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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. |