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Police person slammed the claims from a British teen arsenic they merchandise CCTV images pursuing the accusation she smuggled drugs.
Bella May Culley is presently detained successful Georgia aft she was arrested successful May astatine Tbilisi International Airport with astir 12kg of marijuana and hashish successful her luggage.
The 19-year-old from Billingham, Teesside, had been travelling successful Asia with her household reporting her missing earlier she ended up successful the Eastern European country.
Appearing successful tribunal past week, the teen claimed she was ‘forced by torture’ to smuggle drugs retired of Thailand. However, Thai migration chiefs are fiercely denying these accusations.
During the pre-trial hearing, Culley said she was coerced into transporting the drugs and added that ‘nobody paid attention’ erstwhile she attempted to inquire for assistance from Thai customs officers.
Thai authorities accidental determination is nary 'factual basis' to her claims astir the airport. (Asia Pacific Press/ViralPress)
However, authorities person present released CCTV images of the teen passing done the airdrome checks arsenic it’s said she didn’t show immoderate benignant of antithetic behaviour.
Police Lieutenant General Choengrom Rimpadee said ‘there is perfectly nary factual ground to her claims’.
He added: “There is nary grounds whatsoever that immoderate migration oregon constabulary officers forced oregon threatened the fishy to smuggle drugs retired of the country."
Khaosod English reports that That migration records accidental Culley lest the state astatine 7am section clip connected 10 May and volition present reportedly beryllium registered arsenic a ‘prohibited person’ by authorities successful the Asian country.
"I didn't privation to bash this. I was forced by torture. I conscionable wanted to travel. I survey astatine the university… to go a nurse,” Culley told the Tbilisi City court.
“All I wanted to bash was to question and this happened to me. I'm cleanable - I had thing successful my humor test. I wanted to marque my household proud. Thanks for listening."
Drugs which Georgian officials assertion were seized from Bella Culley's container (Ministry of Internal Affairs)
She stood successful beforehand of the justice and showed her close wrist which appeared to person a scar connected it.
Malkhaz Salakaia, who is representing the teen, said she had been threatened with a blistery robust to coerce her into travelling with the lawsuit afloat of drugs.
"She was instructed to alert to Georgia - she did not adjacent cognize wherever Georgia was located geographically,” helium told the court.
He besides added that Culley was 18 weeks pregnant.
