I would like to take this opportunity to persuade you all DO NOT engage in any drug trafficking activities! Let me first introduce my background. I was arrested due to drug trafficking, and I am currently under custody at Tai Lam Correctional Institution.
Because of some family issues, I mixed with the wrong crowd. They lured me into drug trafficking with money, which put me in jail for years at this young age. I was so nervous during those days when I transported drugs for them. Despite knowing that I would definitely be sent to jail if I was caught I thought I would be lucky enough not to get caught by the police.
Even after my release, the trauma and damage can never be erased. I will be despised by others and by myself.
The attractive monetary gain made me turn a blind eye toward the danger and the evilness. With this mentality, I worked for them for a period of time. As time went by, I gradually realized I should not engage in such dangerous activities just for the sake of money, so I tried to avoid meeting up with those friends. However, once you start to work for them, you know too much of their “insider” information. If you try to escape from them, they might harm the people around me at any time.
When I was still figuring out solutions to escape, I was caught by the police. Once my “friends” knew about this, they disappeared immediately, and I could not find any means of contacting them. To them, I’m just a fool they could use and they no longer find me useful.
During the days here in jail under custody, my freedom is gone, and so does my name, which has now turned into a series of numbers. My life here is being closely monitored every minute, privacy doesn’t exist. We have to obey every rule and are not allowed to have our own thoughts and opinions.
I’m so puzzled and frustrated as if my future is doomed. I constantly regret what I have done out of my greed, and now I have to sacrifice years in prison to compensate for my wrongdoings. Even after my release, the trauma and damage can never be erased. I will be despised by others and by myself. Hence, I would like to take this opportunity to remind you all. Don’t engage in any drug trafficking activities for the sake of money or peer pressure. Do believe that after several years when you look back, the obstacles that you are now facing are just trivial, you will get through them ultimately. Do not go astray because of this.
Note: This letter has been edited for grammatical errors.
