I Survived A 3 Day Gang War In South American Prison | Minutes With |

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This week we spoke to Natalie Welsh, who told us about her drug addiction, how she became a drug mule and was sentenced to 10 years in Venezuelan prison, and how her life unfolded afterwards.
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  • @LADbible
    @LADbible2 жыл бұрын

    You can get Natalie's book here: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1912885085/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_navT_g_YR2JDTKJ01RVAVJ5CAZY And follow her on Instagram here: instagram.com/nataliew3lsh

  • @johnmoran4323

    @johnmoran4323

    2 жыл бұрын

    she was set up to fail... this would never have happened if church had not fired her

  • @gracieamazing2076

    @gracieamazing2076

    2 жыл бұрын

    She's a hardened, unrepentant, re-offending, criminal

  • @magaroninchz2507

    @magaroninchz2507

    2 жыл бұрын

    @andrew52x I mean... Hitler wrote a book. Anyone can write one. You can either read it or not. Or write a whiny comment.

  • @jthompson1963

    @jthompson1963

    2 жыл бұрын

    @andrew52x sounds like you're mad 😂

  • @Laura-sg6ss

    @Laura-sg6ss

    2 жыл бұрын

    @andrew52x who said it was about just drugs. Maybe it details her life before, her relationship with her child, the history of South America, the impact that drugs have, lessons learnt etc. You have no idea. How about you just not buy it. You literally sat there and listened to her...💀💀 so...???

  • @michaelsMW2movies
    @michaelsMW2movies2 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely phenomenal story, really goes to show how a lack of guidance, love and security can drastically set the path a person takes. Natalie does not seem like a criminal, but her vulnerabilities put her in this situation. Thankyou for sharing your story.

  • @johnmoran4323

    @johnmoran4323

    2 жыл бұрын

    Michael--i agree.. and the social conditions should be put on trial.. for example-why was she given a 10 year sentence for drugs.?.. . before 1914-all were legal,and the country did not collapse... .. in fact,cocaine was once an ingredient of coca cola and cough syrups..all drugs should be legalized for adults only,of course] and regulated.

  • @lifeshort

    @lifeshort

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Red-ki4tk What does fulla hella shet mean? Just curious

  • @sharondanya

    @sharondanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lifeshort probably some slang used by ppl living on the doll...

  • @jasminbest9818

    @jasminbest9818

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lifeshort I know that your just playing around when you ask that question but if not it means a lot of Bull S*** that goes on

  • @lifeshort

    @lifeshort

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jasminbest9818 I genuinely didn't know. Thanks for explaining

  • @thekarmicbrat
    @thekarmicbrat Жыл бұрын

    What I wonder about is how is her daughter doing and how did she feel going through all this. These stories are always heartbreaking, but when it involves a child like this so closely, you've got to wonder how was the kid handling all of this, too. I feel so sorry for this woman, it's visible she hasn't quite healed from everything that happened to her and every moment of her life still stings.

  • @octaviusquentin3146
    @octaviusquentin3146 Жыл бұрын

    This is just shows you exactly why people who offend can't get out because they are never given the opportunity to..... If you can't work because of your criminal record your just gonna do what you know

  • @ktpie1311

    @ktpie1311

    Жыл бұрын

    Well said.

  • @rayhepburnable

    @rayhepburnable

    Жыл бұрын

    Well, if he thought before writing a book that advertised her criminal record then she wouldn't have lost her job. I feel for her but only she's responsible for that error

  • @jalins6
    @jalins62 жыл бұрын

    The guy probably told her the truth. The guardia were in on it, but they sacrificed her to let an even bigger shipment through. The whole thing was planned from beginning to end. It happens all the time. You just take a gamble on whether or not they gave you the biggest shipment.

  • @johnmoran4323

    @johnmoran4323

    2 жыл бұрын

    James-i believe in some sort of judgement in the afterlife[maybe you do too]. those drug dealers who set her up at the airport will face a severe punishment.

  • @101markharris

    @101markharris

    2 жыл бұрын

    exactly what i thought

  • @F32Aidan

    @F32Aidan

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@johnmoran4323 I believe karma will do it’s thing with time

  • @Dayvit78

    @Dayvit78

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ah this one makes more sense. I was wondering if she had changed suitcases (to have no drugs), would they still have singled her out? If your theory is correct, then yes, but she wouldn't have got in trouble.

  • @samsoncooper1

    @samsoncooper1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Afterlife and judgement. Unfortunately that is just a fairytale

  • @shadylane9296
    @shadylane92962 жыл бұрын

    Stories like these can save lives, thank you very much for having the courage to speak about these things publicly and possibly persaude people on the verge of becoming addicted to wake up and get their life together before it's too late.

  • @e4r0r4

    @e4r0r4

    2 жыл бұрын

    You really think that people stop becoming addicted to drugs, because someone got caught somewhere else? Drugs aren't taken for that anyway. It isn't a bunch of people saying "This is cool" which enticed someone who uses drugs. There are a plethora of reasons. But I'm sure that that one is rarer than catching haggis.

  • @zaffaraman2355

    @zaffaraman2355

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@e4r0r4 bro I was addicted to meth for 2 years I started when I was 15 its been one year since I'm clean

  • @e4r0r4

    @e4r0r4

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@zaffaraman2355 Respect Zaffar. KEEP AT IT. Remember bro, we can end up supplying our addictive personality, with all kinds of things when we give up the dr^gs. Sugar is one we all miss early on. Mixed with the habits of a class A user. That no longer does anything. Except sit around all day. Just basically mentally recuperating. Because believe me as you know. The things these powders do to our minds. It's a wonder we all don't flip our lids more than it actually happens.

