A BRIT held in Sri Lanka over drug smuggling accusations has struck up a friendship with a jail guard the place she is being detained, say her buddies.
Charlotte Could Lee, 21, is because of seem earlier than court tomorrow after her she was arrested upon getting off a aircraft from Thailand.
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She is accused of making an attempt to smuggle some 46kg of a synthetic cannabis pressure generally known as kush.
The previous TUI stewardess instructed mates that she fears being locked away for more than 20 years in a name from behind bars.
However one good friend who spoke to Charlotte mentioned she’s discovered an unlikely new pal in a single her prison guards.
A good friend who spoke to her mentioned: “She thinks she’s going away for a very long time.
“She is scared however talks of turning into very pleasant with a jail guard.”
Charlotte was stopped by customs officials after stepping off her flight final Monday.
She is at the moment being held in a jail cell in Sri Lanka as her proceeds by way of court docket.
“In the meanwhile she will have guests from 9.30am til 4.30pm, though there may be no-one to go and see her in Sri Lanka, and her household will not be flying out to fulfill her,” the good friend mentioned.
“All that modifications when she is formally charged in court docket tomorrow.
“Then the doorways slam shut and she or he’s within the hellish jail on her personal.”
“Her life is within the steadiness and she or he’s scared.”
If discovered responsible, it has been reported that Charlotte could be sent to the “hellish” Welikada Prison within the capital Colombo.
One inmate instructed Al Jazeera again in 2011: “There are 650 of us within the feminine ward although it was constructed for 150 individuals.”
The jail is claimed to be chronically overcrowded – with figures shared by the UK authorities suggesting it present homes greater than twice its capability.
Inmates have reported seeing rats on the unfastened and even discovering maggots of their meals.
One other inmate mentioned: “An open drain infested with rats runs the perimeter of the room.
“Lately, one of many inmates was bitten and needed to be rushed to the hospital for an anti-rabies shot.”
Charlotte is believed to have left for Thailand weeks in the past, and kin say she made imprecise feedback about assembly a person there following a current painful break-up.
One other good friend instructed The Solar on Sunday: “She’s been instructed if convicted, due to the scale of the drugs haul, she’s taking a look at between 20 and 25 years in jail.
“British Embassy workers warned her she’s going nowhere quickly.”
Her case follows that of fellow Brit Bella Culley, who was arrested in Georgia for alleged drug smuggling after being reported lacking in Thailand.
Charlotte’s good friend who spoke in regards to the jail guard mentioned she’s conscious of the Bella Culley case.
However Charlotte and Bella have by no means met, with the previous telling her good friend “would not know if there may be any connection” to her personal state of affairs.
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