DRUGGED and KIDNAPPED in Colombia!! ⚠️
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- This is a real story of how me and my friend were drugged, robbed and kidnapped for 24 hours in Cali, Colombia. We have both travelled a lot, I have been to over 60 countries and I have been to Colombia countless times. But this is a result of letting our guard down and getting too comfortable in a dangerous country. Even on this channel I have posted videos of going to dangerous neighborhoods in Colombia because I always felt like the danger in Colombia was blown out of proportion. I was definitely proven wrong with this incident. And also the countless other incidents that I am seeing taking place to tourists in Colombia.
Link to the BNN article - bnnbreaking.co...
Colombia is like watching a herd of 50 ZEBRA crossing a river full of CROCODILES... 3 get killed. And the other 47 tell you how "safe" the river is.
Very accurate.
Yup and I used to be one of the 47 if you watch my old videos
Facts
@@abi_shake Why did you believe it was safe?
Horrible example. It would be more like 3,000,000 zebras crossing and 5 getting killed. And that's in line with the tourist deaths numbers.
There was a German guy who got robbed and scammed out of 15k in Colombia just a week ago. Seems like a new story comes up like this every week.
those are the ones willing to speak on it. Foreigners and also Colombians are being robbed all day everyday. The drugging is a everyday thing, people usually don't got to the police or social media about it. Thousandths of people are getting drugged every year. I can only imagine how many got robbed over new years. It's a world wide thing but Colombia is the worst because of youtube content creators behaving wild and being disrespectful.
Yea that guys video inspired me to share mine. Btw I was a bit surprised he was asking for money coz he should be able to get most of it back (just like I did)
Yes u right bug another Irish Zguy lives in Cali also got robbed of $ 15 k
@@kushseti8842 Yes, these are the ones who want to speak up, but it's the only relative measure we have. Seems the numbers are increasing like crazy. These things happened also before, to locals and foreigners alike, 6 years ago I took special precautions and it was fine. But I don't recall YT videos back then with first hand or second-hand experiences. It was always a friend of a friend, or a story from the hostel staff, "good advice" etc.
Same thing happened to me. But I am not a youtuber
Yeah, I lived in Medellin for 5 years after having visited at least 20 times. I already speak Spanish fluently, having taken Spanish in school as it was required and I always dated Latina's in the states. Anyways, lived in Provenza in the best part of town, and one day I let my guard down and that's when I got robbed and stabbed. Luckily, I made it to the hospital in time before I bled out, so I was lucky to be alive. But it gets worse, when it was time to get discharged , the hospital administrator was going to have me arrested because I didn't have money to pay my bill (I had just been robbed of everything!!). Luckily the attending ER doctor was nice enough to pay my bill when the police showed up to take me to jail (for not being able to pay my hospital bill after I just got away with my life), and I went back the next day and paid him back. The moral of the story is that there is a HATE for foreigners (extranjeros) that did not exist when I first started going there back in 2014. Sure people will smile and want to be your friend, because if you are a good person with a good personality, that is attractive to people now matter where you go. But the tourism and the way it has affected the local population has created a resentment that will come back to bite you in the ass when you least expect it. I will be selling my place in Medellin this year because between the Velezanos and Colombians that work as gangs, they waited to strike when I least expected it. Ask Colombians about how they feel even about the huge influx of Velezanos, they are not happy about what that has done to the country the last seven years. Things in Medellin are going to get worse before they get better. The new mayor and the cops don't care about the foreigners. They know they can't thing with their heads and they'll keep coming, thinking nothing will ever happen to them. And the criminals get stronger, and the girls get more emboldened, and the cycle continues........ YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A FOREIGNER IN ANY COUNTRY YOU ARE NOT FROM, and with that comes racism and resentment. Don't shoot the messenger......... Good luck to all!
I’m glad you’re still alive. I completely agree with your comment and it’s very accurate
can you please explain the situation in how you got robbed/stabbed when you briefly let your guard down?
sorry that happened to you I understand the racism 100% I'm black in America and I feel like a foreigner here at all times born in America treated like 2nd class citizen I totally understand
That’s insane man. Thanks for sharing
That's a great question. I am wondering the same thing. @@user-ln2fj8cn1r
Colombia should be on the cancel list worldwide until their government gets things in order to protect tourists.
100% correct 👏
hi from Colombia. We have a socialist drug addict president. That`snot happening and we have 3 years left to choose another president.
These dudes b lying
@chuchuchutrain6735 please tell me more how a m19 guerilla became president. When I was in Colombia asking people. They themselves seem confused.