  • @mrholybombastik3076

    @mrholybombastik3076

    Жыл бұрын

    @@e4r0r4 lmao you was off the powder when you wrote this mate

  • @djy5645
    @djy56452 жыл бұрын

    I feel so sorry for her. Used and abused all the way to being locked in a South American hell hole. I wish you all the best going forward.

  • @johnmoran4323

    @johnmoran4323

    2 жыл бұрын

    DJY-me too.. the thing is that the war on drugs is a failed,very harmful[to society[policy .. and should be immediately halted.. all drugs should be legalized[for adults only ,of course] and regulated this was so before 1914--and the country did not collape-despite the fact that there was little regulation.

  • @Laura-sg6ss

    @Laura-sg6ss

    2 жыл бұрын

    Loool it's just a hell hole. Not a South American one.

  • @kithand1106

    @kithand1106

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Laura-sg6ss right? No need for the distinction

  • @GrizzlyAdams101

    @GrizzlyAdams101

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Laura-sg6ss South American hell hole much different to a British hell hole.

  • @goffredoify

    @goffredoify

    Жыл бұрын

    American prisons are far worse than south American ones

  • @gianinnimastrangiolisalaza6516
    @gianinnimastrangiolisalaza6516 Жыл бұрын

    I am originally from Venezuela, and as soon as she said she was jailed over there, I knew right away she was in trouble. It’s an absolute horror what Venezuelan prisoners go through. Even though I’ve never been in prison, being from Venezuela gives me a fair understanding of your situation here. And it’s scary 😢

  • @livsnjutaresverige3802
    @livsnjutaresverige38022 жыл бұрын

    She was probably used as bait to let the big shipment pass. Heartbreaking story but a strong woman

  • @anaelyscastillo3789
    @anaelyscastillo37892 жыл бұрын

    I'm from Venezuela, and the moment she said she was caught by the guard at the airport, I said she was screwed. Unfortunately justice in the country doesn't work, there are laws but they are not applied, the judicial system is corrupt. The prisons in Venezuela are another world, the stories you hear are just too crazy, to survive in them the families of the prisoners have to pay a lot of money to avoid being killed by the gangs that lead inside the prisons, the food and even the space where they sleep, she was very lucky to have scaped.I'm not saying it's the right thing to do because at the end of the day she committed a crime, but it was possible for her to end up dead.

  • @johnmurray3498

    @johnmurray3498

    2 жыл бұрын

    would you be scared?

  • @anaelyscastillo3789

    @anaelyscastillo3789

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@johnmurray3498 I don't understand your question, be scared of what?

  • @BigBirdCEO

    @BigBirdCEO

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@anaelyscastillo3789 My partner's Colombian. He was shocked the Cartel let her go alive.

  • @sasquatchpatrol9317

    @sasquatchpatrol9317

    Жыл бұрын

    Drug laws create criminals

  • @shaunattwoodOFFICIAL
    @shaunattwoodOFFICIAL2 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic interview Natalie congratulations on your book Escape from Venezuela's deadliest prison and podcasts also called Escape from Venezuela's deadliest prison parts 1 & 2

  • @jessiimamii5113

    @jessiimamii5113

    2 жыл бұрын

    What is her podcast called?

  • @shaunattwoodOFFICIAL

    @shaunattwoodOFFICIAL

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jessiimamii5113 Escape from Venezuela's deadliest prison parts 1 & 2

  • @nataliewelsh2190

    @nataliewelsh2190

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Sean, thanks for all for your help and support in getting me back on this journey of sharing my story.

  • @LeMerch

    @LeMerch

    2 жыл бұрын

    Highly recommended for anyone who hasn’t read, thanks for your sharing your story Natalie

  • @trhoades2063

    @trhoades2063

    2 жыл бұрын

    Shaun when is your story becoming a film or tv show

  • @niclas6405
    @niclas64052 жыл бұрын

    Good luck Natalie!, I hope you and your daughter the best. This was really touching and made me sad. My brother got caught in drugs and eventually lost his life beacause of them. It hurts me every day. I´m so glad you got out in time and could reunite with your daughter.

  • @sandife4nandes365

    @sandife4nandes365

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm so sorry for the loss of your brother. I know that pain.

  • @Marco-en3jl

    @Marco-en3jl

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I also lost my brother to that dark and sickening world. I wish I could have saved him but I was too far gone myself.

  • @jthompson1963

    @jthompson1963

    2 жыл бұрын

    @andrew52x maybe a spliff to calm down Andy?

  • @chesterclarke1564
    @chesterclarke15642 жыл бұрын

    when she lost her clerical job why didn't she just get a minimum wage job with an a employment agency to pay the mortgage, bills and put food on the table until she found something better and the book came off? wtf

  • @24flyingcats84

    @24flyingcats84

    2 жыл бұрын

    I thought that. It can be really difficult to get a job when you've been fired from the last one I suppose. Plus she may have just felt so fed up with the system letting her down after all that hard work that she just gave up on the idea of doing it all again, and thought being a small time dealer to mostly her friends wouldn't get her caught. Idk? It is pretty shocking that she took the risk after everything she'd been through.

  • @mariafernandabustos4874
    @mariafernandabustos48742 жыл бұрын

    I just saw your story on TV " Banged up abroad" and then this just popped out on my feed. Amazing story girl. You are a real survivor. Wishing you and Nikkita the very best.

  • @devonrutter4450
    @devonrutter44502 жыл бұрын

    Great content guys, love these longform interviews, keep em coming!

