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Updated 8.30pm
THE IRISH WOMAN who was missing in Ibiza for almost two weeks has been found in Peru, held there by police after allegedly being found possessing drugs.
Michaella McCollum Connolly, 20, from Dungannon and companion Melissa Reid, 19, from the UK were found at Jorge Chavez airport and allegedly had 11 kilos 590 grams of cocaine alkaloid with them.
The pair were at the counter of an Air Europa flight to Madrid, Spain when police intercepted them and found the drugs hidden in food products.
In a statement on Peru’s National Police Force site, they found 18 packets of edible products alkaloid cocaine weighing 5.780kg in Reid’s bags and 16 envelopes containing edible products of cocaine alkaloid GVWR weighing 5.810kg in Connolly’s bags.
A social network campaign was launched to find the missing 20-year-old with Tommy Bowe posting this image on his Twitter page.
The student and dancer had been reporting missing in Ibiza after she failed to contact her family for 12 days. They launched a social networking campaign for her safe return.
Connolly holds an Irish passport and the Department for Foreign Affairs have confirmed they are providing consular assistance to her family.
Samantha, Michaella’s sister’s appeal Facebook for her safe return.
First published 1.30pm
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Amazing acts of courage and also quick thinking under pressure. I’m sure many people would have frozen up trying to think what to do. Well done to all.
Wow they’re all amazing stories! Great to read good press about the guards instead of the usual negativity.
Well done to all commended in the ceremony.
These incidents all happened in Mayo? – jaysus Bergerac could start up again in Mayo.
Well done to all recipients…
Hero or doing the right thing either well done :)
Well done to all involved, heroes one and all!
One thing tho… Why didn’t the reserve get one when both the full time members got one for the second incident?
Yes thought that was very odd he rescued the same man and put his life at risk why no award for the reserve Garda
Barrett spoiled the photo…
Glad the brave guy rescued the toddler. I joke the parent was given a Darwin award.
There are so many things wrong with your comment, I don’t even know where to start.
But what about the cat still stuck in the tree?
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