@@kushseti8842desafortunadamente ganó, yo no vote por el, la verdad muchos no votamos por el, no sabemos ni como ganó, puede ser fraude
Colombia is one of the few places on this Planet, where you can literally find Heaven....and HELL in the same spot!
Its very close to Hell..too much killing, fornication and suffering in the air
Colombia is hell, the heaven that you see, is to attract you , to make you blind
With heaven you mean cheap drugs and hookers? Nice heaven you have there
Heaven is not the right Word ….Hell is correct word for Colombia
@@mikereut6088 heaven for him is girls
This is why I said all guys should avoid Colombia
Whether bucaramanga Medellin Cali Bogota or wherever in Colombia
It's useless
Agreed, what a useless people there who exploit other people for their own good.
And don't forget the worst...cartagena
Hey Colombia - Keep doing this so you can stop ALL your tourism and be even worse off. Colombia used to be on the bucketlist, now it's on the 100% avoid list. This week alone I've seen 10+ videos like this. Dude you have a lot of patience, I couldn't go through this the way you did, I'd probably end up dead.
They don't care. The people who do this stuff are morons and only care about today, no future
Facts!
Not their fault. You need to do proper research on their history before going.
Clown comment @@shodannadohs4045
Every day this week I have heard of people getting robbed or drugged in Colombia. I refuse to listen to victim blaming too. I love the country but right now it's just too much risk where you have to vet people, not wear anything of value and then just being a foreigner puts you at risk.
I'm sure I'll go back one day to visit. When will that be? I don't know.
I also love the country...if you Dont mess with hookers..escorts...bar girls...'can i bring my friend' girls....you will have fun.
Yes this past year there have been a lot of stories I've heard of, even more that you'll never hear
The fact that they knew several of the girls for months is what really worries me. I've been to Colombia several times before, but i think I'll go elsewhere until the direct targeting of foreigners by organized crime stops. There was always a chance of random pickpockets and muggings before, but this is a whole other level of intensity.
@@lawyerup2280 Yes, and it sounds like this one was organized on the fly... Until there are some very public arrests for this kind of thing, it will probably just grow. Cali has always been more dangerous, but Medellin has become MUCH worse.
Victim blaming lol stop it u know the risks of traveling especially with a country with Colombias history
I don't understand why you looked like you like what happened to you. You are telling the story with so much joy!
lol he must be super rich
@@issacdragon3834 he had over 10k cash so....
Because he's still alive
You are right about that wow
Yeah like not sure if I believe this completely. I do know things can happen but still. I’ve been to Colombia as Mexican American and had great experience. You must research the areas you go to. This applies to anywhere in the world. He’s way too non chalana when telling this story.
I'm in Cali Colombia right now. Watching this video Visiting my son Heading back to america in two weeks Thank god you're safe It's a different vibe over here Gonna get my son out this year.
i got robbed at gunpoint by two men on a moto 2:00 pm in cali. not wearing anything flashy. i sold my apartment and wont miss it!
damnnn what neighborhood did u live in? and what neighborhood did the robbery take place in?
Your a girl?
@@wavyboyjodiigood question because those criminals can can't enter certain parts of the city. It's like a hidden wall that protects your gringo ass from everything bad wanting to come inside. 😅
Bro they Will Robb you wherever
the hell did you move there in the first place 😂
@@wavyboyjodii you know that a moto Is mobile and can visit any neighbourhood right ?
cali Colombia was horrible for my friend, he went last year because his gf is from there and they were victims of armed robbery and got assaulted badly.
That's insane. I keep hearing more and more stories like this. This video needs to go super viral.
Glad you're alive brother. I love Colombia been there many times. These stories help.
Yo dude! As soon as you said “ her friend” her other friend and this friend” I knew you were up for big trouble. In Columbia you have NO friends smh
100%. Can’t trust anyone in Colombia. That’s what locals always said and I thought they are paranoid. There’s a reason
@@abi_shaketrue bro. I’ve been going there for over a decade. I have 2 long term girlfriends (one black one mix) and I know their families but I still don’t let my guard down. They come to me and I refuse to stay at their houses even after numerous invitations @nanakworld I’ll subscribe to your channel as well
That is correct. I feel people really need to research where they are going as well as honestly do their homework about scans and things that actually happen. Some people go to places that try to be the hero and then this happens
This doesn't help me planning to return next week to Bogota. :(. Time to go home bro! One of the best advise I got when going to Colombia was to stay in a hotel not Airbnb.. The front desk saved me from what could have been a bad situation of people knocking at my door. Airbnbs NOT A GOOD IDEA!
