A British woman accused of smuggling drugs into Egypt has been jailed for three years, her family has said. A British woman accused of smuggling drugs into Egypt has been jailed for three years, her family has said. 'Naive' British woman accused of smuggling painkillers into Egypt jailed for three yearsShop worker Laura Plummer, 33, from Hull, was arrested after she was found to be carrying 290 tramadol tablets in her suitcase, a painkiller which is legal in the UK but which is banned in Egypt. According to a Facebook group set up by her family, she appeared in court in Egypt on Boxing Day and was jailed for three years. The Plummer family has previously said Ms Plummer had no idea that what she doing was illegal and was just "daft".

Source: Irish Independent December 26, 2017 12:33 UTC