Maureen Paleschi jailed for heroin smuggling

Title

Maureen Paleschi jailed for heroin smuggling

Genre

Interview

TX Date

18 Jan 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:00:35

Description

Interview with a tearful Marion Arnold, sister of Maureen Paleschi who’s been sentenced to 25 years hard labour in Egypt, for smuggling £3million worth of heroin into Cairo. She says her sister won’t survive in an Egyptian jail and has begun a campaign to have her sister released. Marion Arnold was arrested in Cairo but released without charge.

Contributors

Marion Arnold

Keywords

Egypt; UK; Great Britain; Drug traffic; Unlawful trafficking; Illegal drugs; Trials; Heroin; Marion Arnold; Maureen Paleschi; Cairo

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