A British woman sentenced to three years in prison for smuggling painkillers into Egypt claims she didn’t know they were illegal and she was only trying to help her boyfriend. The trial was held this morning with a new interpreter and she was jailed by a judge for three years. Plummer has said she had no idea the painkiller is illegal and banned in Egypt. The Sun reports that Plummer said she’s been “daft” by putting the pain pills in her suitcase before travelling. “For someone to be found guilty of drug smuggling they have to be aware that they are possessing narcotics.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 26, 2017 19:33 UTC