Pregnant British teenager held over drug smuggling offences in Georgia released from prison
A pregnant British teenager held over drug smuggling offences in Georgia released from prison.
Bella May Culley, 19, who is eight months pregnant, was arrested at Tbilisi Airport in May.
It was alleged that the 19-year-old, from Teesside, tried to smuggle 12 kilograms (26.4 pounds) of marijuana and two kilograms (4.4 pounds) of hashish into the country.
Prosecutor Vakhtang Tsalughelashvili told The Associated Press (AP) Culley will be freed on Monday.
Georgian prosecutors were considering a two-year sentence, but "decided to consider the time she has already served", Tsalughelashvili said.
Lawyers representing the teenager have been locked in negotiations with judicial authorities in Georgia, with details expected to be released later.
Culley's family has paid more than £137,000 as part of a plea deal aimed at reducing her sentence.
She could have faced a penalty of up to 15 years, or life imprisonment.
Her lawyer, Malkhaz Salakaia, told the AP that Culley would be given her passport and would be free to leave the country on Monday.
Culley's mother, Lyanne Kennedy, told the BBC the family is doing everything it can to get Culley home "where she should be".
She said her daughter's full story "will come in time", adding: "Until then we are just a family doing everything we can for my daughter and grandson."