Brit mum charged with drug trafficking in Germany after making Thailand flight change

A young British woman has been arrested abroad, accused of smuggling cannabis from Thailand.

Cameron Bradford, 21, was apprehended by German police at Munich Airport when she went to collect her luggage. The single mum had journeyed to Thailand alone, as per a family friend.

Bradford's family raised the alarm about her disappearance when she failed to return to Heathrow Airport as planned, subsequently filing a missing persons report.

It is believed that Bradford, from Knebworth in Hertfordshire, made a last-minute change to her flight to Munich, a move that German authorities flagged as suspicious. She could potentially spend several months in a German prison while the origin of the drugs is being investigated.

Bradford, who has a young son, is due to appear next at Munich District Court on August 6. She will remain in custody in Munich until at least that hearing.

"We can confirm that we are conducting proceedings in this matter," stated the chief prosecutor of the Munich Public Prosecutor's Office, Anne Leiding, as reported by The Sun. "The defendant is still in custody."

A spokesperson for the Foreign Office said: "We are supporting a British woman who is detained in Germany and are in contact with her family and the local authorities."

At present, there are no details from the prosecution regarding the charges or potential trial date, the Mirror reports. Although Germany legalised cannabis for recreational use by adults last year, this does not extend to non-residents.

Bradford is the latest in a string of young British women to be apprehended in relation to drug-related crimes.

This week, it was revealed that Clara Wilson, a 36-year-old model from Nottinghamshire, has been charged with a drug trafficking offence after authorities discovered over 34 kilos of cannabis in her suitcase at Barcelona's El Prat airport.

It remains uncertain how she plans to plead and whether she will attempt to negotiate a pre-trial plea bargain in hopes of receiving a more lenient sentence. Under Spanish law, the British model could be detained for up to two years before being granted bail, but insiders anticipate her trial to take place later this year.

Three other Brits, Bella May Culley, 18, Charlotte May Lee, 21, and Isabella Daggett, 21, are all potentially facing extensive prison terms in harsh foreign jails if found guilty of drug smuggling. Bella, 18, first made headlines following her arrest in Georgia.

She arrived in the former Soviet state from Thailand on 11 May.

If convicted, she could face a significant period in prison - potentially a life sentence if handed a severe punishment. Little is known about how she ended up being arrested at Tblisi Airport after her family reported her missing in Thailand.

Charlotte landed in Sri Lanka from Thailand on 12 May, allegedly carrying a stash of cannabis in her luggage valued at £1.2million, which she denies knowing anything about. She has remained in custody since her arrest at Bandaranaike Airport.

Isabella Daggett, 21, is another alleged drug mule currently languishing in a squalid Dubai prison where she has been unable to shower or change her clothes. Her plight was brought to light by her family following her arrest in March, a mere five weeks after she relocated to the United Arab Emirates for work.

She had been employed by a businessman, recruiting online for construction sites in the UK, and he proposed sending her to the Middle East for a similar role. However, not long after her arrival in Dubai, she was reportedly arrested by local police along with another man.

Her family staunchly maintain that she was apprehended by police simply for being "in the wrong place at the wrong time" and that she has never used drugs. They also claim that she hasn't been able to shower or change her clothes for months since being incarcerated in March.

Her grandmother, Heather Smith, spoke to the Daily Mail, saying: "She was arrested with a lad, who was not her boyfriend, with whom she was staying because things had fallen through with another house. She didn't really like him that much. He may be guilty of something, but she isn't. We told Bella before she went to Dubai, 'you know the rules in Dubai, play by the rules, don't flaunt this, don't do that'."

All the women deny the charges against them.