Her family also paid a 500,000 lari (about £137,000) fine as part of a plea deal.

Culley, who is from Teesside, in north-east England, was reported missing in Thailand before her arrest at Tbilisi airport on 10 May. The teenager pleaded not guilty to the charges after her arrest, saying she was tortured in Thailand and forced to carry the drugs.

Salakaia has told reporters that she showed visible physical signs of torture upon her arrival in Georgia.

Excuse me what the fuck? Why is she even being sentenced at all? Sounds a lot like she was abducted and threatened into doing this.