  • @AimeeAimee444
    @AimeeAimee4442 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Natalie for sharing very personal struggles and adversities you’ve endured. I’m grateful you pulled through an inconceivable situation and found light in your life again. Much love and respect! 💜

  • @Curiouscatnap
    @Curiouscatnap2 жыл бұрын

    If only people understood that a persons childhood is often the cause of how people end up in a life of crime and addiction. It’s so sad, she never deserved this life and that disgusting predator ‘social worker’ should be in prison and not allowed to go near young people. These childrens homes attract every predator there is. Respect to her for coming through and being able to talk so eloquently. That first prison was actually the epitome of hell on earth.

  • @flej01
    @flej012 жыл бұрын

    What a horrid way to find out how the world works, I'm so sorry this happened to you, it must be so frustrating being charged and seeing more corruption going on from those imprisoning you. I hope you have rebuilt your life

  • @richieh2006
    @richieh20062 жыл бұрын

    So brave, telling this story. Stay strong and keep being posititve. It radiates 🙂

  • @benitolazio8193

    @benitolazio8193

    2 жыл бұрын

    You will be soap

  • @MrRobertcondon
    @MrRobertcondon2 жыл бұрын

    Wow, I am lost for words. Thank you for sharing your story ❤

  • @BOSSMOSS21
    @BOSSMOSS212 жыл бұрын

    Such a sad sad story, would like to hear her daughters side of the story.

  • @annariley433
    @annariley4332 жыл бұрын

    There is no reward for getting yourself away from drugs. There is no prize for being a decent person and respecting the law. One of the hardest things is being reminded of where you’ve come from. Other people always drag you back to it and define you by it. So for you to define yourself however you please, that’s brilliant. Well done, Natalie. Keep your focus on what you want for yourself.

  • @FigaroHey
    @FigaroHey2 жыл бұрын

    What happened to her daughter? She's in the airport with her daughter and drugs, they arrest her... what happened to her daughter?

  • @simona3738

    @simona3738

    Жыл бұрын

    Just read her book...what a book! Tells you everrything in there

  • @memphismarkl1454
    @memphismarkl14542 жыл бұрын

    Deep story,haven't read Natalie's book yet but seen her on shaun attwoods podcast, my friend was also jailed in Venezuela in 1996, respect Natalie for surviving

  • @jessiimamii5113
    @jessiimamii51132 жыл бұрын

    I could listen to her speak all day. She's amazing.

  • @LisaBarnett2912
    @LisaBarnett29122 жыл бұрын

    I feel sad for her but I feel worse for her daughter ❤️

  • @claire-ui6pu
    @claire-ui6pu Жыл бұрын

    When she said she feels really fortunate for her life now it gave me chills she has certainly earned her peace and happiness in life ❤

  • @MGBranco
    @MGBranco2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your story! Unbelievable how this woman survive that environment...

  • @judidownes9141
    @judidownes91412 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your story with the world. To see you now, having come out the other side of some truely horrific ordeals, is amazing. You are an inspiration, a true warrior. I am so pleased you have your daughter back now. A stronger bond than ever before. I am so sorry for your past and the abuse you suffered growing up. This was responsible for your choices. You have had so much horrendous life experience, and horrific battles, yet you have fought through it all and won the war. I hope that from now on your life runs smoother, that there are no more bumps in the road to your successes. I pray that your life will be abundant in everything you and your children need. That you will never be in a situation again where you feel you have only one choice. That now you can believe in yourself, your strength and capability to make happen; whatever you want out of the rest of your life. I am in awe of you. You are beautiful, amazing and have the strength of a lioness. I would love to buy your book. I might have missed it on the video. Please could you tell me the name of the book and the author name so i can read your story in full. Sending lots of love. From Judi xx

  • @cookwithdeedee_
    @cookwithdeedee_2 жыл бұрын

    What a story! I was sad to hear that the system was not able to support you! We're rooting for you! I'll love to buy your book. Wishing you all the best.x

  • @georgina-a

    @georgina-a

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lad Bible have pinned a comment with a link to her book on Amazon. If you'd prefer to get it elsewhere, though, her name is Natalie Welsh. Hope that helps 💕

  • @rupertrigsby

    @rupertrigsby

    2 жыл бұрын

    Im also going to by the book on audible, hope it helps Natalie in some small way

  • @carlbutchwebster7210
    @carlbutchwebster72102 жыл бұрын

    Wow great story big respect to you and Jose for helping you be free again stay safe big respect thanks for sharing this great story

  • @frankyzomboy1694
    @frankyzomboy16942 жыл бұрын

    Talked to her over facebook! Amazing story, Natalie keep doing the next right thing.

  • @fatheryed9248

    @fatheryed9248

    Жыл бұрын

    What next right thing? She dyed her hair and works as a carnie. So keep doing that?

  • @cjscala87
    @cjscala872 жыл бұрын

    Moral of the story is when you get away with escaping prison don’t go bragging and write a book about it.

  • @jackos944

    @jackos944

    2 жыл бұрын

    or start selling drugs again….

  • @hmalik5232

    @hmalik5232

    2 жыл бұрын

    She should have remained an anonymous author and stuff. She should have never been in prison in the first place.

  • @hmalik5232

    @hmalik5232

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jackos944 She was broke, homeless, and had a child. The council refused to help her. She had been fired for no good reason. Considering her past as well she must have been feeling horrible, hopeless, and abused. Selling drugs is not bad anyway.

  • @jackos944

    @jackos944

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hmalik5232 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @borderlinecomedy5031

    @borderlinecomedy5031

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hmalik5232 bruh

  • @Xerex9999
    @Xerex99992 жыл бұрын

    i would like to know how she get Nikita back and also if she is still with Jose, i would love to see another episode with her!

