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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maira Butt

Pregnant British teenager Bella Culley freed from Georgia prison after ‘drugs mule’ ordeal

Bella Culley, a pregnant British teenager held in Georgia over drug smuggling charges, has been freed.

The 19-year-old, from Billingham in Teesside, was awaiting sentencing after she was accused of smuggling 12kg (26lb) of marijuana and 2kg (4.4lb) of hashish in her hold luggage at Tbilisi international airport in May.

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