'Essentials' for the Peru pair include croissants, baby oil, Nutella, waxing strips and Oreos.

A solicitor for the Irish woman accused of being part of an attempt to smuggle €1.7m worth of cocaine has said that he will discuss her case with police in Peru later.

Spanish police have cast doubt on claims by two women arrested in Peru for cocaine smuggling that they were forced to carry the drugs by armed gang members.

The father of one of two women held on suspicion of drug smuggling in Peru has vowed to bring his daughter home.

Two young women being held on suspicion of trying to smuggle €1.7m of cocaine out of Peru told of how they were forced to take the drugs during a secret meeting.

An Irishwoman and her British friend have not been officially questioned after being arrested last week at Lima’s airport on suspicion of trying to smuggle 24lbs (11 kilos) of cocaine out of the country, Peruvian police have said.

The parents of two women arrested in Peru on suspicion of drug trafficking say they intend to travel to the South American country to see their daughters.

Two women held over suspected drug trafficking in Peru have claimed they were forced to act at gunpoint by Colombian gangsters, it was claimed tonight.

The Archbishop of Lima has visited Michaella McCollum Connolly in jail in Peru.

The family of an Irish woman, facing up to 25 years in prison in Peru, have said they are very concerned for her well-being.

The Department of Foreign Affairs is providing consular assistance to the family of Michaella McCollum Connolly, the 20 year old from Belfast who's being held in Peru on suspicion of smuggling drugs.

A 25-year-old woman from Dublin who recently moved to Singapore has been found dead in her apartment by a friend.