Agree with that. Especially without security. This Airbnb was on an isolated street with absolutely no security
When I went to Bogota 3yrs ago. I stayed at the Hotel...but I noticed an ominous up-to-no-good look from one of the side workers there. I met a friend from Venezuela there. And I deliberately had the Hotel taxi take us everywhere...& I never took my eye off that hotel worker & still vividly remember his staring at me
@@abi_shake wow! I am sticking to Europe. Been doing that for 8 years. There are cheap beautiful options there. Check it out.
@@desmit4406 I was lucky. One hotel I stayed at, after one indigent or guys getting pass the friend desk, the guy looked out for me. He even checked in on me to be sure u was OK. So people are not all bad. I met good people. Just too many warnings every single day. It became too much. Too bad.
I’ve been thinking about moving to Columbia for a year as a digital nomad but I’ve heard so many story’s like this lately. Especially with dating apps. Glad you made it out ok
nah try Brazil in floripa or curitiba. Much safer
Huge increases in tourism and the "passport bros" thing combined with a worsening Colombian economy has led to this. (A lot of TH-camrs looking for more content have also been pushing Colombia as a great spot) Its unfortunate. I used to go a few years ago and I'd jog around for exercise at night, not worried about much really. I just came back and I certainly didn't do any jogging lol
Lol don't go to Colombia, go to Thailand
If you speak Spanish and can blend into the culture, you should be ok. But if you don't, you are just a tourist or another passport bro
You were planning to move to a country you cant even spell the name right 😂
These stories always involve meeting women, probably from Tinder, and inviting them to your personal space.
Women are the common denominator in these stories.
In this case my friend met “Nicole”/Natalia from a language exchange event. She spoke perfect English too
@@abi_shake These criminals are expanding their tactics, but at the end of the day, a woman is always mixed up in it somehow.
@@abi_shake it's crazy, I was in Cali on Nov 30th. Traveling to Colombia during the holidays is the most riskiest time to be there.
Wonderful story telling ! Also I admire your calm and wits in such stressful situations ❤
hes capping
The culture of Colombian is not inviting to people into homes to meet people but rather go to a bar and ask a women to dance and DONT invite them after. I feel like this is the only safe way to do it, no address should even be mentioned
That's just true for people you Dont know. In this case he knew the girl for years and the other as well. Just one girl was new but a friend from the other well known girl.
There was nothing what he did wrong in this regard. Also not the new girl set him up but the one he already knew for some Time.
YOu can meet people in Colombia who invite you to their homes, or fincas but you need a connection and an introduction. Colombia is a very class-oriented society and the scam artists come from the low echelon of society. You are right if you meet girls in bars do not go to your place with them
If there is a connection then take their number, meet her a a nice public place, And do the vetting, be picky and suspicious. Find out the place of work, how they dress, where they live etc. Decent Colombian women dress differently than low-end dangerous ones.
@@joto747can't go to their place either right ?
Should we ask a local friend each time we have a doubt with our dating life ? 😅
Is it just me or are the risks of visiting Colombia not worth the rewards? Can't one obtain the same positive aspects by visiting other, safer countries?
I haven’t heard such drugging and kidnapping stories in South East Asia or Brazil. But definitely each country has its own issues. I would recommend checking your governments advisory. I used to laugh those advisories off until I realized my EXACT kidnapping scenario was already described on the Canadian advisory. Don’t take them lightly
@@abi_shakeThere are druggings at island parties in Thailand but usually the person will just wake up with their face in the sand and empty pockets.... Nothing overly traumatic and no ATM visits or hostage taking....
Colombia would be a great place to visit if it were not for the people that live there.
Wow...glad you guys made it out alive, things could have gone differently. You guys kept your heads and didn't freakout that helped, and along with some quick thinking. Very scary but thank god you're safe. Wish you a Happy New Year and put this behind you and move forward.
Thanks 🙏
Who in the right mind wants to go to a place like Colombia. I am from Colombia, happily living in USA, but I won’t go to my Country even if I can get the trip all paid off. Especially Cali, the most dangerous city probably in the world. Sorry for what happened tho you, but next time pick a safer place to go like El Salvador where all the criminals are in jail where they belong thanks to Mr. Bukele.
Who would've thought El Salvador would be safer than Colombia?...Bukele is a great, strong and youthful leader who loves his people and strikes fear into the eyes of criminals.
Are you really Colombian, first and only I've met that says this 💩. Being actually Colombian, I have met tons of them, living in Europe, also a bunch od expatriates, never have I ever head this... Just saying, people remember not all we see on-line is true...
