A British air stewardess accused of trying to smuggle 46kg of synthetic cannabis worth £1.2million into Sri Lanka has been transferred to a new prison after deadly riots left 30 people dead.
Charlotte May Lee, 22, has spent nearly 18 months behind bars over the ‘drug mule’ allegations.
The ‘traumatised’ ex-TUI employee has not yet been formally charged and faces a maximum 25-year sentence if convicted.
But sources close to Lee have claimed she has been transferred from the notorious Negombo prison, 20 miles north of the capital city Colombo, over fears for her safety after deadly riots earlier this year left 30 people dead.
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