Israeli jailed in Peru over suspected drug smuggling released to house arrest

An Israeli woman jailed in Peru over allegations of attempted drug smuggling is released to house arrest.

The Ynet news site reports that Hodaya Monsonego has been transferred to the home of a member of Lima’s Jewish community.

Hodaya Monsonego, 24, is currently in jail in Lima, Peru for her alleged involvement in a suspected drug smuggling operation. (Screenshot/Channel 12)

Monsonego, 24, was arrested approximately nine months ago in Lima for her alleged involvement in an attempt to smuggle a large amount of cocaine from Peru to Israel.

In a report aired February on Channel 12, her family said that Monsonego is mentally impaired and that she was likely exploited by a friend and the friend’s relative, who, according to the report, was the mastermind of the operation.

 

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