A young British woman, previously employed as a flight attendant, found herself in a dire predicament earlier this month when she was apprehended in a small South Asian nation for allegedly smuggling a lethal new drug.
The substance, known as "kush," is reportedly crafted from human bones and has its origins in West Africa.
According to the New York Post, 21-year-old Charlotte May Lee was detained at Bandaranaike Airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 12. Authorities discovered her luggage brimming with 100 pounds of the drug.
This potent narcotic has been wreaking havoc in Sierra Leone, claiming the lives of at least a dozen individuals weekly. As reported by Gateway Pundit, Lee maintains her innocence, asserting through her legal representative, Sampath Perera, that the drugs were surreptitiously placed in her suitcases without her knowledge.
Perera elaborated that Lee had been residing in Thailand but was compelled to depart as her 30-day visa neared expiration. She opted for a brief flight to Sri Lanka, intending to await her visa renewal. Presently, Lee endures harsh conditions in a detention facility north of Colombo, where she sleeps on a concrete floor. If convicted of drug smuggling, she could face a prison sentence of up to 25 years.
In a conversation with the Daily Mail from her prison cell, Lee echoed her lawyer's assertions and claimed to know the identity of the individual responsible for planting the drugs. "I had never seen them (the drugs) before. I didnt expect it all when they pulled me over at the airport. I thought it was going to be filled with all my stuff," she stated. "They must have planted it then," she added. "I know who did it."
The Post highlights the perilous side effects of kush, which include individuals falling asleep while walking, collapsing without warning, and even wandering into traffic. The drug's composition includes human bones, and its addictive nature has driven grave robbers in Sierra Leone to plunder cemeteries for production materials.
In response to the crisis, Sierra Leone's President, Julius Maada Bio, declared a state of emergency concerning kush last year. Security measures have been intensified in cemeteries to deter grave robbers from exhuming skeletons. Bio has condemned kush as a "death trap," warning of its "existential crisis" to the nation.
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