British Bella May Culley 18, missing from Thailand, arrested in Georgia, May 2025

[Dotta]

"Legal expert 'concerned' over arrest saying
probe was 'stopped too early'.

Georgian legal expert
has expressed his concern over how police carried out their investigation into claims British teen smuggled drugs into Georgia.

'I would like to express my worry
that the operation was stopped too early before it could reach its logical conclusion,
before we could find out who she was in contact with,
who she was going to, and so on',
he said.

'Maybe it’s the first attempt.
A test run from Thailand to check whether it [the route] would work
but we won’t know because it was stopped.

Had the operation been done properly,
we would have found out what the final destination was.

I have suspicion that the final destination is likely to be Europe rather than Georgia'.

'I feel sorry for this woman
because she was clearly used and manipulated.
She’s 18, she’s a foreigner, pregnant.
All of this indicates that she was chosen deliberately,
chosen carefully, she was studied.

Whoever chose her, they knew what they were doing',
he added."

Legal expert 'concerned' over 'drug smuggling' arrest of Bella May Culley, 18

Bella May Culley, 18, is alleged to have smuggled dozens of bags of cannabis and hashish into the former Soviet Union country of Georgia and is currently being held in prison

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[Skigh]

With the companies, I don’t actually think it was as sinister as I first thought. It sounds like word went round via the refer a friend on Facebook (Daily Mail link posted upthread) that you could earn £550 by giving some Chinese bloke your passport details. Not thinking ahead, that you now have companies listed in your name and how that could potentially affect you at some point. Let alone that you’re “selling” your ID, basically! Total lack of foresight - seems to be a theme.

Bella would have had numerous internet safety lessons from infant school right through secondary school. She should have had the knowledge that giving any personal data to unauthorised people is extremely foolish and one of the main bullet points of things not to do in all internet safety messages.

 

[Kittypoo]

Bella should just have flown with her contraband back to the U.K.

Pregnant drugs mule trying to smuggle cannabis into UK is spared jail

Daniella KanKam-Adu, 19, was offered £250 in return for smuggling £225,000 worth of cannabis from Canada to Newcastle Airport on March 3 this year.

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I wonder what property this girl is renting in London for £250 deposit?

 

[Skigh]

So very predictable that she had a miscarriage after announcing her pregnancy when arrested !!

He added that she has been remanded in custody for three months, during which time she suffered a miscarriage.

Mr Gatland added: 'She has spent three months in custody and that will certainly serve as a deterrent to her to keep out of trouble in future.'

KanKam-Adu was sentenced to 12 months suspended for 18 months.

 

[Skigh]

I wonder what property this girl is renting in London for £250 deposit?

19-year-old, of Queens Road, London, said she believed her luggage contained vapes, but Border Force quickly found heaps of the Class B drug.


When questioned if she had packed her own luggage by airport officials, KanKam-Adu insisted that she had but there was nothing of concern within it.

Prosecuting, Kevin Wardlaw told Newcastle Crown Court: 'When asked to open one [item of her luggage] she said she didn't have the key. She became aware the locks would be forced.

'Her attitude changed, she became obstructive, making comments to the officer. The officer was not being racist, it was just a random check.'

The suitcase was found to contain 22.5 kilos of cannabis, worth around £67,500 wholesale and with a street value of £225,000


KanKam-Adu said she was told she would be paid £250 to carry out the act and went to Toronto on tickets given to her and followed instructions.


I very much doubt that £250.00 was all she was paid or that she could possibly believe it was vapes she was smuggling.

 

[Dotta]

It is a shocking disparity in sentencing between these 2 countries
concerning clearly the same crime
and similar defendants (both teen girls).

I mean,
up to 20 years in one
and
12 months suspended for 18 months in another.



So,
any chance of a transfer to the UK seems hopeless
as sentencing in one country should more or less mirror sentencing in another.

JMO

 

[AnnieAnnieAnnieAnnie]

In general, but not always you get a 23 kilo allowance for one suitcase on long distance flights.

Bangkok to Colombo is not long distance.

Would be a lot to pay for two 23 kilo suitcases

I fly frequently within Europe and even tickets for a one hour flight can come with 23kg luggage, without being much more expensive than just hand luggage. I (legally) take advantage of cheap shopping in other countries so often buy these tickets

 

[Herat]

19-year-old, of Queens Road, London, said she believed her luggage contained vapes, but Border Force quickly found heaps of the Class B drug.


When questioned if she had packed her own luggage by airport officials, KanKam-Adu insisted that she had but there was nothing of concern within it.

Prosecuting, Kevin Wardlaw told Newcastle Crown Court: 'When asked to open one [item of her luggage] she said she didn't have the key. She became aware the locks would be forced.

'Her attitude changed, she became obstructive, making comments to the officer. The officer was not being racist, it was just a random check.'

The suitcase was found to contain 22.5 kilos of cannabis, worth around £67,500 wholesale and with a street value of £225,000


KanKam-Adu said she was told she would be paid £250 to carry out the act and went to Toronto on tickets given to her and followed instructions.


I very much doubt that £250.00 was all she was paid or that she could possibly believe it was vapes she was smuggling.

Not buying much of her story. At all.

 

[Skigh]

Brit teen 'drug mule' Bella Culley 'left to freeze in Georgian jail'

Drug arrest Brit Bella Culley has revealed she has been left freezing in her Georgian jail cell and is receiving no medical attention despite telling officials she is pregnant.

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Drug arrest Brit Bella Culley has revealed she has been left freezing in her Georgian jail cell and is receiving no medical attention despite telling officials she is pregnant.

The 18-year-old has asked for a jumper and warmer clothes and requested fresh fruit after being visited by local celebrity lawyer Mariam Kublashvili.

