British 'drugs mule,' 21, speaks from behind bars in Sri Lanka 'hellhole' prison and reveals she hasn't eaten in days
A British former air stewardess accused of being a 'drugs mule' has spoken from behind bars to reveal what life is like in the 'hellhole' prison in Sri Lanka.
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Charlotte May Lee, 21, is facing years in jail after allegedly being caught with £1.2 million worth of cannabis.
The former air stewardess claims she has been 'set up'.
Charlotte, from Coulsdon, south London, was arrested in Sri Lanka's capital of Colombo last week.
Police reportedly found '46kg' of 'Kush' - a synthetic strain of cannabis - in Ms Lee's suitcase.
She had just arrived in Sri Lanka on a flight from Bangkok when she was arrested at Bandaranaike Airport and transported to custody last Monday.
Ms Lee is being held in Negombo Prison, north of Colombo.
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Speaking from the women's ward of the prison, Ms Lee told the MailOnline she had 'no idea' the drugs were in her bag: "I had never seen them before. I didn't expect it all when they pulled me over at the airport. I thought it was going to be filled with all my stuff.
"I had been in Bangkok the night before and had already packed my clothes because my flight was really early.
"So I left my bags in the hotel room and headed for the night out. As they were already packed I didn't check them again in the morning."
She says "they must have planted it then", insisting that she "knows who did it".
Ms Lee told the Mail she had been working temporarily on a 'booze cruise' in Thailand but her 30-day visa was about to run out so she travelled to nearby Sri Lanka while she awaited her Thai visa renewal.
She continued: "I thought while I was waiting for the visa that I'd come to Sri Lanka.
"They [the people she believed planted the drugs] were supposed to meet me here. But now I'm here - stuck in this jail."
Following her arrest, Ms Lee was held at the Police Narcotics Bureau for seven days - where she said she was forced to sleep on sofa that had 'bed bugs' while a security guard 'watched her'.
On Sunday, she was transferred to Negombo Magistrates Court - where she was remanded in custody for a further 14 days while she waits to her back regarding further hearings.
Now awaiting her fate in Negombo Prison, she told the Mail she is stuck in the cell for 22 hours a day and only let out to eat and periodically stretch her legs.
She expressed her dislike of the prison, saying it is making her 'ill'.
Ms Lee continued: "I am trying my best to stay positive because what else can you do?
"But it is hard. I feel as though I have no human rights here. There are no beds, no blankets. And where you sleep is like a long corridor with lots of other women.
"I am sleeping on a concrete floor - literally. All I have is my jumper as a pillow.
"There is a ceiling fan but it doesn't really work and there's a TV but that also barely works. I only have this one pair of clothes, nothing else to change into and I'm not being allowed my medication for ADHD.
"The only thing they give are sleeping tablets that properly knock you out.
"The shower is not really a shower, it's just a bucket that you pour over yourself but they don't give you anything for that.
"They put you in an alleyway with a bunch of other women, that's it.'
"You are only allowed two or three hours outside in the sun a day, occasionally longer if there are a lot of women in court that day.
"I've not eaten in two days because the food is just too spicy for me.
"I have told my lawyers - I have three of them - that I need different food. They said they would sort that but they still haven't. I don't know why.
"Fortunately, some of the girls speak English and have shared biscuits and things like that with me, which is nice.
"All the other British people being held here are men, so I don't get to see them.
"There is no communication. You are told nothing. I couldn't arrange an e-visit with my family or even write a letter."
The Brit, who had been training to become an eyelash technician, is reportedly accused of two charges: one of possessing illegal drugs and another of importing illegal drugs into Sri Lanka.
The UK Foreign Office has confirmed that it is supporting a British woman who has been arrested in Sri Lanka and is in contact with her family - as well as local authorities.
This comes as British teenager Bella May Culley, 18, is being held in a prison in Tbilisi, Georgia, where she is accused of 'drugs smuggling'.
Ms Culley vanished in Thailand before turning up in Georgia where she potentially faces life in jail after allegedly importing cannabis.
She is reportedly 'getting along well' with her two other cellmates in the all-female jail in Georgia.
Ms Culley was arrested on suspicion of smuggling 30 pounds of cannabis, and is charged with illegally buying, possessing and importing a large quantity of drugs.