@@limaricarmonamarin1910 wise words. My advice to travellers is to dress down, avoid phone banking, dating apps, and drunken strolls down badly lit alleyways after dark. All blindingly obvious precautions, but it constantly surprises me how credulous young people import their mindset and lifestyle into a different country/culture, imagining things to be similar everywhere.
grow some balls
@@limaricarmonamarin1910 Have you ever lived in Colombia?
im from Cali and I always want to show how things are changing but these things do happen and you alwasy have to be carful like you say...this is such a sad story and it makes me sick to my stomach Thank God You are okay.. I wish you many Blessings
Things are changing? For the worst maybe. Fk Colombia, what a shithole that's scamming tourists of they hard earned money.
Same. I just got back. I love my home country, but I am hating my countrymen.
You guys are more lucky than the other asian guy that got kidnapped and killed.
For sure. We are so lucky to have not been hurt in any way
The Asian guy didn’t listen
@@abi_shake Was Natty and Nicole prostitutes
What happenned???
Abi Shake, please provide your Whatsapp contact number & Facebook.
I have lived & travelled all Cali & Colombia.
Would like to discuss your story, thank you
Hare Krishna, Radhe Radhe
Jeezus f. Thats crazy. I'm here and travel the country often. So wild. Makes me rethink my friendships. Good video.
I think that's a good idea. So far I've read about 2 or 3 ppl who knew the guys setting them up.
Glad you made it out ok. Went this passed summer with my wife and 2 kids visiting her family first time we’ve ever been. Wouldn’t see much tourists where we were. Definitely was paranoid myself being with my kids and all the motorcycles (all over the news them pulling up on other vehicles at gunpoint) and every local store or housing having safety or security bars (from what I was told the were implemented during a time when it was more dangerous) Overall we had a great time and it was great experience got to hike Las Tres Cruces. I can only imagine your outlook on life after experiencing something to that extent. Stay safe
Did you hike "Las 3 cruces" in Bogota? hahaha wtf, then that's why you guys appear here the saying you got rob
Yo...Everyone this week is uploading vids on Colombia...damn! Everyone seems falling in the trap of 'can i bring my friend over' story!
What about the guy who had a friend take him into the mountains to watch fireworks then try to rob him?
yea, that's also few days ago@@RondellKB
I live in Boston. I will share 2 things. A former co-worker here in Boston, who is from Medellin, once told me something very interesting. He and his son went to Medellin for vacation. At one point they stayed at a hotel for a night. The next day they left. They took a cab. On their cab ride, they got stopped by these guys with guns. They ordered my co-worker to hand over whatever money he had. He complied. They then took off. My co-worker is convinced that someone in the hotel knew that they travelled from America and therefore supposedly had money. This person then tipped off the robbers who waited for him. Here's the second story. I know another Colombian here in Boston. She's in her late 50s or early 60s. The other day I mentioned to her about the tourists who are getting drugged in Medellin, her hometown. You know what she said? "Good for them, why are they going to pick up those women?" It felt really cold for her to say that but I wonder who else feels that way in Colombia? I have always wanted to visit Colombia but that has changed. Brazil, where I've also always wanted to go, remains on my plans.
I have traveled to Brasil 4 times now for work and the initial time for fun and have been in different cities. I have been shot at, robbed, run down. It can be a beautiful place and I am very conservative when I go to latin america for work but equally dangerous in Brasil, Peru, Chili, and Argentina. At least that has been my experience. I changed companies and now I love to go to Asia...
Where in Brasil did you experience this?
Rio de Janeiro in particular is just as dangerous, if not more, than medellin. Sao Paulo not so much
One TH-camr said he got scoped in Rio
How were you able to send an email if your hands were tied?
This happened to me also, but I was so scared but also crazy cause it was life or death moment. I know they was bluffing so I did the same and gave them such information as if they made big purchases it will ask for signature and I.D, if its not me buying it - they'll decline purchases. ATM is blocked to $80 USD per day. Then I gave them my card and the wrong PIN.. they pointed gun and said card not working! I said maybe they are doing it incorrectly or not pushing correct numbers, I had one bank card and Burner phone. They didn't get anything out of me, they kept pointing gun and punch me, but I kept telling them to shoot me, I even opened my mouth pushed the gun into my mouth! I really did bluff them and after 4 hours I was able to leave after the hotel room next door heard a lot of shouting and complained to hotel reception.
That’s crazy man! Which city was this? Luckily y hey didn’t hit me once. Probably coz we kept giving them money 😂
@abi_shake I was taken to the same hotel as you, do you remember the receptionist? Indian lady and the hotel had no elevator.. room was disgusting and basically "sex" rooms. The room I was in was white and red and had weird sex chairs and stuff inside it. I was told this hotel is paid by the hour and basically Colombian men take prostitutes here, while there girlfriends are at work because its cheap.
