Peru drug pair refused bail face up to three years wait for trial

Two women arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggle cocaine worth €1.7m out of Peru have been refused bail and could spend up to three years in prison awaiting trial, it has emerged.

Michaella McCollum and Melissa Reid, both 20, face a maximum prison sentence of 15 years if convicted, a Peruvian prosecutor’s office in Callao, near Lima, has said.