Tyrone woman, Michaella McCollum, who was jailed for drug smuggling in Peru last year is to be transferred to a prison in the North.

MICHAELLA McCollum-Connolly and Melissa Reid, caught with a total of 11kg of cocaine hidden in their luggage at Lima airport, may have so far underestimated the situation they are in. They could be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison, and their claims of being forced into the crime will be scrutinised heavily.