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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Bryony Gooch

Bella May Culley: Pregnant British teenager tells court she was ‘forced’ to smuggle drugs into Georgia

Ms Culley appeared in a pre-trial hearing in Tbilisi on Tuesday - (East2West)

A British teenager currently imprisoned in Georgia has said she was “tortured” into smuggling drugs into the country.

Bella Culley, 19 from Billingham, Teesside, is in police custody in the former Soviet republic accused of purchasing, possessing and trafficking a large quantity of narcotics, including marijuana. She has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

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