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Marching Powder is a 2002 non-fiction book written by Australian author Rusty Young. It is based on the true story of a British-Tanzanian man, Thomas McFadden, who was apprehended in 1996 at La Paz airport in Bolivia with five kilos of cocaine in his suitcase and incarcerated in San Pedro prison.
- 371pp
- Pan Macmillan
- 2003
- Rusty Young
Jun 1, 2003 · 4.30. 26,433 ratings1,153 reviews. Rusty Young was backpacking in South America when he heard about Thomas McFadden, a convicted English drug trafficker who ran tours inside Bolivia's notorious San Pedro prison. Intrigued, the young Australian journalisted went to La Paz and joined one of Thomas's illegal tours.
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Rusty Young is the author of the international bestseller MARCHING POWDER: the true story of an English drug-smuggler in Bolivia’s notorious San Pedro Prison. Rusty is also the author of the bestselling novel COLOMBIANO. narrator and presenter of the documentary WILDLANDS, directed by Colin Offland.
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May 1, 2004 · Paperback – May 1, 2004. by Thomas McFadden (Author), Rusty Young (Author) 4.4 11,124 ratings. See all formats and editions. Rusty Young was backpacking in South America when he heard about Thomas McFadden, a convicted English drug trafficker who ran tours inside Bolivia's notorious San Pedro prison.
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- Thomas McFadden, Rusty Young
Jan 1, 2004 · Paperback – January 1, 2004. by Rusty Young (Author) 4.4 11,025 ratings. See all formats and editions. MARCHING POWDER is the story of Thomas McFadden, a small-time English drug smuggler who was arrested in Bolivia and thrown inside the notorious San Pedro prison.
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- Rusty Young
Another extraordinary tale from Rusty Young. English cocaine trafficker Thomas McFadden is set up after bribing Bolivian drug squad and sent to the infamous San Pedro prison in La Paz. Hilarious, chilling, scarcely believable and at times, inspiring.
Sep 9, 2014 · Marching Powder is a shocking, darkly comic account of the life in San Pedro. In this bizarre prison, inmates are expected to buy their cells from real estate agents. Others run shops and restaurants, and hundreds of women and children live with imprisoned family members.
- MP3 CD
- Rusty Young