The Cocaine Diaries: A Venezualan Prison Nightmare","description":"\u003cp\u003e  '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.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     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. \u003ci\u003eThe Cocaine Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mainstream Publishing Company, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063036068080,"sku":"9781780576077","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780576077_p0.jpg?v=1763715448","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780576077","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}