Laura Plummer, 33, was arrested after 290 tramadol tablets and some naproxen for her Egyptian husband’s sore back were found in her suitcase. British woman languishes in Egyptian jail for carrying painkillers Read morePlummer has been told she may face up to 25 years in jail, or even the death penalty. “Clearly, [she was] very, very naive.”Tramadol is the most abused drug in Egypt, according to a minister. The scale of the problem in Egypt may well be the root cause of the strident action taken by authorities. She wouldn’t have a clue that she was doing something unlawful’.”A British embassy representative has been regularly visiting Plummer and has been communicating with her family.

Source: The Guardian November 05, 2017 18:11 UTC