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A British teenage 'drug mule' has been told she will be released from prison. Bella Culley was due to be sentenced today (Monday) after she admitted to smuggling drugs into the country.

Following her arrest at the Georgian capital's international airport on May 10, the 19-year-old has served nearly six months in jail on remand.

Her family is said to have paid a fine of 500,000 Georgian Lari (£138,000) as part of a plea deal with Georgian prosecutors, the Mirror reports.

Bella's lawyer had previously said the size of the fine paid would determine the length of her sentence - with the possibility of jail time being annulled, depending on how much money was handed over.

It is understood the court originally demanded 800,000 Georgian Lari (£220,000) for her release.

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