  • @goffredoify
    @goffredoify2 жыл бұрын

    She screwed up big time. On her behalf, she was very young and no guidance. Getting arrested in UK had no excuses, she knew better by then. I feel really sorry for her kids though.

  • @fatheryed9248

    @fatheryed9248

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep.

  • @Draco301293
    @Draco3012932 жыл бұрын

    I really don't gel with this story at all, normally there is a retribution arc to these but not this one. She committed a crime, then escaped prison. She had a good job back in the UK but that wasn't enough. Releasing a book and looking for fame back fired and lost her this job. She then says that she had no choice but to sell drugs again and claims it to be unfair when she is caught and sentenced again. I am a firm believer in cause and effect, if she had finished her original sentence and then made a life for herself this would have been a much more rewarding story.

  • @corkkyle
    @corkkyle2 жыл бұрын

    @31:30 - the only thing unfair about the situation is that you chose to abandon you kids for a SECOND time. Also, when you escape a South American prison after smuggling 6 kilos of blow, don't expect decent society and employers to embrace you when you write a book about it and go on a media tour.

  • @user-np9dv2yi2k

    @user-np9dv2yi2k

    5 ай бұрын

    When she got back to the UK, she fucked up ans started blaming other. When she said she was set up to fail, even though if she never went on media, she wouldn't have loat her job

  • @alicjaalaa4291
    @alicjaalaa42912 жыл бұрын

    Sending love to Natalie and her family ❤️❤️❤️

  • @warwarneverchanges4937
    @warwarneverchanges49372 жыл бұрын

    Venesuela sounds like a wonderful civilized country good times. I want to hear Jose´s story how heended up in the UK.

  • @LS-fe4ob
    @LS-fe4ob2 жыл бұрын

    You are so bloody strong, wish you and your daughter nothing but happiness

  • @johnpercival116
    @johnpercival1162 жыл бұрын

    What an amazing story. There should be a film made about this. I never expected so many plot twists in the space of half an hour. And what an amazing woman. This is truly one of the most enthralling 30 minutes of television I’ve ever watched in my entire life. Absolutely outstanding. ❤️ 🙏🏼

  • @frankyzomboy1694

    @frankyzomboy1694

    2 жыл бұрын

    There is a book escap from a venuzela prison by Natalie welsh

  • @frankyzomboy1694

    @frankyzomboy1694

    2 жыл бұрын

    Its on Amazon and Shawn Attwood podcast

  • @ShaunLevett
    @ShaunLevett2 жыл бұрын

    Serious question. How can you save up and get a mortgage within one year of getting a job which can’t have been that high paying? Not in the UK. Unless she wasn’t paying any rent or bills. Doesn’t add up.

  • @missunderstood4246

    @missunderstood4246

    2 жыл бұрын

    This may have happened many years ago and not recently. She said she 1st went to jail at the age of 19 and she looks like in her 40s-50s here.

  • @Idevendrasen

    @Idevendrasen

    2 жыл бұрын

    I looked it up, she got caught in 2001 and came back in 2005. House prices were still cheap back then especially in the north where she lives. Second time she got jailed was in 2010

  • @sharondanya

    @sharondanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    I also think she probably got a huge mortgage which is why she was so under pressure to get money when she lost her job. But that's no excuse to not look for another job properly. Blame the system and deal drugs

  • @Technoko

    @Technoko

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sharondanya You're clueless lol

  • @sharondanya

    @sharondanya

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Technoko the truth hurts

  • @Danielleb723
    @Danielleb7232 жыл бұрын

    All I can say is WOW! Almost unbelievable but I know it happens. Such a shame people have to go through such heartache. I understand. People are not horrible because she made some mistakes. I wish society was more forgiving and truly supportive. Not only when you become completely destitute.

  • @redwoods7370
    @redwoods73702 жыл бұрын

    Just can’t get past the fact that she brought her little daughter on international drug deals. My God.

  • @fatheryed9248

    @fatheryed9248

    Жыл бұрын

    Right?? And we’re supposed to feel compassion for this person?

  • @piggyMcchav1

    @piggyMcchav1

    Жыл бұрын

    and then started selling them again rather than going into social housing was a bit weird

  • @andrewritchie7065

    @andrewritchie7065

    Жыл бұрын

    Self inflicted madness.

  • @jacobdrummond3013
    @jacobdrummond30132 жыл бұрын

    I was with her up until she started selling drugs for the second time, claiming it felt unfair not only to be back in prison, but that the government itself had set her up to fail. The UK is incredibly generous in the benefits it provides in the first place, hence why she wanted to come back. She had her chance at a new life and blew it - going back to selling drugs isn't the default option. It was a tough situation, but you'd have to be pretty dumb to not consider that there'd be potential consequences from publishing a book on avoiding prison whilst still working within the legal system. Sad to say, but there has to come a point where you take ownership and responsibility for yourself and your children - it's not always society's issue.

  • @LS-fe4ob

    @LS-fe4ob

    2 жыл бұрын

    I understand where you are coming from but I reckon that feeling of resentment towards the govt stems from her childhood. Where instead of being put in a safe and loving place she was put into the hands of an abuser.....

  • @bassaddikt89

    @bassaddikt89

    2 жыл бұрын

    The UK welfare system is anything but "generous". In fact, it's one the least generous in Europe and essentially punishes people for accessing it.

  • @yvonneost12

    @yvonneost12

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree she got her house , a good job why stuff it up and write a book with all your past secrets ? she never said how much , if any she made from the book and it obviously was'nt worth her time , when she said earlier all she wanted was a job & a house - she got that that stuffed it all up ..she did'nt make the right choices there at all .

