CASSANDRA Sainsbury’s lawyers have reached a plea-deal with prosecutors which could dramatically reduce her time behind bars.
The deal would see Sainsbury serve a maximum 72 months, or six years, jail.
A Colombian judge is now considering the deal, but in a closed court session yesterday said he gave it his tacit approval as being within the confines of the law.
The plea deal is similar to the first that was struck between Sainsbury’s lawyer, Orlando Herran, and prosecutors, but which was scuppered when she claimed she had been forced to carry the drugs and was therefore not accepting responsibility for the smuggling.
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