"The family of a pregnant British teenager, Bella Culley, has confirmed they paid $187,000 (140,000) to a Georgian court on Tuesday to secure her release. It followed her arrest on drug smuggling charges earlier this year. Nineteen-year-old Ms Culley, from Billingham, northeast England, was apprehended at Tbilisi airport in May upon her arrival in the South Caucasus nation. Her arrest followed a period where she had been reported missing in Thailand."
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The Independent covers issues such as reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech and solicits donations to fund reporters and documentaries. Examples cited include investigating Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC and producing the documentary 'The A Word', which highlights American women fighting for reproductive rights. The family of pregnant British teenager Bella Culley confirmed payment of 500,000 lari (about $187,000) to a Georgian court to secure her release following her arrest at Tbilisi airport in May. Georgian prosecutors allege 12kg of marijuana and 2kg of hashish were found in her luggage. Culley has been held at a women's prison in Rustavi and faces potential prison terms under Georgian drug smuggling laws; her family said they were waiting for the funds to be credited.
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