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26/09/2013
Peru Prosecutors Demand More Detail From Smuggling Accused
Reports reveal that prosecutors in Peru are unsatisfied with the guilty pleas entered by two UK women caught trying to board a plane bound for Spain while carrying 11kg of cocaine.
It follows the guilty pleas entered on Tuesday by Michaella McCollum, of Dungannon, County Tyrone, and Melissa Reid, of Lenzie, near Glasgow.
It is understood that authorities in the country have said that the two women need to provide more information if they hope to receive reduced sentences.
According to a report by AFP news, prosecutor Juan Rosas said that the women's initial version of events is "unbelievable" and that he would ask for another hearing to allow the women to make more detailed confessions.
Facing up to 15 years in jail, it is understood that with the guilty plea the women hope to receive reduced sentences of six years and eight months.
(MH/CD)
It follows the guilty pleas entered on Tuesday by Michaella McCollum, of Dungannon, County Tyrone, and Melissa Reid, of Lenzie, near Glasgow.
It is understood that authorities in the country have said that the two women need to provide more information if they hope to receive reduced sentences.
According to a report by AFP news, prosecutor Juan Rosas said that the women's initial version of events is "unbelievable" and that he would ask for another hearing to allow the women to make more detailed confessions.
Facing up to 15 years in jail, it is understood that with the guilty plea the women hope to receive reduced sentences of six years and eight months.
(MH/CD)
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