Brit arrested at airport ‘with £15m of cocaine in suitcases’ faces court TODAY
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AN alleged British drugs mule appears in court today as she fights charges that could see her jailed for 60 years.

Kim Hall, 28, was stopped at a Chicago airport on her way home from Mexico in August.

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Kim Hall will appear in court to fight drug charges that could see her jailed for 60 yearsCredit: Facebook
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Kim insists she is innocent and was forced to carry the bags at gunpointCredit: Doug Seeburg
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A tearful Kim is pictured in a police mug shot after being caught with two cases of cocaine at Chicago’s O’Hare airportCredit: The Mega Agency

Investigators found 43kg of cocaine, worth £15million, in her two suitcases.

The self-employed beautician, of Middlesbrough, previously told The Sun: “There’s no way that I would knowingly transport drugs.

“I’m not a bad person. I’ve never been in trouble in my life and I’m not guilty of what they are accusing me of.

“I didn’t knowingly smuggle drugs.

“I’m not a drug trafficker and I’m going to fight to prove my innocence with every bone in my body.”

Hall stated that she was given a complimentary trip to Cancun by two individuals she encountered in Portugal. However, upon reaching Cancun, they coerced her and intimidated her into transporting bags with illicit contents back to the United Kingdom.

She says she was told they were packed with $250,000 in cash and had no idea she was actually carrying drugs.

The hearing takes place Wednesday in Chicago.

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Kim will appear in Chicago’s criminal courthouse on WednesdayCredit: Facebook
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Kim’s dad John flew to the US for an emotional reunion – he has since criticised the UK government for not doing enough to help his daughterCredit: Doug Seeburg
I took two suitcases of ‘cash’ to the UK from Mexico but it was actually £15m of cocaine – I’m facing 60 years in prison
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