Ex-Miss England beauty queen facing 20 years in Mexican jail after being 'found with ketamine'
An ex-Miss England beauty queen is now facing 20 years in Mexican jail after being 'found with ketamine'.
Jennifer Young, 33, was first arrested after she got caught attempting to smuggle over £250,000 worth of ketamine into Cancun airport, after arriving from Amsterdam, in August last year.
The model reportedly had a staggering stash in her luggage - a whole 13.08 kg to be exact - concealed in various bottles and sachets packed into a false bottom of her suitcase.
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Jennifer, who was once a Miss Derby contestant as a teenager, spent several months in the Cancun jail before she was eventually transferred to a prison near Mexico City back in February.
The former-beauty queen kept the news to herself, however, with her family only now just finding out that she has been incarcerated for well over six months now.
A tweet from the Mexican police at the time confirmed: "In the arrivals of Cancun International Airport, National Guards and airport personnel found several packets and packages that appeared to be cocaine hidden in a hidden layer of a bag belonging to foreign national."
Jennifer's mum, Angela, only found out what happened a matter of weeks ago when her daughter failed to phone her to wish her a happy birthday.
Angela, none the wiser, was under the impression that the 33-year-old was just travelling around the country.
She told the MailOnline: "I'm still in shock. I knew Jenny was in Mexico but I thought she was travelling. I've only just found out Jenny is in prison."
"My birthday is in March and wherever in the world Jenny is she calls me," the concerned mum continued, "but she didn't get in touch and I started to worry."
After her suspicion's were raised, Angela received a message from one of Jennifer's friends.
"I asked him where she was. After a lot of messages, he finally told me that she was in jail. I couldn't believe it," the mum recalled.
She went on: "Then I found out the whole story. That she had been in jail in Cancun for months. It was horribly over-crowded. I don't know how many people were in her cell, but it was terrible."
Angela added that Jennifer had been moved prisons in February and confirmed that her daughter had been 'charged with drug trafficking', yet hasn't been 'put on trial'.
She also confirmed that the British consulate visited Jennifer last Wednesday (12 April) before explaining: "She is fine now she has a cell to herself. It's much better than the other place."
The ex-Miss Derby told her mum that, while she gets 'three meals a day', they are still 'very small portions'.
Jennifer is currently waiting to meet with her lawyer.
Angela disclosed that her daughter had previously been calling her but 'didn't say she was in trouble'.
"She only gets five minutes and I don't know who is listening in, so she hasn't talked about what happened, it's like, 'I love you, speak to you soon,'" she said.
The mum is 'still coming to terms' with the whole ordeal, admitting: "I find sleeping difficult, but it's not about me.
"It's about how Jenny is going to get through all this."
If Jennifer is convicted of drug smuggling, she could face a lengthy sentence of up to two whole decades.
"She could get a 20-year sentence," Angela concluded, "I'm so worried."
An FCDO spokesperson didn't deny that Jennifer had received the charges.
They told LADbible: "We are providing assistance to a British woman detained in Mexico and her family. We are in touch with the local authorities on this case."
Topics: UK News, World News, Drugs, Crime
Rhiannon Ingle