CITY WOMAN HELD IN SOUTH AMERICAN JAIL OVER ALLEGED DRUG SMUGGLING

Date Published: 09-Jun-2008

The Department of Foreign Affairs is looking into the case of a Galway woman imprisoned in a South American jail over alleged drug smuggling.

23-year old Nicola Black from Galway city was arrested in the Republic of Suriname two months ago.

Two packages of cocaine had allegedly been strapped to Nicola Black’s thighs when she was arrested by police in the South American Republic of Suriname over two months ago.

She was boarding a plane to Amsterdam at the time.

Nicola’s been held in prison ever since and her mother Maureen has had no direct contact with her.

Her mother lives at 83 Drom Chaoin on Bishop O’Donnell Road in the city.