A FORMER Miss England magnificence queen is dealing with as much as 20 years in jail after allegedly making an attempt to smuggle greater than £250,000 value of medication into Mexico.
Jennifer Younger, 33, was detained within the Mexican resort of Cancun after cops claimed she was discovered with greater than 13kg of ketamine hidden in her suitcase.
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The Berlin-born former model, who grew up in Derbyshire, competed within the Miss England magnificence pageant in 2007 when she was 17 years previous.
She was arrested in August final yr for allegedly trying to smuggle half one million kilos value of the celebration drug into the Mexican vacation resort on a flight from the Netherlands.
Sniffer canine reportedly detected the medicine in packets and bottles hidden within the false backside of her suitcase which she had introduced over from Amsterdam.
The Brit lady’s baggage initially handed a safety test by Mexican customs officers.
Younger’s mom Angela solely discovered what had occurred in March after she did not obtain a name from her daughter to want her a cheerful birthday.
The previous Miss Derby contestant stored her household at nighttime for six months, telling her devastated mom that she was travelling.
She spent months in an overcrowded Cancun jail earlier than being transferred to a jail within the Mexican capital Mexico Metropolis in February.
Talking from her residence in Derby, Angela stated: “I am nonetheless in shock. I knew Jenny was in Mexico however I assumed she was travelling.”
She advised MailOnline: “She has been charged with drug trafficking however she hasn’t been placed on trial but. She might get a 20-year sentence. I am so nervous.”
Younger, who was born to a German father and a British mom, has labored overseas as a tour information and mannequin after leaving Derby on the age of 19.
Her profile seems on an internet site for tour guides the place she presents to indicate guests round Berlin for £27 an hour.
In her bio created final yr, she wrote: “I am Jenny, a born Berliner but in addition half English and communicate each languages fluently. In my 32 years on this planet, I’ve travelled the globe extensively.
“It is my ardour and I like it however I at all times discover myself magnetised again to my favorite place – Bangkok. I’ve lived in lots of locations together with Asia, Australia, Canada and so forth and have explored round 40 nations to this point.
“I am a mannequin and research pure therapeutic. My biggest loves are music, wholesome consuming, yoga, nature and assembly cool new individuals! I by no means get bored and like to strive new issues.”
She added: “I am very enthusiastic about this App and sit up for assembly you and displaying you round wonderful Berlin!”
Younger’s mom says that her daughter has obtained visits from the British Consul to Mexico and is anticipated to fulfill with a lawyer quickly.
Angela added that she has been chatting with her daughter over the telephone from jail, however just for 5 minutes at a time.
She stated that her daughter was getting three meals a day in jail, however that they had been “very small parts”.
The International Workplace has confirmed that the British Consul in Mexico is offering help to a British nationwide and her household within the UK.
If discovered responsible, she faces as much as 20 years in jail for drug smuggling – one of the severe crimes in Mexico.
A Mexican judicial supply stated in September final yr: “A federal Management decide has linked Jennifer L, who’s of British nationality, to felony proceedings, that’s her most likely duty within the fee of the crime of importing narcotics into the nation.
“The decide has imposed casual preventative detention as a precautionary measure, ensuing within the international being confined to the Cancun jailhouse.”
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