RadioOnFire.com - A British woman, Laura Plummer has been sentenced to three years in prison for smuggling painkillers into Egypt. In October, Plummer was arrested after being found with 290 tramadol pills in her suitcase. Plummer claims she didn't know the drugs were illegal and she was only trying to help her boyfriend.
Tramadol, a potent synthetic opioid, can only be prescribed by medical professionals in Egypt. However, it is often obtained illegally and is said to be the country’s most abused drug.
Her sister, Rachel Plummer, told the Guardian: “Three years. I can’t believe it. We are devastated. We had all the evidence showing her innocence.”
Plummer’s family said her partner, Omar Caboo, had previously shown medical records that they said proved he had long-term back problems requiring pain medication.
Her lawyer, Mohamed Othman, reportedly said a plane ticket showing she paid twice as much for her flights as the drugs were worth is proof that she was not planning to sell them. “For someone to be found guilty of drug smuggling they have to be aware that they are possessing narcotics.
Laura did not know that what she was carrying was a narcotic,” he said, The Sun reports. Her mother said Plummer’s been “living in hell,” sharing a jail cell with no beds with up to 25 other women, adding her daughter now looks “unrecognizable.”
Source: nypost.com
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