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A British woman jailed in 2013 for smuggling cocaine in Peru was released on Tuesday.
Melissa Reid, from Scotland, was arrested with Michaella McCollum after they were caught trying to smuggle cocaine to Spain on 6 August 2013.
The 22-year-old arrived in Lima's international airport on Tuesday accompanied by her father William Reid.
She and an Irish-born McCollum pleaded guilty in 2013 of trying to smuggle 11 kilograms (24 pounds) of cocaine onto an aircraft. They claimed they were forced into carrying the drugs, but were both sentenced to six years and eight months.
Reid was released under a Peruvian law allowing first-time drug offenders to walk free for good behaviour after completing a third of their sentence.
McCollum was released in April, but was required to remain on parole in Peru.
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