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Brit mum returning from brain surgery in Spain accused of DRUG SMUGGLING by Border Force

Shocking pictures show a British mum who had life-saving brain surgery in Spain being stopped by UK Border Force officials who accused her of drug smuggling.

Rachel Pighills, 36, was left at risk of being "internally decapitated" following a freak ceiling fan accident when the whizzing blades smashed into the back of her head.

She was moving into a new house in August 2018 when the accident happened and the impact left her with atlanto axial instability and basilar invagination - meaning her brain was sinking into her spine.

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