British teenager reported lacking in Thailand is arrested in Georgia

[ad_1] A British teenager who went lacking whereas travelling in Thailand has been arrested in Georgia.

Bella Could Culley, 18, was final seen in Pattaya, a metropolis within the east of the south-east Asian nation.

However on Tuesday, it was revealed she had been arrested 1000's of miles away within the nation of Georgia, within the Caucasus area.

Cleveland Police stated the Georgian authorities stated she had been arrested there on suspicion of drug offences and was in custody.

Bella Could Culley had posted her journey on-line

Bella first travelled across the Philippines earlier than going to Thailand, however has now been arrested in Georgia - Fb

Footage shared by broadcasters in Georgia appeared to point out the 18 year-old strolling into courtroom in handcuffs.

Customs officers at Georgia’s Tbilisi Worldwide Airport found her bag to be full of medicine, in keeping with native media studies.

A video confirmed a suitcase apparently full of medicine, together with round a dozen sachets labelled “hash”.

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{The teenager} appeared in courtroom and was remanded in custody.

Her lawyer requested bail, however the choose denied this after the prosecutor raised considerations about her absconding.

Ms Culley might withstand 20 years and even life imprisonment if discovered responsible.

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The household of {the teenager}, who's from Billingham, Co Durham, had earlier appealed to the general public for any details about her whereabouts.

Lyanne Kennedy, Ms Culley’s mom, stated her daughter had travelled across the Philippines in April earlier than flying to Thailand on Could 3.

“She flew out to the Philippines after Easter with a pal and she or he was there for 3 weeks,” Mrs Kennedy advised Teesside Stay.

“She was posting a great deal of photos after which she went to Thailand on about Could 3.

“The final message she despatched was to me and that was on Saturday at 5.30pm saying she was going to FaceTime me later. That was the final message anybody has acquired from what we are able to determine so far.”

A picture from Georgia exhibits what are alleged to be medication

Ms Culley’s father and aunt, Neil and Kerrie Culley, flew to Thailand to attempt to discover her after her household alerted police in Thailand and Britain about her disappearance.

A spokesman for Cleveland Police stated on Tuesday: “Now we have had affirmation from the authorities in Georgia that an 18-year-old lady from Billingham has been arrested there on suspicion of medicine offences and that she stays of their custody.”

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