Friday 30th July 2010
Wednesday 3rd February 2010 14:27
By Glyn Curtis
South America: 99% of Brits in jail for drug-related crime
Reuters
Almost half of all British nationals in jail abroad are being held on drugs offences, according to figures released today by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
The data reveals that of the 2,582 British nationals detained abroad at the end of September 2009, 1,057 were related to drug charges.