  • @Callumlambizle

    @Callumlambizle

    2 жыл бұрын

    If you’re calling the benefits system generous I can guarantee you’ve never been in it.

  • @sharondanya

    @sharondanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well said. She also doesn't seem to feel guilty about losing her children the second time

  • @genki2genki
    @genki2genki2 жыл бұрын

    It's an awesome story and I love the petty comments by people who cannot believe she did not turn into a saint after being in prison. I know, so many people leave jail and just come out better and happier.

  • @rondaallen7211

    @rondaallen7211

    Жыл бұрын

    i cannot believe she started smoking crack with a baby to raise.

  • @myishenhaines1706
    @myishenhaines17062 жыл бұрын

    The amount of victim blaming comments from people who clearly have not gone through child sexual abuse is disgusting. I was tortured as a child. My brain developed with abuse. I know exactly how it feels to be so desperate to get away from the trauma that you will do whatever it takes. And she was 16! That’s when it started. That’s a freaking child. A child had a child with a predator then was targeted by more predators. I was so vulnerable when I was a teen, I could have easily been kidnapped. I even met a man from online when I was 15 because I had the mind of a 10 year old, and I did not understand the danger since I was used to grown men looking at me. I thankfully met him in person and left because he scared me. And he luckily did not follow me. But literally that’s how a child gets roped into drugs and prostitution. (I was not sexually actively but just saying that she is not just some privileged whiner). She was fucking raped as a child. She’s a survivor. She’s strong. She’s resilient. We all are. And we uplift one another. People without compassion can go somewhere else.

  • @blumensekte

    @blumensekte

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for sharing your story and making this point. Its unbelievable how some people are able to judge others who openly share their stories, horrible, horrible stories, and these ppl still have the nerves to blame them for decisions they made when its all too clear they were completely vulnerable in these situations. I feel so bad for humankind sometimes.

  • @cansee0

    @cansee0

    2 жыл бұрын

    You sound as vile as her, with absolute no accountability for choices made

  • @trentcruise3084

    @trentcruise3084

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@blumensekte 🤣😂🤣😂

  • @blumensekte

    @blumensekte

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@trentcruise3084 you seem like a perfect example 🥰

  • @kylerobinson8636

    @kylerobinson8636

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey man Remember this is youtube....don't worry about what some key board warrior is saying

  • @NollaGirl504
    @NollaGirl504 Жыл бұрын

    I saw her story on Locked up Abroad. Our actions have consequences, and to put your child in danger is so selfish. Venezuela's government is corrupt and the people are starving. By bringing her daughter, she was put at the same risk. Kids are dropping dead there of starvation and disease. I'm so grateful her daughter made it home safe, no telling what trauma she will have from this experience.

  • @jennam8401
    @jennam84012 жыл бұрын

    so she started selling drugs again at the same time as having a book out there detailing her escape from prison for dealing them? Surely that's putting a target on your own head? I would like to know. where the daughter was during her time in prison in V and how she was reunited

  • @kp8972
    @kp89722 жыл бұрын

    The strength of this woman is inspirational. What an amazing woman.

  • @JonesyLady
    @JonesyLadyАй бұрын

    I want to know her daughter’s story. What was it like in the Venezuelan care system. How did she get to Columbia? Such an interesting story.

  • @wysiwyg2006
    @wysiwyg2006 Жыл бұрын

    just been listening to this on spotify. she has a very soothing voice, would be a great voice talent person.

  • @West-End
    @West-End Жыл бұрын

    She’s an eloquent lady, she tells her story as it happened and she knows she took some bad decisions in her life. Poor soul ! She was probably used as a decoy to let bigger dealers go through. It’s corrupt in latin America and no one’s going to help you there. You need money to stay safe in a Venezuelan prison. I have watched so many documentaries ‘locked up abroad’ or ‘banged up abroad’ and it’s the same old stories every time, people want the cash and most have drugs addiction too. She was blinded by the £££ she stopped being lucid. How crazy to smuggle drugs with your kid! It must have been heartbreaking 💔to be separated from her daughter. It seems people smuggling drugs are absorbed by the money they can gain making themselves believe they will have a new start with the money and be good thereafter, promising never to do it again but it’s a vicious circle and it’s just not worth it compare to what you have to endure when you get caught. And it’s not right either to smuggle drugs. She tells her story so well, let’s hope vulnerable people can learn from it 😮🤔

  • @charliespringer1
    @charliespringer12 жыл бұрын

    Had 100% sympathy until 31:44 minutes. Then she just plays the victim. Many of us suffer hardship, lose our jobs, struggle to pay rent / bills / mortgage. You find another job. She chose to sell drugs again, even though she had a daughter to look after, then feels like society screwed her over because she got caught and went to jail.

  • @athelstan927

    @athelstan927

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep you have to take responsibility.. she didn't.. she has a weak character..

  • @bammyjastard

    @bammyjastard

    2 жыл бұрын

    Considering the good fortune she had after escaping prison, I too lost my admiration for her when she said she got screwed over. She wrote a book! She got off the hook for the mule business in Venezuela and basically bragged about it. I cant believe she was shocked at losing her job. I've lost jobs in the past, but I've never risked the safety of my children by deciding to sell drugs to pay the bills. Its an amazing story up to that point.

  • @unatwomey7112

    @unatwomey7112

    2 жыл бұрын

    Compare this to the man who robbed a bank. Read the comments.

  • @Tele89

    @Tele89

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep feel exactly the same. Comes across as if nothing is her fault.

