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Jeremy McConnell risks 24 years in Turkish prison for boasting on camera that he’s ‘got coke in his villa’ to holidaymakers
JEREMY McConnell has risked up to 24 years in one of Turkey's notorious prisons after boasting about snorting lines of cocaine while on holiday.
The troubled reality star was caught out bragging about his Class-A stash in a luxury Turkish villa in footage obtained exclusively by The Sun Online.
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He told the camera: "You are all chickens. I’ve got coke in that f***ing villa, sitting there waiting for my nose to come.”
And it can now be revealed how Irishman McConnell, 27, could face the full weight of Turkey's ultra-hardline anti-drugs police.
McConnell is not believed to have been challenged by authorities.
But those who fall foul of Ankara's strict drug rules face up to 24 years in prison, the Foreign Office warns.
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And conditions in Turkish prisons are considered some of the worst on the planet - with scores of prisoners expected to share one toilet.
An international prison watchdog said torture is widespread in the country's jails - with more than 700 cases reported in just one year.
While outbreaks of e-coli are rife and fresh water is often only available for two hours every day.
Up to four people can be forced to share one bed at a time and access to healthcare is sparse, Penal Reform International said.
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Jeremy has been on holiday in Turkey all week during a short break from his community service which he has to complete after avoiding jail for attacking ex girlfriend Steph Davis.
But the break looks to have landed him in hot water yet again.
Joshua Colin, who was also staying at the Hotel Aquasis Deluxe Resort, told The Sun: "He’d been drinking with three friends in the bar in the hotel lobby, and it was about 1am when he started standing up and shouting.
“There were at least fifteen people in the bar and he was just ranting – he looked drunk.
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“When he realised that I’d taken the video, he told me ‘delete that video’.
“When I said no, he said if I sent it anywhere, he’d slap me.
“He didn’t look in a very good way at all.”
However, Jeremy’s spokesperson claims it was all a big joke, saying: “It is well known that Jeremy is still in recovery from his addiction. Jeremy likes to make light-hearted jokes about drug use which can sometimes be misconstrued.”
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The incident comes after Jeremy was filmed in a hotel room in Cardiff where a mysterious packet of white powder was present.
He’s also been caught on Snapchat waving a suspect packet around on a drunk night out with his mates.
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In the past, Jeremy has admitted his struggles with addiction, telling The Sun: "The stuff I've seen, the stuff I've done... I'm surprised I'm not dead with the way I've partied.”
Jeremy checked himself into rehab in Ireland last April. In August, he told the judge who convicted him of assaulting Steph, who he shares son Caben-Albi with, that he was clean and planned to stay that way.
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