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Bad Trips: How I Went from Vice Reporter to International Drug Smuggler

Bad Trips: How I Went from Vice Reporter to International Drug Smuggler

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Slava P, a VICE media music reporter, was sentenced to nine years in prison for recruiting friends into a scheme to smuggle cocaine from the U.S. into Australia. He tells his side of the story, revealing the precarious, dog-eat-dog atmosphere of a media company that can lead young, naive, and ambitious people into taking crazy risks. Bad Trips is a story about drugs, hip-hop, influencers, and glamour set against the backdrop of VICE, offering a piercing insight into contemporary media culture. All royalties from the sale of the book go to co-author Brian Whitney.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 248 pages
Publication date: 16 June 2022
Publisher: Dundurn Group Ltd


In 2019, a music reporter named Slava P, who worked for VICE media, received a nine-year prison sentence for orchestrating a scheme to smuggle cocaine from the United States to Australia. Five of his associates were already serving time in jail. Slava P instantly gained international notoriety. Was he a victim of pressure to engage in extreme acts for the sake of a compelling story? Did the drug-fueled work environment shape him? Or was he a manipulator who coerced vulnerable young individuals into criminal behavior?

Here, Slava P shares his version of events: detailing what transpired and how the cutthroat, dog-eat-dog atmosphere of a media company can lure young, inexperienced, and ambitious individuals into taking risky endeavors.

Bad Trips is a tale that intertwines drugs, hip-hop, influencers, and glamour, set against the backdrop of one of the world's most influential news and entertainment platforms, VICE. The film follows a cast of attractive young individuals and semi-famous rappers as they navigate from the seediest apartments to the most opulent private clubs. Slava P's portrayal of his years at this renowned hub of excess offers a poignant insight into contemporary media culture.

All proceeds from the sale of Bad Trips will be donated to co-author Brian Whitney.


ISBN-13: 9781459749252

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