DWB

Living over here has really opened my eyes to some grim realities taking place. Plus, I've come to know a few girls who have been trafficked themselves, escaped sex slaves, and other extremely shady characters I've met through this business and through general mischievousness.

Drug mules being arrested hits the news over here all the time. Doesn't always make the English news here, but at least every few days on the local language outlets some girl is caught and is usually going to get the death penalty. It's heart breaking, because most of them (from here) are clueless. However, some are guilty and know the risks, but it's the true innocent ones that are tragic. On the flip side, they are always arresting Africans coming into or going out of Bangkok, sometimes males, so it goes both ways.

Many SE Asian nations give the death penalty, so it's always curtains when they are caught. The first time I flew into Taiwan many years ago there was a big red warning paper they handed out saying they execute drug traffickers. Not knowing the ins and out of their system, and having a bunch of Ambien sleeping pills and a few Xanax, I went to the bathroom and flushed them all, just to be safe.

My girlfriend witnessed a Japanese mule from her flight get caught in Malaysia (mandatory death penalty) once on her way to Bali to meet up with me. They drug her off kicking and screaming, as you can imagine, it caused quite a scene. I assume she's dead by now or awaiting her day.

I'm assuming they are still up, but in some Colombian international airports they have signs warning girls to not be drug mules. I doubt many listen, but they can't say they were not warned. IMHO, that sort of warning should be at every airport in the world with a message giving the girl a chance to at the very least have her luggage inspected if it is not hers, and no harm would come to her if she goes this route first. A last chance out for anyone taking a risk or carrying ANYTHING that doesn't belong to them.