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.

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.

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