Bella, who is sharing a cell with two inmates called Anastasya and Ani, also requested tuna which Ms Kublashvili believes may be 'pregnancy cravings'.[/URL]


She asked me for tuna fish which I thought was odd and might have been something to do with pregnancy cravings - but fish cannot be sent in.

'She told me no tests, checks or medical examinations have been done.

'She said she asked for a doctor, but the doctor wasn’t speaking English and they couldn’t understand each other.'

Ms Kublashvili, who previously represented speedboat killer Jack Shepherd when he was caught in Georgia, has been closely following the case and said she has great sympathy for Bella's predicament.


I thought it had been stated that pregnancy tests had been done but that permission had not been given to release the results.

How entitled Bella sounds.

 

[Lucy6226]

Imagine asking for tuna, fresh fruit and jumpers in prison. It's not a hotel love, it's meant to be uncomfortable!

 

[Skigh]

I would have thought that even if the doctor had no English Bella would have recognised a pregnancy test kit and known what to do.

 

[HongKongPhooey]

I would have thought that even if the doctor had no English Bella would have recognised a pregnancy test kit and known what to do.

Convenient pregnancy craving if true, not that I think it would be honoured. Reminds me of Denise Royle craving Aeros (“and sometimes a Crunchie”)

 

[Alyce]

Brit teen 'drug mule' Bella Culley 'left to freeze in Georgian jail'

Drug arrest Brit Bella Culley has revealed she has been left freezing in her Georgian jail cell and is receiving no medical attention despite telling officials she is pregnant.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Drug arrest Brit Bella Culley has revealed she has been left freezing in her Georgian jail cell and is receiving no medical attention despite telling officials she is pregnant.

The 18-year-old has asked for a jumper and warmer clothes and requested fresh fruit after being visited by local celebrity lawyer Mariam Kublashvili.

Bella, who is sharing a cell with two inmates called Anastasya and Ani, also requested tuna which Ms Kublashvili believes may be 'pregnancy cravings'.[/URL]


She asked me for tuna fish which I thought was odd and might have been something to do with pregnancy cravings - but fish cannot be sent in.

'She told me no tests, checks or medical examinations have been done.

'She said she asked for a doctor, but the doctor wasn’t speaking English and they couldn’t understand each other.'

Ms Kublashvili, who previously represented speedboat killer Jack Shepherd when he was caught in Georgia, has been closely following the case and said she has great sympathy for Bella's predicament.


I thought it had been stated that pregnancy tests had been done but that permission had not been given to release the results.

How entitled Bella sounds.

'She said she asked for a doctor, but the doctor wasn’t speaking English and they couldn’t understand each other.'

why couldnt the hot shot lawyer interpret for her ? plus you don't need much dialogue to do a pregnancy test.

 

[Skigh]

'She said she asked for a doctor, but the doctor wasn’t speaking English and they couldn’t understand each other.'

why couldnt the hot shot lawyer interpret for her ? plus you don't need much dialogue to do a pregnancy test.

If Bella knew she was pregnant then she would have presumably have used a pregnancy test and know what to do so all the doctor would need to do is hand her the test.
Sounds as if Bella wants to delay the test results until she has her fruit and tuna.

 

[Skigh]

Convenient pregnancy craving if true, not that I think it would be honoured. Reminds me of Denise Royle craving Aeros (“and sometimes a Crunchie”)

I would be requesting quite a few things before tinned tuna.
Maybe Tuna is a luxury and type of currency in Georgian prisons and she wants it for bartering with her cell mates.

 

[Herat]

Convenient pregnancy craving if true, not that I think it would be honoured. Reminds me of Denise Royle craving Aeros (“and sometimes a Crunchie”)

Estimates would suggest she was at most 2 weeks pregnant ( one missed period) and hardly having pregnancy cravings.

The idiocy and the denial in this 18 year old is strong. She'd be smart to start learning the Georgian language.

Getting special perks like jumpers, fresh fruit, and tuna will not go over well with the other prisoners. They will not tolerate her getting special priviledges.

 

[Dotta]

"Concerns about mercury in tuna.​

• Pregnant women should avoid species with high mercury content, such as albacore and yellowfin tuna,
• Choose light tuna (skipjack) to reduce mercury exposure."

Just saying.....

https://www.merieuxnutrisciences.com/pl/zanieczyszczenie-rtecia-tunczyka/

 

[Herat]

"Concerns about mercury in tuna.​

• Pregnant women should avoid species with high mercury content, such as albacore and yellowfin tuna,
• Choose light tuna (skipjack) to reducemercury exposure."

Just saying.....

https://www.merieuxnutrisciences.com/pl/zanieczyszczenie-rtecia-tunczyka/

She's probably asking for sashimi and sushi.

 

[x44]

Think of the "pregnancy" as indemnity insurance.
If the drugs run goes wrong then you claim/reveal the pregnancy to get better conditions in jail or a shorter sentence.
If all goes well and you return to base then you get a quickie abortion....and then start the cycle all over again.
Simples!

 

[AnnieAnnieAnnieAnnie]

Estimates would suggest she was at most 2 weeks pregnant ( one missed period) and hardly having pregnancy cravings.

The idiocy and the denial in this 18 year old is strong. She'd be smart to start learning the Georgian language.

Getting special perks like jumpers, fresh fruit, and tuna will not go over well with the other prisoners. They will not tolerate her getting special priviledges.

The way it's calculated means you're 4 weeks once you miss your period. Whilst I never had cravings so early, I did have the opposite (vomiting at the smell etc of some foods). It was a wild ride! I can't imagine ever craving tuna though.