Does she deserve our sympathy? Teenager Bella Culley set off for Thailand in search of adventure but spent five months in a Georgian prison. Yesterday, her family paid a fine to secure her release.
Family pay up to free teenage ‘drug mule’
"Relieved and happy": Culley, who admitted drug trafficking charges and will soon give birth, shared her thoughts with reporters after she was released yesterday. Glossary
Infamous - Famous for the wrong reasons.
Teesside - An urban area around the River Tees in northeast England.
Cannabis - A tall plant. When parts of it are smoked or eaten, it can have a mind-altering effect.
Georgia - A state in the southern USA. Also a country at the intersection of Europe and Asia.
Marijuana - A tall plant. When parts of it are smoked or eaten, it can have a mind-altering effect. Also known as cannabis or weed.
Hashish - A substance made from the resin of the buds of the cannabis plant.
Soviet - Relating to the Soviet Union, a powerful group of communist republics, the biggest being Russia, that existed from 1922 to 1991.
Coerced - Persuaded to do something using threats or force.
Manipulated - Made to behave in a certain way. It comes from the Latin "manus", meaning hand.
Synthetic - An artificial substance or material. It is made by humans using chemical processes, rather than occurring naturally.
Colombo - The capital city of Sri Lanka. It has a population of more than five million.