Bella May Culley claims she's 'pregnant' as Brit teen faces life in Georgia hellhole prison

A woman arrested in Georgia on drugs smuggling charges reportedly told a court she is "pregnant" after being seized with kilos of cannabis. Bella May Culley, 18, allegedly carried cannabis into , where she was detained at Tbilisi International Airport. She had been the subject of a massive international search operation in recent days after she was reported missing while she was believed to be holidaying in Thailand.

Major Georgian TV outlet Rustavi 2 in a text report said that Bella May Culley told the Tbilisi court that she was “pregnant”. It also said the British citizen “chose to exercise her right to remain silent regarding the charges”. The channel gave no further details about her reported .

Culley’s lawyer said: “The person under my protection is currently exercising the right to silence and, accordingly, I will provide all the detailed information later, when she decides to provide detailed information to the investigative bodies regarding the charges brought against her.”

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The judge remanded her in custody. The woman earlier went missing in Thailand, according to reports.

“Bella May Cooley was arrested at Tbilisi International Airport,” said a report. "Law enforcement officers planned the arrest when they checked the British citizen's luggage.

“The scanner showed a suspicious substance in the bag. Customs officers took the suitcase to a special room and opened it. It was determined that the girl [reported as being 19 not 18] was hiding up to 12 kilograms of hermetically packaged marijuana and 2 kilograms of hashish.

“The drugs seized during the search are the main evidence in the case. What other evidence the investigation has against the British citizen, the defendant's lawyer is not talking at this stage.”

Her lawyer had sought her release on bail.

“What exactly Bella May Culley brought to Georgia in a particularly large amount of drugs - intensive investigative efforts are underway to determine this.

“It is not excluded that other persons may also be held responsible in the drug trafficking case.

“The charge brought against the British citizen carries a sentence of up to 20 years or life imprisonment.”

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