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15/08/2016
Michaella McCollum Arrives In Ireland
Convicted drug smuggler Michaella McCollum from Co Tyrone has returned to Ireland.
The 23-year-old from Dungannon and Melissa Reid from Scotland were arrested in Peru after being caught with £1.5 million worth of cocaine at Lima Airport in August 2013.
McCollum was released on parole in March after serving less than half of her sentence.
Reid returned to Scotland in June.
(CD/JP)
The 23-year-old from Dungannon and Melissa Reid from Scotland were arrested in Peru after being caught with £1.5 million worth of cocaine at Lima Airport in August 2013.
McCollum was released on parole in March after serving less than half of her sentence.
Reid returned to Scotland in June.
(CD/JP)
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