Prosecutor does not believe 'Peru Two' were coerced into carrying drugs

The prosecutor handling the case two women arrested in Peru last month has said he does not believe that they were coerced into carrying the drugs or in any way threatened.

Michaella McCollum (aged 20) from Dungannon, Co Tyrone, and Melissa Reid (aged 20) from Glasgow, tried to board a flight to Spain with 24lb of cocaine in their luggage face a minimum of six years and eight months in prison with no eligibility for parole if they plead guilty, prosecutor Juan Bautista Mendoza said.