British teenager reported missing in Thailand is arrested in Georgia

A British teen who went missing portion travelling successful Thailand has been arrested successful Georgia.

Bella May Culley, 18, was past seen successful Pattaya, a metropolis successful the eastbound of the south-east Asian country.

But connected Tuesday, it was revealed she had been arrested thousands of miles distant successful the state of Georgia, successful the Caucasus region.

Cleveland Police said the Georgian authorities said she had been arrested determination connected suspicion of cause offences and was successful custody.

Footage shared by broadcasters successful Georgia appeared to amusement the 18 year-old walking into tribunal successful handcuffs.

Customs officers astatine Georgia’s Tbilisi International Airport discovered her container to beryllium afloat of drugs, according to section media reports.

A video showed a suitcase seemingly afloat of drugs, including astir a twelve sachets labelled “hash”.

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The teen appeared successful tribunal and was remanded successful custody.

Her lawyer requested bail, but the justice denied this aft the authoritative raised concerns astir her absconding.

Ms Culley could look up to 20 years oregon adjacent beingness imprisonment if recovered guilty.

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The household of the teenager, who is from Billingham, Co Durham, had earlier appealed to the nationalist for immoderate accusation astir her whereabouts.

Lyanne Kennedy, Ms Culley’s mother, said her girl had travelled astir the Philippines successful April earlier flying to Thailand connected May 3.

“She flew retired to the Philippines aft Easter with a person and she was determination for 3 weeks,” Mrs Kennedy told Teesside Live.

“She was posting loads of pictures and past she went to Thailand connected astir May 3.

“The past connection she sent was to maine and that was connected Saturday astatine 5.30pm saying she was going to FaceTime maine later. That was the past connection anyone has received from what we tin fig retired up to now.”

Ms Culley’s begetter and aunt, Neil and Kerrie Culley, flew to Thailand to effort to find her aft her household alerted constabulary successful Thailand and Britain astir her disappearance.

A spokesperson for Cleveland Police said connected Tuesday: “We person had confirmation from the authorities successful Georgia that an 18-year-old pistillate from Billingham has been arrested determination connected suspicion of drugs offences and that she remains successful their custody.”

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