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Pregnant British Teen Freed in Georgia Returns Home After Plea Deal

Prosecutors approved a reduced sentence citing her age, pregnancy and cooperation.

Overview

  • Belle Culley, 19, arrived back in the UK early Wednesday after her release from a Tbilisi secure unit on Monday.
  • She was arrested on May 10 at Tbilisi International Airport after 12kg of marijuana and 2kg of hashish were found in her luggage, and she pleaded guilty to importing drugs.
  • Georgian prosecutors amended the agreement and authorized her release, saying they weighed mitigating factors and her cooperation.
  • Her family says they raised about £137,000 in connection with the plea deal that reduced her sentence.
  • She alleges she was coerced while travelling in Thailand, and her lawyer says Georgian police have opened a separate investigation into those claims.