British teen Bella Culley told ‘substantial’ sum would free her

A British young man who was tried for drug smuggling in Georgia was told that some “important” money was needed to save him or reduce his punishment.

Bella Culley, a 19 -year -old Billingham, was told that she might face up to 20 years in prison or imprisonment if she was sentenced before.

The Tbilisi City Court heard that defense and prosecution teams negotiated a bargaining conditions released for some money with “many zero” in Georgian Lari.

During the hearing, he smiled at his young family and said to them, “I love you.”

Ms. Culley wore a black T -shirt and pants in court and looked visibly pregnant.

The prosecutor argued that he had a risk of flight and that he could re -operate if bail was allowed.

Judge Giorgi Gelashvili decided that he would remain in custody until the next hearing on 9 October unless an agreement was reached.

Ms. Culley initially disappeared in Thailand before her arrest at Tbilisi International Airport on May 10th.

It is understood that he came on a flight from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.

Georgian police, civil servants seized narcotic drugs from a travel bag, he said.

While Ms. Culley was detained for months, the prosecution of 12kg (26lbs) and 2kg (4.4lbs) cannabis came and investigated whether she planned to deliver them to someone else.

He had previously claimed that he was “forced to do this through torture.”

“I just wanted to travel,” he said. “I am a good person. I am a student at university. I am a clean person. I am not doing drugs.”

Ms. Culley’s lawyer said that the defense market under the negotiation is important, but if her family is ready to pay, it could cause freedom.