Overview

• Clara Wilson, a 36-year-old OnlyFans model from Nottinghamshire, was detained at Barcelona’s El Prat airport on January 20 with 34 kilograms of cannabis hidden in two suitcases and now faces up to four years in prison and potential £750,000 in fines.
• Eighteen-year-old Bella May Culley was arrested in Georgia in early May for allegedly carrying 14 kilograms of cannabis and faces a possible sentence of 20 years to life.
• Twenty-one-year-old Charlotte May Lee was held in Sri Lanka on May 12 after police discovered 46 kilograms of synthetic ‘Kush’ cannabis in her luggage, which carries a maximum penalty of 25 years.
• The National Crime Agency reported that nearly 27 tonnes of cannabis were seized at UK airports in 2024, a 400 percent increase over 2023.
• The Foreign Office has introduced a pilot programme to repatriate British nationals detained abroad for prosecution on home soil.