Convicted British drugs smuggler Melissa Reid will be released from prison in Peru and allowed to return to the UK, it has been confirmed.
The 22-year-old, from Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire, was jailed in 2013 along with Michaella McCollum, from Dungannon, Co Tyrone, after they admitted trying to smuggle cocaine worth £1.5m from Peru to Spain.
Reid had been seeking to serve the remainder of her sentence closer to home in Scotland following her conviction.
A Peruvian court on Thursday said Reid has shown remorse for the crime, and authorities agreed to release her.
Peru's National Office for Migration and the British Embassy in Peru are being informed of the decision so arrangements can be made for Reid to be returned to the UK.
McCollum, 23, was freed in March under new legislation on early prison release introduced in Peru last year.
She had served two years and three months.
However, it is anticipated she will have to remain in Peru for a considerable period as part of her parole conditions.
Reid and McCollum were caught with the haul at Lima airport in August 2013 while attempting to fly to Spain.
The pair were caught trying to board a flight with 24lb (11kg) of cocaine in food packets hidden inside their luggage.
They claimed they were forced into carrying the drugs but pleaded guilty to charges later that year.
McCollum and Reid faced the prospect of a maximum 15-year prison term but struck a behind-closed-doors plea bargain to secure a shorter sentence.
Reid's father Billy has previously said the impact of his daughter's crime on his family had been "horrendous" and spoke in a video warning of the consequences of drug offences abroad.
He said: "It's horrendous to see your daughter in handcuffs and the living conditions that she has to put up with. Melissa has spent her own 20th and 21st birthdays in prison in Peru.
"She missed the significant event of her only brother's wedding. Events such as Christmas are non-existent for us.
"There'll be no celebrations in our house, there'll be no Christmas tree until we get her back home."
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