Aspiring actress, Melli Cady, was tricked into smuggling tons of marijuana after moving to Los Angeles to become an actor.
Los Angeles is a dual edged sword. L.A. can make your dreams come true or bring your nightmares to life and according to this one actress, her worst fears came true.
In a recent interview with VICE, an aspiring actress moved to Los Angeles in hopes of making it big. Instead she was manipulated and tricked into smuggling nearly 4 tons of marijuana.
It’s hard to believe that this aspiring actress, whose demo reel can be seen below, can get lured into the drug trafficking business.
But, apparently, its not that hard.
From Vice:
I think LA has a lot of great opportunities but it also has an equal amount of traps you could walk into. As someone who was very young and wide-eyed and ambitious and excited to explore it was a very stimulating town, but I don’t think I was prepared for it. And I certainly wasn’t prepared to be independent and succeed. I think I finally found my footing after years of failing and learning from my mistakes.
So she hired you to transport suitcases on a private plane to Ohio. What did she tell you it was for, if not to move drugs?
She didn’t really tell me. The way she presented the proposition to work for her, I was not working for her as some mule. I was working for her as her best friend. So the way she presented it was, “I know that you’re struggling and looking for a job.” She knew that I had been looking for a job and that I hadn’t been able to find one. And this is just on the heels of the recession, so it was difficult to find a job.
Melli Candy ended up getting arrested but, her story is filled with manipulation, love and trickery. You can read the full interview here.
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