Breaking News As Melissa Reid is Deported from Peru Prison to UK for Drug Offence

Melissa Reid the Smuggler was freed less than halfway through her sentence and she is flying back to UK from Peru

Melissa Reid being Escorted by immigration staffs

Melissa Reid was convicted for trying to smuggle drug from Peru to Spain and now has been deported from Lima to UK as a free woman.

Melissa 22 year old, was convicted and jailed for more than six years in 2013 after she was found attempting to smuggle cocaine worth £1.5m from Peru to Spain.

A Peruvian court last month in its statement said `Reid has shown remorse for her crime`

Melissa Reid earned her release under a Peruvian new law which allows first-time drug offenders to walk away freely for a good conduct and behaviour.

A spokeswoman for Peru's prison system Janeth Sanchez, said: "(Reid) served her time in prison according to the law and can now go to her country, free, to the streets."

Another woman representing a Foreign Office said "We continue to provide assistance to Melissa Reid and remain in contact with her family and local authorities."

The Drug in food packages weighed 24Ibs

Melissa Reid claimed she was forced to board a flight with 24lbs of cocaine in food packets hidden inside her luggage, but later pleaded guilty to the charges against her.

Melissa Reid has been imprisoned in a notorious Ancon 2 jail, where conditions are known to be cramped, with poor sanitation and toilet facilities.

The father of Reid, Billy said said previously that her daughter`s involvement in drug crime on his family had been "horrendous" and warning the consequences of drug offences abroad through a video.