Egyptian security officials say a British woman sentenced to three years in prison for bringing hundreds of painkillers into the country has been included in a recent pardon list.
Laura Plummer, 34, was arrested in October 2017 on arrival from Britain at Hurghada, a Red Sea resort. She was accused of attempting to smuggle hundreds of Tramadol tablets, which are banned in the Arab country.
She said the tablets were for her Egyptian partner, who suffers chronic back pain.
The officials say Plummer was one of 6,925 prisoners pardoned by President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi on January 25, the anniversary of Egypt’s 2011 uprising. She is awaiting a flight home.
The officials speak on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to brief media.
An Egyptian court on December 26, 2017, convicted British woman Laura Plummer of smuggling hundreds of powerful painkillers into the country, sentencing her to three years in prison. (Family photo via AP)
— AP
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