Journalists interview Irishwoman in Peru drug case

Journalists have spoken to the 20-year-old Irishwoman being held on suspicion of drug trafficking in Peru who said she and her friend were forced to smuggle cocaine at gunpoint.

Journalists interview Irishwoman in Peru drug case

Journalists have spoken to the 20-year-old Irishwoman being held on suspicion of drug trafficking in Peru who said she and her friend were forced to smuggle cocaine at gunpoint.

Police in Lima arrested Michaella McCollum from Tyrone and Melissa Reid from Scotland after they claimed the pair were carrying 11 kilos of the drug in their luggage.

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