Original upload date: Sun, 30 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 01:41:09 GMT
Before Cassandra Sainsbury earnt the cruel sobriquet “Cocaine Cassie” by being arrested on drug charges in Colombia, another Aussie was making his name in the dangerous South American country. Rusty Y
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oung is an adventurer and author attracted to the world’s most troubled, dangerous hotspots. He is best remembered for his gripping best-seller Marching Powder, his tale of how he bribed his way into, and then lived among, the inmates of Bolivia’s notorious San Pedro prison. But after that, when Rusty relocated to nearby Colombia, things got even crazier. He was recruited by the U.S. government to provide arms and training to Colombian SWAT teams in the fight against the narcos, the drug kingpins, and other violent thugs who ruled the streets. If you didn’t know better, you’d think Rusty’s life might be a drug-fuelled fantasy, but as Tara Brown discovered, it’s all very real.
Reporter: Tara Brown
Producer: Steven Burling