How did they get you though? It seems for Abi, his Airbnb was one you could just walk into, you mentioned a hotel. Did it have security guards? I keep scratching my head on how they get in
@Wildbot34 my experience was from a bar, I was dancing with a girl and she invited me back to palmetto hotel, they are separated rooms and I didn't know they was guys hiding in the separated rooms and after undressed and cuddling... they came out and got me
wooooooww
You seem awfully candid for such an experience.
Thanks man. Honestly describing this story to both Colombian and Canadian police was great practice to make this video with so much detail 😂
Thank you for sharing your story. I'm so glad that you and your friend are okay. If people are now being kidnapped and taken to stores to help in the theft of their own money, I'm left speechless. That is really brazen. Your ordeal should Exhibit A in terms of warning signs for Colombia. Individuals will make up their own minds as to whether to visit or not. For me, I do not need any more proof.
The perpetrators should be captured because most jewelry stores have cameras for security purposes. I’m wondering if the police checked the cameras to broadcast their faces.
They don't care
looks as if the police are getting a piece of the pie🤨....
Unfortunately the police is ALL of South America (literally all of it) do not care bc there is no incentive for keeping the streets safe. Organized crime sometimes pays them and if they're not getting a cut, its better for them to not try to be heros or good cops bc of all the corruption.
Ha ha!...the cops, the government and the whole country is on it. Law of the jungle, (literally). Prey on these rich, annoying, thirsty, foreign men who come to this country hoping to get some, because they can't wherever they are from.
I remember you telling me this story in Brazil. I been to Cali before, but glab i skipped that sugar cane festival. Glad your survived the situation and shared your story.
Damn brother glad your Safe. I was in Colombia many times Medellin especially. Before the pandemic I felt super safe and never had issues. In 2021 I went bad and almost got killed by some people I knew. Colombia had definitely changed for the worst. Thanks for spreading the truth , stay safe
It's one thing to have robberies, kidnappings and murders, but the part that always gets me is the fact that these things are being done by people who know you for months and years. That's devil behavior as far as I'm concerned, a devil wearing human skin. I don't care how poor you are, how could you call someone your friend, eat, drink, and laugh with them, then one day just decide that you're going to kill them for their own money? Devil behavior.
Very alarming. People you knew setting you up. Wow
Not surprising. There is a saying in the mafia.Your true enemies come with smiles.I found that to be true .Always be on gaurd especially when you meet new people.
Its sad to see this happening to that country. There are a lot of great and friendly ppl there. I have also seen the decline and first hand. Fortunately not like you. I was being eyed by someone on the street to rob me on my last visit to Medellin. Luckily I noticed it and went in another direction. This was early afternoon btw. Would u mind sharing your story btw.? This is new to me of ppl you know screwing you over in that country
Thank you for your story but very sorry this happened to you. Glad that you’re safe.
So glad you are doing well brother
Craziest story I’ve ever heard
Never in my life going to There
Me neither!
Wow what a story. Happy you safe and back in Canada. I feel that your extra phone in your bag pretty much saved your life .
yoooo this story is crazy. Cali was my go to city in Colombia as well because it was less touristy and I know a local guy there who grew up in the UK who is my guide..Thank god nothing wild has happened to me there but seems like the whole country is unsafe for tourists now.
u should try cartagena.lovely beaches women etc..very historic city
You don’t try and find a woman in Colombia big mistake
God bless you Abi! Glad to see you both are safe. Thanks for sharing....
did you have a guard or concierge at your airbnb building?
Nope. Messed up there
My slogan about this:
Colombia 🇨🇴 is scary, Colombia 🇨🇴 is scary, Colombia 🇨🇴 is scary, Colombia 🇨🇴 is scary, Colombia 🇨🇴 is scary, Colombia 🇨🇴 is scary, Colombia 🇨🇴 is scary, very very scary if you don’t keep your head on a swivel. And that’s no guarantee!!!!
This is crazy. I am so glad you made it out of the situation alive.
What a WILDDDD story. So happy you’re able to tell this story. God Bless
Thanks 🙏 so lucky to be alive
Thanks for sharing this, every time someone shares this it makes it harder for the next guy to get taken.
