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The true-crime docuseries provides a firsthand account of how Michaella McCollum, a 19-year-old from Northern Ireland, became one half of the infamous "Peru Two". The five-part series, which originally aired on BBC Three and is now streaming globally on Netflix , traces her journey from a hedonistic summer in Ibiza to a maximum-security prison in South America. From Paradise to Peril

The series details McCollum's time in Ancón 2, a notorious maximum-security prison known for its brutal conditions and violent inhabitants. To survive, she adapted by: High: Confessions of an Ibiza Drug Mule | BBC Three High: Confessions of an Ibiza Drug Mule : Seaso...

On August 6, 2013, McCollum and another recruit, Melissa Reid from Scotland, were arrested at Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima. Authorities found hidden inside cereal and porridge packets in their luggage, valued at roughly £1.5 million. The true-crime docuseries provides a firsthand account of

Initially, the pair claimed they had been kidnapped and forced into the smuggling attempt. However, they eventually pleaded guilty to drug trafficking to avoid a potential 15-year sentence. They were sentenced to in prison. Surviving Ancón 2 To survive, she adapted by: High: Confessions of

In 2013, seeking adventure away from her rural hometown, McCollum traveled to Ibiza to work as a bar hostess. Swept up in the island's relentless party culture and drug use, she met a man who recruited her for what she believed was a "quick trip" to Barcelona to transport a package. Instead, she was sent to Lima, Peru, later claiming she hadn't even realized where she was headed until she boarded the flight. The Arrest and the "Peru Two"

From Ibiza Party Scene to Peruvian Prison: The Story of Michaella McCollum