Laura Plummer from Hull was in possession of tramadol and naproxen when she was detained by Egyptian authoritiesEgyptian authorities have detained a British woman who entered the country carrying painkillers. Plummer visits her Egyptian husband, who suffers back pain since having an accident, two to four times a year. Her family believe she is being held on suspicion of what Egyptian authorities consider drug trafficking. “I don’t think she’s tough enough to survive it,” he said. A Foreign Office spokesman said: “We are supporting a British woman and her family following her detention in Egypt.”

Source: The Guardian November 04, 2017 00:22 UTC