Peru Two drugs mule Michaella McCollum continues her Spanish beach break after being let out of jail for cocaine-smuggling
On Friday she was seen browsing at tourist gift shops in Marbella
PERU Two drugs mule Michaella McCollum is continuing to enjoy a relaxing holiday in Spain - taking in the local sights as she basks in sunnier climes.
On Friday McCollum was seen wandering around tourist shops in Marbella in her gym wear, checking out the goods on offer and sipping on a fruit smoothie.
Wearing a black sports top and grey, black and white leggings, she strolled around the town, pausing to have a look in some of the retail outlets before taking a break on a bench to make a phone call.
Earlier this week the young model was pictured sunning herself on a beach in the town - the first time she has visited Spain since smuggling cocaine out of Majorca four years ago.
The 23-year-old was spotted on Wednesday walking along golden sands in Marbella and enjoying herself in the sea.
McCollum used the beach showers to clean off before getting dressed and walking through the town past local shops and cafes.
It was the first time she has been on holiday since she was released from prison in Peru.
Earlier this month she spoke out for the first time since she returned home to Northern Ireland from prison six months ago for attempting to smuggle cocaine worth £1.5million onto a plane.
The model spent three years inside a mosquito-infested cell with seven other women for the offence.
McCollum, one half of the notorious “Peru Two” along with accomplice Melissa Reid, broke her silence after having returned home to Northern Ireland last year.
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She took to Facebook and wrote: "It has been a long ride to get where I am today but it just shows that when we fight hard enough for something we can achieve it.
"Something to have in mind; when one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us."
She added: "Now that I have the chance, I just want to thank everyone who has supported myself and family through these past few years. Please know I truly appreciate each one who cared and had my back."
Previously reflecting on her time behind bars now that she’s back home with her family, McCollum confessed to “What I went through was completely my fault – and I lost three years of my life.
"You get an adrenaline high because you’re doing something you know you shouldn’t be doing.
"No one put a gun to my head."
McCollum has said she was on a four-day ketamine and magic mushroom-fuelled bender in Ibiza when she decided to smuggle cocaine into Spain.
After a “Cockney guy Jake” offered to help her make money, she agreed and began her £4,000 task.
She met fellow mule Reid in Majorca at the airport, and the pair flew to Lima posing as tourists, even visiting popular tourist destination Machu Picchu as part of the ruse.
They then picked up 32 packets of cocaine and packed them inside their suitcases.
The pair didn’t get far however – a plain-clothes police officer searched their bags at Lima’s Jorge Chavez International Airport, and the gig was up.
After realising she could end up in jail for 15 years if found guilty, McCollum came clean, admitting she had not been forced to carry the drugs.
Her honesty paid off – she received six years and eight months instead, which was cut short.
As she gained the loyalty of her fellow prisoners, McCollum also received romantic attention from men and women alike.
She claims she received nearly 500 love letters in her time at the jail – and one marriage proposal.
Another enamoured admirer sent her eight kittens, which she was forced to give back.
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