Quick question, there was no security at your Airbnb? My BnB had little women security guards in Poblado in Medellin, but it's still a safety guard
Yup this one didn’t have security and worse it was on an isolated road with no shops or restaurants. Even if the road had vigilantes which is common in colombia, this could have been avoided
Always stay at a place w/ security in a foreign country, especially in South America. Every time I've been to Colombia, my hotel or air bnb has had what they call a "porteria" which is a secured entry/lobby. Ppl not staying there cannot go past the lobby, even if they're food delivery workers.
Did you Airbnb had entrance security ? Most apartment buildings in Colombia have ... How did so many people were able to enter your apartment ?
The problem is, sometimes the security guard is working with the criminals...so you're screwed anyway.
This one didn’t have security. It was villa with huge walls. But my friend who opened the door to pickup Nicole’s friend was put on gunpoint right away. So he had to let in all the other robbers
What an ordeal...this takes trust no one to a new level. Glad thta you are okay!
Thanks 🙏
I agree..this is getn out of hand. Everyone has been uploading vids this week of getn robbed!
@@Rob-z7k
.......and those are the people that are still alive!!!
Thank you sir for telling this story. I’ll avoid Medellin, Bogota, and Cali from now on. I have a soft spot for Cartagena but I’ll know now to keep my guard up!
And if you do visit these cities, take precautions like getting an Airbnb with security, share your location with someone, don’t let someone you don’t trust know your address efc
Well depends where you go, but bogota was pretty fine to me. Just not the best place to go out at night. But day time, its fine as long as you are not there looking for sketchy thing just cuz you think its cool or thinking you can be as care free as in canada. In that sense we are blessed here as most of the time we dont need to worry about whats happening in our back.😅 but that lowers you guard too much when traveling abroad and especially in south america.
@@jacquesbechard1089a girl I was dating who worked in Bogota got robbed in broad daylight of a necklace she had on
i been to cartagena..i had zero issues
There is a saying in Colocombo "Don't show your papaya, one the plan landed you become the papaya."
It's increible that so many youtuber have the same experience in the same time, good business...
Yesterday's issue of El País has a very interesting article entitled, "US Embassy warns citizens not to use Tinder or Grindr in Medellín after suspicious deaths of eight tourists." It includes the statement that the new mayor of Medellin made on tourists.
Wow that’s crazy. In our case my friend had met Nicole at Gringo Tuesdays 🥲
@@abi_shake Probably carries the same risks.
So, who was the main person behind all this?
Thanks for sharing…I really appreciate it.
Amazing story glad you survived it. Definitely subscribing..much luv
Wow! What a wild story! I am glad to hear your story you made it out safe. I am a little weirded out by your smiling throughout your story telling. But, it’s good you are able to talk about it. If it was me, I probably would’ve made a mistake by not talking about it. So, I am married to my wife Maria from Venezuela. I am half Taiwanese and white. I can pass for Mexican when my skin gets golden brown from being outside in the summer. My wife asked me several times if I ever wanted to visit Venezuela. I have always said no because Ii could still get kidnapped if I wore a white Fedora hat in public. Dios te bendiga. God be with you. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
This story and the other one with the guy who hid in a shack in the mountains for 2 days are the two most crazy stories I've heard for a while.
Bro I am all smiles in this video coz I kid you not after the kidnapping I was the happiest I ever was for a week. Because I legit thought I am going to die. So being alive felt so amazing. I was treasuring every moment like it’s my last 😂 I recorded this 5 days after my kidnapping. Even when I edited it I was like I sound like I was happy that I got kidnapped 😂😂
That joint was CRAZY! I'm out here now in super chill mode after these stories @@RondellKB
@@RondellKB which story is the one hiding in a shack in the mountains?
@@fri3ndmigohere
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2 friends and I are visiting provenza next month for 3 days
My family is Colombian and I’ve been there about 10 times in my life. It’s a fucking shithole, and we have no idea why anyone who is not Colombian, or does not have family there would ever go there. We can go there because we have people we know who we can pay for protection, we have roots there and tribal connections. If you don’t have those kind of connections, you have no business being there. I’m glad you survivedz and are letting people know. and would also like to remind viewers there are roughly 40000 insurance claims a year from American life insurance companies from just Colombia and Venezuela.
Where did you get this stat of 40k life insurance claims? PS - I've been to Colombia many times and it has def got worse but as a Latino, I don't have a big bullseye on my back like the usual gringo
@@zerocal76using terms like gringo only creates divisions
@@josephbelucky8718 I'm not creating a division. If I called them white, Caucasian or even just tourists, the moment Colombians see their skin color it would be tied the already well-established division in Colombia. Even before the big rise in tourism, Colombians never had a good opinion of Caucasians. You can thank 2 things for that: all media for selling the typical terrible news-headlines and all the white men down there walking around looking for u know what (I've seen it first hand)
They go there for 🐈
OP, you tell this story in such a compelling way. I’m really glad you survived and proud that you used your wits.