  • @smcomedy4897

    @smcomedy4897

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's a tough one to judge. I get what people are saying how can you blame a system if you broke it twice. However, some of us have had good guidance from a good upbringing, so I try to understand that. Then I don't get why on so much money would you risk losing your job, by exposing yourself to other employers of being a drug runner, by going on TV etc. Although it is harsh to how they sacked her, to be fair. The system isn't known one's friend, we all hate it, but most of us have to deal with it. Hopefully, she has or will find happiness with her kids.

  • @KE-xj9vm
    @KE-xj9vm Жыл бұрын

    I’ve got a 3yo daughter and I feel the agony of this situation in my soul

  • @deanferguson9574
    @deanferguson95742 жыл бұрын

    What a survivor....you been put thru the mill and got to tell your tale...well done thanks for sharing....

  • @8326nazir
    @8326nazir2 жыл бұрын

    Damn! Even after all she went through the first time, u’d think she’d wait tables before dealin again

  • @Iris-vo5gd
    @Iris-vo5gd2 жыл бұрын

    The system have failed you, but you haven't failed yourself, you are a true hero and have an amazing and unbelievable inspiring story! I wish you all the best and want to buy your book!

  • @twinkle3026
    @twinkle30262 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your very harrowing story with us, dear lady and I wish both yourself and your daughter all the best for the future. xxxx

  • @rebeccaaldrich3396
    @rebeccaaldrich33962 жыл бұрын

    It's so common. Young people who have no family and came through the system get shredded by life.

  • @iZiaUllah
    @iZiaUllah2 жыл бұрын

    This video just popped up on my KZread, i watched it full and at the end i feel sorry for Natalie. She tried to live honest life but world we live in didn’t gave her fair chance to live honest life. Feel really sorry for her, may she live freely rest of her life 🤗

  • @youreincredible1648
    @youreincredible16482 жыл бұрын

    Am sorry she went through so much in her childhood. What i got from this is if you see a local crackhead do not invite them in and share their drugs. This is the real down fall of life events. Stay away from drugs.

  • @hmalik5232

    @hmalik5232

    2 жыл бұрын

    Drugs covers a broad range of very different drugs. Drugs aren’t inherently bad. Other factors such as difficulty in life leads to situations like this. She was also used and abused, she was the victim of the war on drugs and other people’s greed. Telling people to stay away from drugs is not doing any good.

  • @junglie

    @junglie

    Жыл бұрын

    @Deng Nicca idiot no one takes crack in moderation.

  • @johnmilton-lp6wd
    @johnmilton-lp6wd Жыл бұрын

    truly amazing story truly amazing story telling

  • @chrisbuckley5657
    @chrisbuckley56572 жыл бұрын

    Yooo Nat!!! It's Nutty Chris here, a truly heartbreaking story. Look at you now though, living it up in the sunshine. Hope your well my lovely ❤️ x

  • @djg9589
    @djg95892 жыл бұрын

    Wow. No words. All the best to Natalie & her daughter ❤️

  • @boredb5623
    @boredb56232 жыл бұрын

    What an inspiring journey she's had! All the way from the Uk to Venezuela!

  • @fatheryed9248

    @fatheryed9248

    Жыл бұрын

    Not really though.

  • @joeleliaskivi9029
    @joeleliaskivi9029 Жыл бұрын

    What a story, thank you.

  • @mkprivate7523
    @mkprivate75232 жыл бұрын

    Listening to her, at the end, saying she " feels blessed" made me realize once more that my typical middle-class " struggles" are absolute non-events...

  • @Gollumfili

    @Gollumfili

    2 жыл бұрын

    Suffering / struggles are relative. Don't let anyone tell you it isn't relevant just because someone is suffering a bit more than you.

  • @justhereforthevideos2798
    @justhereforthevideos27982 жыл бұрын

    A friend of mine from HS got caught trafficking many years ago. A few years later I saw just her eye exposed in a pic in a magazine and stopped right away. The article was all about her life story and how she got to the prison she was currently in. So I knew the eye I suspected to be hers actually was. I obviously have lost contact but often wonder about her and wonder if she's free

  • @powerplay8355

    @powerplay8355

    2 жыл бұрын

    What happened to her eye?

  • @justhereforthevideos2798

    @justhereforthevideos2798

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@powerplay8355 lol nothing. It was just her peering through blinds, she wanted to remain anonymous. But I stopped, I just knew the eye lol

  • @JK_Clark

    @JK_Clark

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@justhereforthevideos2798 I see.

  • @TheGregOutdoors
    @TheGregOutdoors2 жыл бұрын

    Deals drugs, gets caught, goes to prison, ... deals drugs again, gets caught again, prison again. -It's the government's fault!

  • @thegrattonator

    @thegrattonator

    2 жыл бұрын

    She was let down as a child, Can you not see the frustration and damage that causes for LIFE?

  • @jackos944

    @jackos944

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@thegrattonator still not governments fault she was sentenced again for selling drugs is it , it’s just law

  • @Kyrridwen420

    @Kyrridwen420

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@thegrattonator Life has let me down significantly and I can't fucking stand drugs or entitled druggos, because my abuser was an entitled drug using pos. Stop feeling sorry for people like this, her children are the TRUE victims in this situation.

  • @thegrattonator

    @thegrattonator

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Kyrridwen420 yo I never said I feel sorry for her once. I just think it's clear that she was let down by the UK 'care' system, that sticks for life. I'm impressed she's still alive and not fallen victim of suicide. The world from her eyes must be a truly rotten place. Good luck to her and her family imo

  • @leemarvinhitchmanciaratell3450
    @leemarvinhitchmanciaratell34502 жыл бұрын

    💯 - Lee Marvin ‘ I was born in prison and first used drugs at 8 ‘ here at LADbible TV x thank you

  • @hannah7841
    @hannah78412 жыл бұрын

    I wish her all the happiness in the world now. She didn’t deserve that.

