City woman held in S.American probe

A young woman from Galway city is currently being held in a South American prison after having been arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling.Nicola Black (23) who is a native of Westside has been locked up in a jail cell in the Republic of Suriname for the past two months after she was apprehended by police as she boarded a plane for Amsterdam in the South American country.According to reports, it is alleged Ms Black had two packages of cocaine strapped to her thighs when she was arrested and brought into custody. The Department of Foreign Affairs told the Sentinel yesterday they had been aware of Ms Black’s situation “for some time” but had not released details of the case so as to protect the privacy of the young woman.However, they said they understood Ms Black’s mother, Maureen Black was hoping tobring the story to public attention to see if something can be done to...