Pregnant British teen may get two years in Georgia prison for drug smuggling

Lyanne Kennedy, background left, the mother of 19-year-old Bella May Culley who was arrested upon arrival at the Tbilisi Airport in May and accused of attempting to smuggle marijuana and hashish into the country, stands at an entrance as she arrives to attend the court session in Tbilisi, Georgia (Zurab Tsertsvadze/AP)

British teenager Bella May Culley, who was arrested in Georgia on drug smuggling charges earlier this year, could receive a two-year prison sentence after her family paid more than £137,000 in a plea deal, her lawyer said on Tuesday.

Culley, 19, who is pregnant, was arrested in May at Tbilisi Airport and accused of attempting to smuggle 12 kilograms (26.4 pounds) of marijuana and two kilograms (4.4 pounds) of hashish into the country.