Perhaps the correct course of action now would be to get out of Colombia, go to the jungles of Peru and find a reputable ayahuasca shaman.
It sounds like this near death experience changed you on an existential level. Maybe you can take the enlightenment you gained to the next level.
Wishing you safe travels.
I think you're missing the point, he won't find cheap female companionship in the middle of the jungles of Peru ....Of all the Countries in Latin America, whay do you think guys like him, go ONLY to Colombia with luggage full of condoms ?
Naw, he should keep pressing his luck in Colombia.
@@jakemccoy lol
Abii, I was at Praia do Madeiro - Pipa (RN), taking a shower on the beach, and I was making a video of myself. I left my cell phone recording and to my surprise I saw you in the video, but I only recognized you later. 🤩
Lessons learned dude, glad you are fine. Happy that my experience in Medellin was much better, I had worse experience in Santa Marta in the streets
What happened there?
Colombia can be a very dangerous place so one should only go there in a larger group and stay in hotels with security guards. Even then, don't open your hotel room door if someone knocks. Demand that they identify themselves and check with reception that they are who they say they are. I have had 2 occasions in nice hotels where the person knocking was a criminal. Stay out of the seedy areas as well. Be careful at bars. Watch the bar tender pour your drink. Don't leave your drink unattended. Don't trust anyone that you do not know well.
But most importantly relax...it's your vacation away from stress...smh
Wrong. A group attracts more..either a group will get a big team usually teenager or kids to rob the group or they wait til one of the group separates..medellin cali is just a solo trip..you dont wanna have guilt of having a friend being killed because of a decision or stubborness of a friend trying to party ina dangerous city
@@robertgriffin1212 My wife is a Colombian resident. I have a home in Medellin so I am speaking from a lot of experience.
Is not can be a dangerous place, it is a DANGEROUS PLACE. Don’t go there. Even the locals are scared 😱. Go to a safer country
Too much to watch out for. I don't have to worry about my safety like this in Yucatan, Mexico.
Colombia should be placed as a black listed for tourism around the world..
Con toda la mala fama que lo hacen ya está adentro. En qué mundo viven?
Wow crazy story! I've been to Cali Colombia once back in 2019 and I went all alone. I feel like robbery and kidnapping has increased due to the # of TH-cam travel vlogs that everyone is making after the "Pandemic" has ended. I had a great time while I was there but I realized right away from dealing with locals that hotels with security were in the best interest of us gringos! Glad you made it out alive to tell your absolutely crazy and scary 😢story! Salute 🫡
Dude. You handled the situation like a genius. I just want to tell you that. The thieves were having a mental breakdown.
What you mean mental breakdown they emptied everything they were capable off. They Also didnt even want to kill him. If they wanted to kill him, they just would do it.
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
I think it's a lot safer to stay in Hostels, if you can. If you're renting a place you need to be more wary, because it's likely you'll be more isolated.
A lot of the problems come from trusting the wrong people.
Don't bring anybody back to your place either.
What do you think put you in this situation?
How would you prevent something like this happening again?
also ont rent from new air bnb hosts, i was raped inside a new air bnb. the host had no reviews and in the middle of the night someone unlocked the door with a key and raped me and took all my things. so i think it was an inside job. and i left them one star review!
@@amandaburleson2035 WTF
Great story telling.. very detailed and vivid. I'm happy you got out of it in one piece. I also know what it feels like to be scoped and robbed.. I hope your bank was as cooperative as mine was.
Yea luckily the banks were nice. But yea personal belongings were all gone
Just wondering, if you would have destroyed/cut up your credit cards when you heared you were going to be robbed would it have saved you from this terrible experience?
Sounds like they were strongly considering disappearing you at the end. You did a good job by building rapport, that might be what saved you. Generally you never want to be transported to another location if you get kidnapped, high probability you're going to a place they can easily disappear you.
The second you had a chance you should have ran when you were in the city.
If I ran by myself, they would’ve likely not spared my friend who was in the car
Glad to hear that everything is good! Take care!
Play stupid games win stupid prizes. Quit going to shit places with alot of people trying to finesse you or literally actually harm you. Otherwise you will end with a Darwin award. However sorry about your ordeal. Learn from it and never repeat it again.
Did they get the robbers/kidnappers?
