British Teenager Accused of Drug Smuggling Tells Georgian Court of Torture and Trafficking Allegations
A British teenager, Bella Culley, 19, has made a tearful appearance in a Georgian court, facing charges of drug smuggling. Culley claims she was forced by torture and has a 'snake-like' scar on her right arm as evidence of her ordeal. She alleges that she was given a passport and told to travel to Georgia, where she was supposed to meet someone who would take the drugs from her. However, custom officers found the cargo, and she was arrested.
Key Takeaways:
- Bella Culley, a 19-year-old British teenager, is accused of drug smuggling in Georgia and claims she was forced by torture.
- Culley has a 'snake-like' scar on her right arm, which she alleges was made by an iron in Thailand, and shows it to the court as evidence of her ordeal.
- She claims she was given a passport and told to travel to Georgia, where she was supposed to meet someone who would take the drugs from her.
- Customs officers found the cargo, and Culley was arrested at Tbilisi airport.
- She has been studying at a university to become a nurse and had no drugs in her blood test, she claims.
- Culley's defence lawyer, Malkhaz Salakaia, stated that she was handed a passport and told to travel to Georgia without knowing where she was or what would happen to her.
- Bella Culley is due to appear in court again on 10 July.
Statistics:
- 14kg of cannabis and hashish were allegedly trafficked into Georgia.
- Bella Culley had no drugs in her blood test, she claims.
- 19-year-old Bella Culley is the accused in the case.
- The 'snake-like' scar on Culley's right arm is reportedly a sign of her alleged torture.
Sources:
- Prime Time/ east2west news
- NCJ Media