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SNOWING IN BALI

keep going like that, snowballing to get the bigger guy. So nobody knew if he was trying to set someone up, nobody wanted to touch it. But I thought, 'You know what, I'm going to do this.' All the guys couldn't believe my courage.

Alberto called the Padma and created a story for why he needed to access his friend's luggage, then called again pretending to be his friend in Lovina, giving permission. It was set. The hotel staff would relinquish the bag to his friend, so Alberto took a taxi to the Padma Hotel, unsure if this was a sting.

Were you nervous?

Fuck yes. I was fucking really nervous. I went in a taxi to the Padma, looking in the rear-view mirror to see if I was being followed, full attention. I arrived there shitting my pants, but looking confident. I went in the reception looking all over, like 360 degrees vision, to see if there was someone watching, while trying not to look suspicious. Everything looked cool, so I went to the desk, 'Hello, my name is Mr Ricardo, I just arrived from Thailand. I am from Buenos Aires and my friend was staying here and left luggage and he told me to come and pick it up.'

They politely handed the drug-stuffed bag to Alberto, who booked a room and organised to meet the buyer he'd already set up. By the end of the day, it was mission accomplished.

I got all the money, and then I called my friend and said, 'It's done.' And all my friends couldn't believe it. That was another situation that I got a lot of respect from everyone. Cos I kept on doing things that nobody else would.

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