Peru drugs duo jailed for more than six years

Melissa Reid and Michaella Connolly have been sentenced to six years and eight months in prison by a court in Peru after pleading guilty to drug smuggling charges.

Melissa Reid and Michaella McCollum Connolly have been sentenced to six years and eight months in prison by a court in Peru after pleading guilty to drug smuggling charges.

The pair were arrested last August after cocaine was found in their luggage as they tried to board a flight at Lima airport.