Peru Two Plead Guilty
Tyrone woman Michaela McCollum and Scottish woman Melissa Reid are to appear in court again next Tuesday for sentencing. The women could be handed a lower jail term after last night pleading guilty to charges of drug trafficking. The pair - both aged 20 - were arrested at Lima airport last month with more than 11 kilos of cocaine in their suitcases. The women had claimed they were forced by a gang at gunpoint to carry the drugs. AUDIO: Journalist Martina Hanlon who has been following the case in Peru, said the judge will look favorably upon the fact that they have pleaded guilty. Click the PLAY button above to hear
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