Brit 'drug mule' Charlotte May Lee appears at Sri Lanka court over 46kg kush haul

A 21-year-old British woman who was allegedly caught with more than 46kg of has appeared at a court today.

, from South London, was arrested last week after £1.2million worth of super-strength synthetic cannabis - known as Kush - was allegedly found in her suitcase. The former TUI air stewardess was escorted by several police officers into court today. The young Brit faces a grim sentence of up to 25 years in a maximum-security jail if she is found guilty, but she has claimed that she was set up. Charlotte was at an airport after landing in Sri Lanka from Bangkok, , last week.

The 21-year-old was teary when she entered the back of a packed courtroom, was held in a cell, and briefly moved to the witness box. Police dramatically wheeled in the nearly 50kg of cannabis they accused the young Brit of holding in her suitcase.

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Charlotte is expected to appear again in court in two weeks. She has by a British man of Pakistani origin who she only knows by the first name Dan.

She claimed he bought the plane ticket for her and gave her a suitcase which he packed. Charlotte also claimed he gave her money to cover excess baggage fees and told her that one of the bags had clothing inside.

‘Dan’ is also alleged to have told her that Sir Lanka was a "lovely place for a holiday" and that they would have a "wonderful time" but he had to first remain in Bangkok to see a friend, before joining her.

The Brit spoke from behind bars to MailOnline, claiming she had "no idea" there were drugs in the suitcase and that they had been "planted". She said: "I had never seen them before. I didn't expect it all when they pulled me over at the airport. I thought it was going to be filled with all my stuff.

"I had been in Bangkok the night before and had already packed my clothes because my flight was really early. So I left my bags in the hotel room and headed for the night out.

"As they were already packed I didn't check them again in the morning. They must have planted it then." It is also claimed Charlotte said she had never visited Sri Lanka before, but police believe she came in January.

Last week Sri Lankan police said she was "in a lot of trouble". While the investigation continues, a police source told reporters: "This woman is in a lot of trouble and will not help herself by failing to tell the truth... The investigation is only just beginning and we will be looking closely at her previous visit, who she was with and where she went."