3 h. ago Pregnant teenager Bella Culley arrives back in UK after Georgia ‘drugs mule’ jail ordeal

Bella Culley was seen arm-in-arm with her mother as she touched down at Luton airport

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7 h. ago Bella Culley arrives back in the UK with her mother after pregnant Brit 'drugs mule' was freed from Georgian prison

The suspected drugs mule, 19, flew in from Tbilisi after spending five months in jail following her arrest for smuggling £200,000 of marijuana and hashish from Thailand to the ex-Soviet state.

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8 h. ago Pregnant British drug mule Bella Culley arrives back in UK after being freed from Georgia prison

Pregnant teenager Bella May Culley, 19, touched down in the country this evening after prison release

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15 h. ago Bella Culley spotted arriving at airport in Tbilisi ahead of flight home

The teenager is expected to land back in Britain tonight after completing a five and a half hour flight from Tbilisi to London Luton Airport

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15 h. ago Bella Culley prepares to fly out of Georgia as she checks in with her mother after the pregnant Brit was freed from prison

The 19-year-old was released from a Georgian prison yesterday after a last-minute reprieve allowed her to leave the country.

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18 h. ago Pregnant Bella Culley will fly home from Georgia tonight after prosecutors decided to show the British teen mercy

The 19-year-old was released from a Georgian prison yesterday after a last-minute reprieve allowed her to leave the country.

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35 h. ago Moment emotional 'drugs mule' Bella Culley tells her father 'I'm not in jail any more!' as she walks FREE from Georgian prison, prompting delighted response from her dad

The pregnant 19-year-old was seen all smiles with her mother, Leyanne Kennedy and lawyer Malkhlaz Salakaia as she excitedly rang her father, Niel, 49, to give him the news.

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36 h. ago Moment emotional 'drug mule' Bella Culley tells her father 'I'm not in jail any more!' as she walks FREE from Georgian prison, prompting delighted response from her dad

The pregnant 19-year-old was seen all smiles with her mother, Leyanne Kennedy and lawyer Malkhlaz Salakaia as she excitedly rang her father, Niel, 49, to give him the news.

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36 h. ago Drugs mule Bella Culley's baby dad mystery and telling clues she left before prison hell

As British drug mule Bella May Culley is freed from prison, we look at all we know about her pregnancy - from her prison conditions to hidden clues about a romantic relationship

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41 h. ago Bella Culley walks free! Pregnant British 'drug mule' shows baby bump as she leaves Georgian prison alongside emotional family after prosecutors showed her mercy

The 19-year-old was due to be sentenced to two years in jail but it was cut at the 11th hour due to her age, good behaviour and the fact she is expecting a child.

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41 h. ago Pregnant UK teenager Bella May Culley freed from Georgian jail

Culley, 19, who was arrested on drug-smuggling charges in May, is released after plea dealThe pregnant British teenager Bella Culley has been released from a Georgian prison, where she had been held for six months on drug-smuggling charges after a plea deal.Culley, 19, who is pregnant, was arrested in May at Tbilisi airport and accused of attempting to smuggle 12kg (26.5lbs) of marijuana and 2kg (4.4lbs) of hashish into the country. She was found guilty by a Georgian court on Monday and sentenced to five months and 25 days in prison, the total time she had already spent in custody. Her family also paid a 500,000 lari (about £137,000) fine as part of a plea deal. Culley and her mother, Lyanne Kennedy, both cried as the verdict was read out. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Pregnant British teenager Bella Culley freed from Georgia prison after ‘drugs mule’ ordeal

The 19-year-old had been accused of smuggling marijuana and hashish in her hold luggage

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42 h. ago Pregnant British 'drug mule' Bella Culley 'will walk FREE' from Georgian prison after dramatic U

The 19-year-old was due to be sentenced to two years in jail but it was cut at the 11th hour due to her age, good behaviour and the fact she is expecting a child.

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42 h. ago Brit drug mule Bella Culley 'freed' from hellhole prison as she avoids giving birth behind bars

Bella Culley, 19, was expected to be sentenced to jail time in Georgia after admitting to smuggling drugs into the country earlier this year but now it has emerged that she will be freed

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7 d. ago Jailed 'drug mule' Bella Culley could be freed before giving birth despite plea deal

Student nurse Bella Culley was arrested in Tbilisi in May after 11kg of cannabis and over 400g of hashish, a highly potent form of cannabis, were found in her luggage

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3 w. ago BREAKING: 'Drug mule' Bella Culley could be freed from jail as plea deal being 'finalised'

The British 19-year-old, who is about six months pregnant, is behind bars after allegedly taking drugs into the former Soviet state of Georgia earlier this year

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3 w. ago Bella Culley's distraught family are given three weeks to raise £215,000 to free the pregnant 'drug mule' from prison in Georgia

The Teesside teenager is expected to give birth by Christmas and had hoped to walk free today but authorities said the vast sum has still not been handed over to local authorities.

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