Quick Info
| Profession | Author and television personality |
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| Nationality | Northern Irish |
| Date of Birth | 28/06/1994 |
| Age | 32 years |
| Birthplace | Dungannon, Northern Ireland |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
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Bio/Wiki
| Summary | Michaella McCollum is a Northern Irish former drug courier who was arrested at Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, Peru, in August 2013 with cocaine in her luggage. She and Scottish woman Melissa Reid became known as the Peru Two. She was later released on parole and went on to write a memoir and appear in documentaries and reality television. |
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Educational Qualification(s)
| University of Ulster | Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Management, Marketing and Related Support Services, graduated July 2023 |
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Relationships & More
| Co-defendant | Melissa Reid |
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Family
| Children | Twin sons Raphael and Rio, born 2018 |
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Career
| Arrested in Lima, Peru, on drug smuggling charges; pleaded guilty and received a prison sentence | |
| Released on parole in March 2016 and returned to Ireland that August | |
| Authorship | Wrote the memoir You'll Never See Daylight Again |
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| Subject of the Netflix documentary High: Confessions of an Ibiza Drug Mule, which became available in October 2022 | |
| Selected to appear on Channel 4's Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins | |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. She was one of two women arrested together at Lima airport in 2013 and initially claimed they had been kidnapped and forced to carry the drugs before admitting their involvement. | |
| 2. She completed a university degree in business ten years after her arrest. |
