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Michaella McCollum in move to Northern Ireland prison Michaella McCollum in move to Northern Ireland prison
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Convicted drug smuggler Michaella McCollum is to be transferred from Peru to a jail in Northern Ireland.Convicted drug smuggler Michaella McCollum is to be transferred from Peru to a jail in Northern Ireland.
McCollum, from Dungannon, County Tyrone, and her accomplice Melissa Reid, from Glasgow, were jailed for six years and eight months in 2013.McCollum, from Dungannon, County Tyrone, and her accomplice Melissa Reid, from Glasgow, were jailed for six years and eight months in 2013.
They admitted trying to smuggle cocaine worth £1.5m from Peru to Spain.They admitted trying to smuggle cocaine worth £1.5m from Peru to Spain.
The Northern Ireland Prison Service has confirmed the transfer, which could take several months to arrange.The Northern Ireland Prison Service has confirmed the transfer, which could take several months to arrange.
She will most likely be transferred to Ash House Women's Prison at Hydebank Wood in south Belfast.
The women were caught with 11kg (24lb) of cocaine in their luggage in August 2013.The women were caught with 11kg (24lb) of cocaine in their luggage in August 2013.
They were stopped and searched at Lima's international airport where the cocaine was found hidden inside packages of food.They were stopped and searched at Lima's international airport where the cocaine was found hidden inside packages of food.
McCollum and Reid initially claimed they had been kidnapped at gunpoint and forced to carry the drugs, but later admitted the charges.McCollum and Reid initially claimed they had been kidnapped at gunpoint and forced to carry the drugs, but later admitted the charges.