I feel sorry for her, the potential punishment is far too severe however it's not down to ignorance, she knew they were illegal that's why she tired to disguise them, they must have also been obtained illegally in this country because no doctor is prescribing that much to one person, in all likelihood she's done it many times before and just got caught on this occasion. She deserves some form of punishment, she's not exempt from the law that she knowingly broke, however they should probably take into account the drug, its quantity and her intentions when sentencing her, 6 months in an Egyptian jail would be enough to make sure she never did it again.
PLT how many tines has she visited the country? This is no easy mistake. You need to watch more day time tv. Border Farce shows how many ****ing idiots with enough money to fly to Australia get fined for having an apple pip wedged in the strap hole of their flip flops. It shows just how secure every country’s borders are. Real life programs like this are a valuable resource for the jobless. It shows them how not to get caught when doing the ciggi run on the ferry. If she was genuine, she would have posted the ****ers to him. Fact.
She obviously ain't no master criminal, she's a bit dim and she's going to pay dearly. As PLT says, it's a country largely living in the dark ages and the punishment will not reflect the crime.
According to everything I've seen, including the local MP who's been speaking on the case a bit, the exact opposite is true. She made no attempt to concel ithe painkillers and just had them laid on top of some clothes in her bag. I agree with the rest of your post, although even 6 months seems excessive when you see the sentences people get in this country for serious, violent crimes. Surely the countless examples on shows like that are a demonstration of how common this kind of thing must actually be, and how few actually get caught. I was going to mention it myself in support of an argument that it really isn't anywhere near deserving of the life-changing punishment she appears to be facing.
"They weren't concealed, they were laid on top of clothing." "Clearly she'd not gone to any attempt to conceal them. She didn't realise they were illegal." http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/hull-woman-jailed-egypt-dealt-763879 Someone posted on Facebook that she'd hidden them in Paracetamol packets and this seems to have simply been accepted as fact by a great many.
How do we know which version is true....truth will probably be somewhere inbetween, she's been really stupid and it's probably not the first time she's done it. She'll be punished and made a scapegoat by the local authorities which is to much imo
A lot of countries have restrictions on things far less potent than tramadol, codeine and Benylin amongst them, as the article in the HDM shows. I went to Corfu before Greece joined the EU. My doctor told me to take a copy of my prescription to be on the safe side. Someone got pulled up just after I was there for having prescription medication with codeine in it. Anyone with an iota of sense would ask themselves why someone was asking them to bring in these tablets. And why they had to obtain them here illegally.
So her father said that. How does he know? As he wasn't there he will e relying on what she told him. The HDM is as accurate as ever with their statement that whilst not legal in Egypt they are here. They are not, they are a prescription drug and selling them or even giving them away is a criminal act with a possible jail sentence.
Hang on a minute are we losing the sight of the fact that the possession and supply of Tramadol is a criminal offence and that she could still be at risk of imprisonment in this country. The "Collegue" at work may also be charged with supply. Ok, being imprisoned in a **** hole in Egypt is not fun, but her life changed the minute that she took the drugs from someone else. Do I feel sorry for her, yes, if she was known or related, I would be up in arms, but the fact remains that she has broken the law not only in Egypt but here as well.
We don't know for certain, but personally, I'd take the facts as reported in the papers ahead of a rumour somebody heard and posted on Facebook.
Obviously, but it's about to be subject to a court case where all details will be revealed, so there's not much point in lying about it. Technically true, though had this happened here, the chances of her getting a prison sentence would be just shy of zero.
It didn't happen here though, if you travel to another country you have to respect their laws, however overzealous or dated they may be. You make a choice to visit that country, if you don't agree with their laws then make the choice not to visit. At best she's unbelievably stupid to take pills she obtained illegally in the UK to another country without checking their legal status there. At worst she knew they were illegal and she's arrogant enough to think she'd get away with it or be let off is she was caught, neither reflect well on her.
Not technically true. It is illegal here and does carry a possible jail sentence.Th fact that we don't apply our own laws to their fullest extent doesn't mean other countries don't.
The arnt facts though...the hdm is going if what they have been good by family, who are obviously going to make things look as good as possible, bottom line she broke 2 separate drugs laws in 2 separate countries and should be punished for it
Should that bloke who 'touched a man' and the couple who were stupid enough to kiss on a beach in Dubai also have been banged up? Punishing her for her stupid actions would be fair enough, if it wasn't for the fact that their punishments are ridiculously excessive. The safest thing to do, is probably just to avoid holidaying in places living in the dark ages in the first place.
You can be in bother in Turkey for having pills you can obtain on prescription here. Yet people are quite happy to have stuff manufactured there cheaply they can sell for a large profit here. I wonder If one of the workers asked for someone dealing with them to bring some prescription drugs over for them next time they came they would do so?
Just because the UK Only controls tramadol as a class c illicit drug doesn't mean other countries don't have stricter control. Egypt has a widespread problem with tramadol abuse. It's not just a painkiller, it's an opiate and highly addictive. Long term use and abuse can cause complexities just like any drug, and in this case is probably a gateway to move on to its big horsey sister. She has wittingly attempted to smuggle a controlled recreational drug across borders with intent to supply. I really don't see where the sympathy lies.