My cousin was kidnapped twice in Venezuela
Thank you for sharing your story ! And from Toronto ? From Qc here and good to know Canadian embassy is moving that quickly
Yes and they also have a victims fund for such situations that can reimburse your flights home and any costs associated with therapy.
Glad you made it out safely...but you broke rule #1 no unvetted visitors at the crib. The moment any surprise friends showed up, i wouldve left them on the street. NO one comes in the crib unannounced. And ANY time a guest is on their phone (which is a constant in Colombia), you should engage them. Be nosey, etc. If theyre on their phone constantly then kick them out...no need to be at your crib if theyre on their phone.
What a crazy story bro!! glad you made it out safe.
How did you email your friend when you said both hands were tied whilst you drank the beer?
Regardless, I'm glad you both made it, thank God
Obviously his hands were tied in front of him and not the back.
They untied my hands within 2-3 hours of the kidnapping once they saw we were “collaborating” peacefully. Still have scars from how hard they tied it
Every time I hear a bad story about Columbia, it makes me realize why I keep canceling my trip out there. I always wanted to go, but I refuse to put my life in jeopardy for a vacation.
OMG. You are unbelievably lucky to be alive, and it sounds like you were way, way too trusting with these people who set u up! When you said you invited those girls over, that was it was over for me. You guys need to be more careful. You had God on your side the whole time.
Great video, can you make another video about the financial aftermath? I assume credit cards give you the money back but the money from debit and checking accounts and paypal is probably not getting reimbursed correct? Does the government help with this? Thank you. So glad you made it out ok and very smart of you two to create rapport with them.
That’s a great idea. I was hoping for the investigation to wrap up to show a full aftermath story but maybe I’ll make one just talking about the financial aspect.
Surprisingly I even got debit card and PayPal reimbursements
@@abi_shakeWhat % of the lost money did you get back?
@@abi_shake Please do!
So they had revolvers?
which part of the city were you in?
Granada
@@abi_shakei was in Granda back in 2015. I left a restaurant when i left some guy kept trying to talk to me and got pist that ignored him. He went up to me wanting to start something..and luckily I left right away in a taxi qnd didnt look back. The city sucks and dont recommend it
@@Rob-z7k yeah i love cali so it’s unfortunate to hear. lived there for several months and had no issues but as they say, it only takes one time to really mess things up
@@abi_shake 🙏🏽
It's too late but you shouldn't have said the name of the person who warned you. You threw her under the bus. But I get it that you aren't into that life and it didn't cross your mind. Maybe go.through and bleep her name out and reupload.
When are you going back? I got drugged and robbed in Bogota last week... smh.
Thx for sharing , the strength , equanimity, and humour , put to the test…a guru shared with yoga instructor” what if everything that happens to us matters …..sir yr resiliency , and thinking grew 10 fold from this , a pleasure to meet you ……Cheers. Daniel From Toronto
Thanks Daniel 🙏 appreciate it
What a bizarre story.
This is a crazy story... But also enhanced by the background music.. thx for sharing.. I'm considering Columbia still, but it's the scopaline stores that freak me out the most.. that is a terrifying drug.
Yea I managed to get robbed without the scope 😂
The craziest thing is that guys are still going there. 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
Can’t lie, I can watch this while you tell the store with a huge smile on your face and smirking. Glad you are safe.
Definitely weird behavior. But by him being such a goofball is probably what saved his life.
@@layback76 hmmmm, thats an interesting perspective !
When the girl contacted you from jail. Did you respond to her? I would have had a few choice words for her.
Seems like getting a decoy phone linked to a couple of decoy bank accounts might be the move for passport bros in 2024.
lmfaooo just need to send a decoy on ya trip and not go yourself lmaoooo
Quick question did u guys have a security in your airbnb?
Unfortunately not. Could have been avoided if we did 🥲 we had huge walls but Karsh was put on gunpoint and forced to let in all the robbers
@@abi_shake yea glad u guys are ok but never get airbnb with out security
I think the best thing to do is to get some prepaid cards and only travel with them with a little amount on each card....
and if you have company over, get a secured hotel room where they have to give their ID to come up....
I´m surprised you can talk so relaxed about it. Most would surely have to struggle with such an experience
Since no one got physically harmed I was able to take the experience as a positive learning lesson. Also the week I filmed this I was high on life coz I thought I am gonna die during the kidnapping
He’s relaxed because it’s fake! 😊
I'm glad God is on your side, bro
They kidnapped you but let you take your clothes? Nicest kidnappers EVER.
Lol but they took all my contact lenses. And my toothbrush. I had to go back to Canada half blind
Thank you for the story.
Really wish this ended with the culprits being arrested.
Would love to interview you if you’re interested.