A British student accused of smuggling 30lbs of cannabis into Georgia is the great-granddaughter of a late Labour MP who was caught up in the expenses scandal, MailOnline can reveal.
Bella May Culley, 18, is facing years in a 'decaying and overcrowded' prison in the ex-Soviet state after she was arrested at Tbilisi airport on suspicion of drug smuggling.
The teen appeared at the city's court yesterday where she declared she was pregnant before invoking her right to remain silent.
She is the descendant of former Stockton North MP of 27 years Frank Cook, who died in 2012 aged 76 a year after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
Culley regularly posts pictures of herself with her 'special lady' grandmother, Mr Cook's daughter, whom she shares a close bond with.
