A BBC documentary on the Peru Two is coming next month
The series will focus on how Michaella McCollum got on in a notorious Peruvian prison. A documentary on Michaella McCollum and Melissa Reid will air on BBC iPlayer and BBC One next month. The five-part series, entitled High: Confessions of an Ibiza Drug Mule, will focus primarily on McCollum, who was arrested alongside Reid in 2013. […]
5 years ago
Michaella McCollum in alleged talks to host TV show about international drug dealers
Convicted drugs smuggler Michaella McCollum is reportedly in Liverpool right now finalising a deal that will see her host her own TV show. McCollum achieved notoriety in 2013 as part of the Peru Two drugs mules who attempted to smuggle £1.5 million worth of cocaine from Peru into Spain. Instead, both McCollum and her accomplice […]
9 years ago
Michaella McCollum thanks the public for their support in this Facebook post
“It has been a long ride to get where I am today. but it just shows that when we fight hard enough for something we can achieve it.” Michaella McCollum returned home to Northern Ireland six months ago after spending three years in a Peruvian jail for attempting to smuggle drugs on to a plane. […]
9 years ago
DUP politician criticises the ‘publicity’ surrounding Michaella McCollum’s return
The interest around her “resembles a minor celebrity”. Convicted criminal Michaella McCollum has returned to Ireland three years after her arrest in Peru for smuggling cocaine. The 23-year-old landed in Dublin Airport last night after being released on parole in March. The Tyrone native and Melissa Reid were both found guilty of smuggling £1.5m worth of cocaine at Lima […]
10 years ago
Drugs mule Melissa Reid to be released from Peru prison
The Scottish native was arrested with Tyrone woman, Michaella McCollum, in 2013. Following the release of Michaella McCollum from a Peruvian prison, news has emerged that Melissa Reid will also soon be released. According to the BBC, Peruvian authorities, following a Friday court hearing, had agreed to expel Reid from the country as she had met the […]
10 years ago
VIDEO: The Republic of Telly went to town on Michaella McCollum
“It just means I had an opportunity… to make money”. RTÉ’s interview with Michaella McCollum – the Tyrone native who was jailed in Peru for smuggling drugs – is still very raw for many people… but that didn’t stop the talented team behind Republic of Telly having their say. It appeared as though RTÉ were […]
10 years ago