(20 Aug 2013) Two women from the United Kingdom arrested in Peru on suspicion of drug-trafficking appeared before the country's district attorney on Tuesday.
Authorities are determining whether they will face criminal charges.
Michaella McCollum Connolly and Melissa Reid were arrested at Lima's airport on 6 August on suspicion of trying to smuggle 24 pounds (11 kilos) of cocaine out of the country.
The UK residents, who are both 20, were about to board a flight for Madrid.
Reid is from Scotland, and Irish-born McCollum Connolly is from Northern Ireland.
They were among 11 foreigners detained on drug-smuggling charges and are currently being held at an anti-narcotics police lock-up in Lima.
In Peru, investigations typically take 15 days before a decision is made about whether to file charges.
If charged, McCollum Connolly and Reid would be transferred to the Santa Monica women's prison where foreigners are held.
Peru's penal authority says 1,648 foreigners are currently in its prisons on drug-trafficking charges.
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