  • @Gollumfili
    @Gollumfili2 жыл бұрын

    Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. The first time, she was young, naive. The second time you have to take some responsibility.

  • @felixhenson9926
    @felixhenson99262 жыл бұрын

    tbh i was v sympathetic to her story until her second prison sentence, So she got given a council house and support but the moment she has her own home now she's like I'm being persecuted and set up to fail because people who own homes don't get benefits? Like alright yeah there's deffo room for some reform to that, but then she's like so now i don't pay any tax at all even tho she expects that safety net? like i'm not even arsed that she went back to selling drugs ok it's the selfishness of expecting a welfare state to protect her but also deliberately refusing to pay tax...?

  • @DopaminedotSeek3rcolonthree

    @DopaminedotSeek3rcolonthree

    2 жыл бұрын

    Was she just to... know that? after living her whole life outside the way you and I do?

  • @christinamullan

    @christinamullan

    2 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate your point but I think differently. The state failed her, it allowed a 14 year old child to be abused and impregnated twice. She owes the state nothing after what was done to her under the "care" of it

  • @afrosymphony8207

    @afrosymphony8207

    2 жыл бұрын

    like cuhmon look at her life story especially from when she was a child, she's lived 10 lifetimes of trials nd tribulations so i can absolutely see her pov, its not right but i understand it. she's just fed up man

  • @R31LLYb

    @R31LLYb

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ignorance is bliss

  • @WuTangPJ

    @WuTangPJ

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree, probably wasn’t the best idea to write a book about being a drug mule that has escaped from prison either 🤣

  • @babayaga-kr9dq
    @babayaga-kr9dq2 жыл бұрын

    They should make a movie, this story it's crazy 😎

  • @daviewilson6725
    @daviewilson67254 ай бұрын

    Wow what a story 😮 very strong woman who has been through some really tough times. In the end luck was on her side with what both governments said.

  • @robkelly1867
    @robkelly18672 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting person & story, its a shame she went back to dealing after surviving all that madness beforehand. Surely she could have landed a new job? cafe or carwash or fkn anything!?! but at the same time nobody should judge anyone else when there is so many factors involved. Easy to say this or that when your basing it off your own situation. She seems like a genuinely nice person and i hope things are going much better now. best of luck

  • @bignig7223

    @bignig7223

    2 жыл бұрын

    @andrew52x people ask for drugs people don't ask to be killed or SA keep those people in for longer , drug dealers and users can be giving something to do and it might help them locking someone up like a animal won't fix the problem

  • @natos4unlife

    @natos4unlife

    2 жыл бұрын

    For real. I was totally sympathetic to her up until that point. "I lost my job so I "had" to sell again". No, no you didn't. There are other jobs.

  • @lourdesmckay375

    @lourdesmckay375

    Жыл бұрын

    @@natos4unlife Thought the same thing. She could have made money doing something perfectly legal, but she decided to take the "easy" way out and go back to selling drugs. Not only that, she said she had a house and a car... uhhh sell the house? sell the car? buy a bike instead 💀she had so many options and chose not to take them in favor of making fast cash from drugs. The idiocy of some people is really amazing. So many people in equally bad--or worse--situations work hard to earn their cash LEGALLY. No sympathy for people who choose to make the world a worse place by taking advantage of people with addictions simply because they're too lazy to look for another job. People who sell drugs take advantage of vulnerable people and then continue to abuse them after 'helping' them develop an addiction--no two ways about it. So sick and disgusting that anybody would actually choose to play a role in hurting other human beings in this way, especially if they were once a victim of it themself.

  • @TheBlueOwl21
    @TheBlueOwl212 жыл бұрын

    Wonder what happened in her relationship with the foreign guard ? A very interesting life story 👍🏻

  • @fatheryed9248

    @fatheryed9248

    Жыл бұрын

    Sounds like she manipulated him so she could escape.

  • @quintyxp
    @quintyxp2 жыл бұрын

    love how she didn't care one bit about what she was doing to her daughter

  • @Josh-ek9pw

    @Josh-ek9pw

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well that just isn't true is it.

  • @quintyxp

    @quintyxp

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Josh-ek9pw ur right im the one that only tells lies. ur obviously the one that only tells the truth

  • @natalkak.9622

    @natalkak.9622

    2 жыл бұрын

    She was 16 , got pregnant by her caretaker in foster care .. then got on drugs .. love how ppl see things black&white

  • @quintyxp

    @quintyxp

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@natalkak.9622 it Is black and white lmao

  • @ambermay2980
    @ambermay2980 Жыл бұрын

    Sad yet empowering story. I gotta say I'm curious to know what happened to Jose though. Anyone know!?

  • @Tinywars
    @Tinywars2 жыл бұрын

    When she lost her high paying job why didn't she get another? I'm sorry but she is her own worst enemy.

  • @uglyraff9313

    @uglyraff9313

    2 жыл бұрын

    she only lost it because of her own greed, writing the book was a way to try to capitalise off of her life, she seems to have 0 regret about any of her actions and that it was the fault of the government.

  • @natalkak.9622

    @natalkak.9622

    2 жыл бұрын

    ..aren’t we all ?!

  • @justandy333
    @justandy3332 жыл бұрын

    She's open and honest about her past and ends up loosing everything AGAIN! Talk about being completely screwed over by the system. My heart really goes out to you at how your own countrys government, not to mention an employer with a complete lack of understanding had completely and totally let you down. All the best to you, moving forward in whichever direction it may take you.

