{"id":139811,"date":"2021-09-26T08:11:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-26T08:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=139811"},"modified":"2021-09-26T08:11:49","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T08:11:49","slug":"former-peru-two-drug-mule-turns-life-round-helping-addicts-in-homeless-shelter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/former-peru-two-drug-mule-turns-life-round-helping-addicts-in-homeless-shelter\/","title":{"rendered":"Former &#8216;Peru Two&#8217; drug mule turns life round helping addicts in homeless shelter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the infamous &apos;Peru Two&apos; drug mules jailed for smuggling 11kg of cocaine into the South American countries is now working to help people at homeless shelters to kick their addictions. <\/p>\n<p>Scottish woman Melissa Reid was caught with Michaella McCollum as they tried to smuggle \u00a31.5 million worth of drugs through Jorge Chavez airport in Lima<\/p>\n<p>She served three years of her sentence before being deported. <\/p>\n<p>Melissa now works for the Simon Community in Motherwell, where she is helping out people struggling with addiction to kick their habits.<\/p>\n<p> Her colleagues have praised her, calling her a &quot;high performer&quot;, &quot;emotionally intelligent&quot;, adding that she is a &quot;pleasure&quot; to work with.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article25074271.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_unnamed-7.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article21905586.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Michaella-McCollum-Connolly-and-Melissa-Reid-attend-court-at-the-Justice-Court-of-Callao.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Peru Two: Where are Melissa Reid and Michaella McCollum now?<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A source told The Sun: \u201cMelissa is doing really well and moving on with her career. The unit helps people who abuse drugs and alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApparently she came in to oversee the service and has landed a manager\u2019s role.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs far as I\u2019m aware, there was an incident where one resident was thrown out by her as they were suspected of dealing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In June, Melissa also received a promotion to become a service leader at the centre according to her LinkedIn page, and is also now studying for an HNC in social care.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article25074431.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_PERU-BRITAIN-IRELAND-CRIME-DRUGS-REID-MCCOLLUM-SENTENCE.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article20801600.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Michaella-McCollum-Connolly-and-Melissa-Reid-standing-together-after-being-arrested-at-the-airport-i.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p>Who were The Peru Two? What did Michaella McCollum and Melissa Reid do?<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One of her colleagues said: \u201cHer positivity and problem solving skills mean she can work on multiple projects . . . while maintaining an aura of calm and a great sense of humour.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Melissa made international headlines in 2013 when she was caught with 11kg of cocaine at Jorge Chavez international airport in Peru along with Michaella McCollum.<\/p>\n<p>Aged just 19 at the time, Melissa was sentenced to six years in prison before being deported in 2016. <\/p>\n<p>The pair initially claimed that they had been forced to carry out the smuggling by armed dealers, but later confessed to packing the illicit substances for a \u00a35,000 payment.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters <\/i><\/b><b><i>here<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/former-peru-two-drug-mule-25074253\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the infamous &apos;Peru Two&apos; 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