3 d. ago 7 things we know as Bella May Culley struggles in Georgia jail hell on drugs charges

Bella May Culley, 18, from Teesside faces life in prison after she was detained in Georgia on drugs charges after she was reported as missing in Thailand by her family

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8 d. ago British teen 'drug mule' was 'visibly shaken' to learn she faces life in Georgia prison and 'had no idea what she was doing', lawyer reveals as family battle to see her

Bella Culley, 18, is accused of illegally importing large quantities of narcotics after she was allegedly caught smuggling 14kg of cannabis into Georgia.

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8 d. ago British 'drug mule' was 'visibly shaken' to learn she faces life in prison and 'clearly ended up in Georgia without knowing what she was doing', lawyer reveals as family STILL battle to see her

Bella Culley, 18, is accused of illegally importing large quantities of narcotics after she was allegedly caught smuggling 14kg of cannabis into Georgia.

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8 d. ago Pregnant Brit 'drug mule' faces at least nine months in hellhole ex

Neil Culley, 49, and Kerrie Culley, 51, touched down in Tbilisi yesterday and pushed for an emotional reunion with the 18-year-old who is accused of carrying 30lbs of cannabis into the ex-Soviet republic.

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8 d. ago Fears Bella May Culley was exploited by drug dealers while backpacking in Thailand

Bella May Culley faces decades behind bars in Georgia after allegedly smuggling cannabis into the country - a family friend has now expressed fears that she had met 'drug runners' in Thailand beforehand

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8 d. ago Grandad of teen facing 20 years in Georgia jail says 'she's been taken advantage of'

Bella May Culley is facing drug smuggling charges after being arrested in Tblisi

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9 d. ago Inside Georgia's hellhole prisons where inmates face 'inhuman' conditions in 'overcrowded' crumbling cells and 'filthy' bathrooms

Bella May Culley, 18, may find herself locked away in Georgia's 'Prison No.5' - a facility described by international watchdogs as overcrowded, crumbling and 'an affront to a civilised society'

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9 d. ago Bella May Culley mystery from ominous Facebook post to pregnancy claim as she's detained

Bella May Culley has been thrust into the headlines after she was reported missing on holiday in Thailand only to turn up in Georgia where she could face a lifetime in a notorious prison

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9 d. ago Family say teen Bella May Culley was 'obviously taken advantage of' over 'drugs plot'

Bella May Culley, 18, is accused of trying to smuggle up to 14kg cannabis into Georgia and could face decades in prison - her grandad says he's terrified she will get a long sentence

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9 d. ago Bella May Culley's mysterious journey from Thailand holiday to facing life in ex

Bella May Culley, 18, was reported missing after losing contact with her family while on holiday in Thailand, before turning up 3,600 miles away in Georgia where she faces life in prison.

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9 d. ago Bella May Culley sent final message before vanishing on holiday

Bella May Culley, 18, faces decades in a prison in Georgia as her shocked family reacts to her arrest, some 4,000 miles away from where they thought she was on holiday

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9 d. ago British teenager faces years in 'hellhole' jail in Georgia after being arrested ‘for smuggling cannabis’

Bella May Culley, 18, who reportedly vanished while on holiday in Thailand, allegedly carried 13 kilos of drugs into Eastern Europe

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1 week ago Brit teen Bella May Culley faces life in prison after arrest in Georgia on 'on drug offences'

An international manhunt had been launched after Bella May Culley was reported missing.

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1 week ago Brit teen Bella May Culley faces LIFE in hellhole jail after arrest in Georgia 'on drug offences'

Bella May Culley, from Billingham, County Durham, was reported missing in Thailand but it has now emerged she has been detained more than 4,000 miles away in Georgia

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1 week ago British woman, 19, faces life imprisonment after she is accused of smuggling 30lb of cannabis into ex

The woman - identified as B.K. - could face 20 years jail or even life imprisonment, said the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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