  • @oldsoulhomestead89
    @oldsoulhomestead892 жыл бұрын

    I feel so bad for her, the history and entrapment. So happy she turned everything around

  • @butterflystampede1945
    @butterflystampede1945 Жыл бұрын

    Pity we never get to work festivals together. We lived in the woods together for a bit. It was fun. I really liked her. A unique type of person. The book is cool. Hope we meet again sometime ☺.

  • @nannyg666
    @nannyg6662 жыл бұрын

    I had some sympathy until 31:00

  • @diegoshepherd3464
    @diegoshepherd34642 жыл бұрын

    Resilience is the key to life

  • @seymourbutts8925
    @seymourbutts8925 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing story

  • @Alltakenbla
    @Alltakenbla2 жыл бұрын

    What a brave person you are. How lucky a lot of us are not to have to walk those lonely paths to and through hell.

  • @baronsaturday9529

    @baronsaturday9529

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, but sometimes it's those hellish paths that can teach us a lot in a short amount of time, that's kinda lucky too..

  • @Alltakenbla

    @Alltakenbla

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@baronsaturday9529 yeah they are there. Would be good to avoid them but hey there is no map given for life.

  • @richardmilne
    @richardmilne2 жыл бұрын

    Subtitle writers - it's "Colombia", not "Columbia"

  • @jamietobin1368
    @jamietobin1368 Жыл бұрын

    Sometimes when I'm having a bad day and feel like the whole world is on my shoulders I watch these interviews and think to myself... 'Eh!? My life isn't that bad after all'.

  • @renatakuti234
    @renatakuti2342 жыл бұрын

    Truly inspiring ❤️ sending lots of love to you from the UK, Qrucifix x

  • @robburrows2737
    @robburrows27372 жыл бұрын

    She's right about the system screwing her over. Helping people with their mortgage payments while they get onto their feet would be common sense.

  • @Trund27

    @Trund27

    2 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely!!!

  • @user-np9dv2yi2k

    @user-np9dv2yi2k

    5 ай бұрын

    It is fucked up. But she did fuck it up herself in the uk afrer havjng a 2nd chance

  • @cherrybomber69
    @cherrybomber692 жыл бұрын

    How prisons like this exist blows my fkn mind. Like i understand criminals deserve punishment but we're do we draw the moral line. Do the guards not become criminals when they treat the prisoners inhumanely? Why is one act of violence justified when others are punished for it

  • @daferrarifan
    @daferrarifan2 жыл бұрын

    How the hell did she find her daughter in Venezuela?

  • @wysiwyg2006
    @wysiwyg2006 Жыл бұрын

    a movie based on her experience would be pretty powerful

  • @Antacid420
    @Antacid4202 жыл бұрын

    That was an amazing story.it must have been a living nightmare to live it .Natalie should try not to feel ashamed.she was abused and groomed into them actions. ✌️🇬🇧🐜

  • @lachlanmclean1156
    @lachlanmclean11562 жыл бұрын

    “It was unfair that I was back in prison, even though I was selling drugs”, look it sucks that you lost your job, but you decided to go back to selling drugs, and you got caught, no one to blame but yourself

  • @Josh-ek9pw

    @Josh-ek9pw

    2 жыл бұрын

    She said that it was her fault and her decisions, it was more the lack of support that made her feel her only option was to sell drugs.

  • @stevendilworth1040

    @stevendilworth1040

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Josh-ek9pw exactly some people just don't get it in their perfect little world and upbringings

  • @benl8177

    @benl8177

    2 жыл бұрын

    she should have gone back into recruitment, loads of those types of jobs around.

  • @Simon.e364

    @Simon.e364

    2 жыл бұрын

    Na where she went wrong is she published the book and made money off it. I don’t think she can see that, she had the opportunity to leave all of that in the rear view mirror. Why dig it up and make profit from it and not expect consequences. Some people just don’t get it they don’t realise you gotta choose who you are now. You can’t be both, are you going to be the drug dealer or are you the 9-5 playing it straight with mortgage and family ?

  • @mattwagenknecht6646

    @mattwagenknecht6646

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Lap Dog yeah well u prolly never sold drugs to make ends meet, so it's not even a thought for you

  • @willcatch
    @willcatch2 жыл бұрын

    “I kinda felt as well like I was due a little bit back” “I was told in the benefits office…that because I owned my own house and it was mortgaged I wasn’t entitled to any benefits and that they wouldn’t like, give me money to pay the mortgage…and it just felt so unfair as well you know…and I felt like I was being completely screwed over. So I started selling drugs again.” Say WHAT!? You did WHAT now? “Unfair. Yeah it felt really unfair…I felt like I didn’t deserve it” …er, yeah you did. And then, again: “I felt like I was being completely screwed over” You felt like the Government owed you, that you were entitled to benefits, that it was “unfair” and that you were being “screwed over”. Maybe seeing yourself on video and this edit, where the filmmaker has just left the “interesting bits” of your story in, will show you how this really looks. Honestly, the first bit where it “empowered” you to do anything - all that was awesome - but then, YOU really messed things up and it’s YOUR fault, not the Government’s. Oh, and you said that the clergy described a “conflict of interests”. That sounds like it might be right. Or maybe that was a polite way of telling you what lots of other people would like to.

  • @aemi_sa
    @aemi_sa5 ай бұрын

    hey german here. i love her accent, does someone know what its called or where its from? thank you so much

  • @iajznsnwnz9844
    @iajznsnwnz98442 жыл бұрын

    What happened to José after she got sentenced in UK???

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