How long did Melissa Reid serve in jail?

McCollum and Reid were sentenced to serve 6 years and eight months in Ancon 2 prison, which is about an hour’s journey north of the country’s capital, Lima.

Where is Melissa from Peru 2 now?

A source said: “She has obviously been in jail. But she’s now doing really well and moving on with her career. It’s a homeless unit that helps people who abuse drugs and alcohol. Apparently she came in to oversee the service and she’s landed a manager’s role.

Where is Melissa Reid now?

After serving three years at a Peruvian nick she now works at the Simon Community in Motherwell — where she has earned respect for her work with service users amid Scotland’s spiralling drugs death crisis. A source said: “Melissa is doing really well and moving on with her career.

How did Michaella McCollum get out of jail?

In early 2016, both women sought to return to the United Kingdom. McCollum applied to be freed on parole, and was released on 31 March 2016, with the prospect of having to remain in Peru for up to six years.

How long did Michaella McCollum serve?

Peru Two drug mule Michaella McCollum recalls sobbing on her concrete bunk at the Peruvian prison where she served three years and tells how inmates there were ‘so sexually active’ in a new documentary. McCollum made headlines in 2013 when she was arrested in Peru alongside Melissa Reid.

What does Michaella McCollum work as?

Despite sleeping on concrete beds and eating food that was often riddled with bugs, Melissa and Michaella trained as beauty therapists whilst in prison. Michaella applied in 2016 to be freed on parole so she could return to the UK, and was released in March of that year.

How did Michaella McCollum get caught?

On August 6, McCollum was reported missing to the Police Service of Northern Ireland by her family, the same day as her arrest. The duo were seized at Lima airport with 11kg of the Class A drug in their suitcases as they tried to check-in for a flight to Spain.

What happened to drug mule Melissa Reid?

After serving three years at a Peruvian nick she now works at the Simon Community in Motherwell — where she has earned respect for her work with service users amid Scotland’s spiralling drugs death crisis.