Article from The Telegraph.
Michaella McCollum Connolly, 20, and Melissa Reid, 19, were described as “weepy and upset” as they were awaiting a court appearance. An Irish-American bishop visited them in their police cell and they told him that they were flown by a gang from Izbiza to Morocco by a gang, before being taken to Peru. The two women have to wait up to 36 months before they even get to stand trial. This is due to Peru's slow legal system. Both of the women were arrested in Lima because they tried to board a flight carrying 11kg of cocaine (worth £1.5 million), which was hidden inside food packets. Reid claims that she "..was forced to take these bags in my luggage" and when asked if she knew if they had drugs in them, "I did not know that." Strange enough, their families had no idea that they had gone to Peru, until they found out that the two women had been arrested. Apparently, the women were taken by Colombians, who threatened them at gunpoint. However, just because the women had the drugs does not necessarily mean that they intentionally or willingly took them. The Archbishop Walsh believes that they have been set up. The family of Connolly is shocked that this has happened, and have arranged flights to see her, and also have arranged for her needs. If they are convicted, they are most likely to have a minimum sentence of 8 years in prison.
Doing drugs or transporting them are such a serious offense if caught, you wonder why people still do it. I don't see the point in drugs, or why they even exist. People can be addicted to them, but they should all be put in rehab because all of this drug business is ridiculous and time after time, people get caught to the point that we have to put a border patrol between the U.S. and Mexico. Nobody should be doing drugs at all. It causes a lot of problems, both for the person and others around them.
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