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EXCLUSIVE Brit air stewardess who faces 25 years in prison smiles and chats to guards as she leaves court following an appearance before judges over £1.15million cannabis charge
A British former cabin crew member has been seen smiling and talking to guards in Sri Lanka after a court appearance over drug charges.
Despite the gravity of the charges, Charlotte Lee, from Couldson, south London, seemed to be in high spirits as she walked down the stairs of the court.
Miss Lee, 21, who worked for TUI, was arrested in an airport in the country after £1.15million worth of cannabis was allegedly found in her luggage last month.
She had flown in from Thailand on an a Sri Lankan Airlines flight before she was detained by police.
The alleged discovery of Kush, a strain of cannabis is the is the biggest amount of the drug since Bandaranaike Airport, in Colombo, opened its international hub.
It has been reported that the drugs, which weighed 46kg and worth 460million Sri Lankan rupees, were 'tightly' packed in a luggage and meant for 'high-end local buyers'.
In pictures, custom officers were seen posing behind the several bags of the drugs they say Miss Lee flown in with.
She is being detained in a prison north of Colombo and could face up to 25 years in prison if found guilty.
Last month, her legal representatives told the BBC that she was in contact with her family and was getting daily visits from lawyers to help with her mental wellbeing.
Miss Lee has denied any knowledge of the drugs.
Speaking to Mail Online after her arrest, she said: 'I had never seen them [the drugs] before. I didn't expect it all when they pulled me over at the airport.
'I thought it was going to be filled with all my stuff.'
She also claimed that the drugs may have been planted and said she knew 'who did it.'
According to her, she had packed her luggage before heading out for the night and did not check it again before setting off for the airport.
Lash technician, Miss Lee, who previously worked for TUI as a cabin crew member, has allegedly been warned that she may not get sentenced for another year, as she awaits her fate.
According to The Sun, she first flew into Thailand from the UK to meet a mystery man called Rocko before her flight to Sri Lanka.
According to The Sun, she first flew into Thailand from the UK to meet a mystery man called Rocko before her flight to Sri Lanka.
She has slammed the conditions of her jail cell saying she has had to sleep on bare concrete floors.
She told Mail Online: 'I am trying my best to stay positive because what else can you do?
'But it is hard. I feel as though I have no human rights here. There are no beds, no blankets. And where you sleep is like a long corridor with lots of other women.
'I am sleeping on a concrete floor - literally. All I have is my jumper as a pillow.
'There is a ceiling fan but it doesn't really work and there's a TV but that also barely works. I only have this one pair of clothes, nothing else to change into and I'm not being allowed my medication for ADHD.
'The only thing they give are sleeping tablets that properly knock you out.
'The shower is not really a shower, it's just a bucket that you pour over yourself but they don't give you anything for that.
'They put you in an alleyway with a bunch of other women, that's it.'
Her arrest has been noted for bearing similarities to Bella May Culley, 18, who was also intercepted by police in Georgia for allegedly having a luggage full of cannabis.
If convicted, Miss Lee could be sent to the infamous Weilikada Prison, where 650 convicts are packed in a ward meant for just 150 women.
In 2012, 27 people died after violent clashes between prisoners and guards.
Sri Lanka is known for having one of the toughest drug laws in the world.
Capital punishment is a legal penalty for those found guilty of drug crimes, although no one has been executed since 1976.
