The nightmare of Yuyee, Frank Cuesta's ex-wife: 6 and a half years in a Thai jail for carrying 5 milligrams of cocaine

• Television.Yuyee, Frank Cuesta's ex-wife, released after 6 years in a Thai prison

"They have been 2,345 very hard days for her, for our children and for me too. A thousand things have happened but we have been able to overcome it."

With these words,

announced on Thursday the release of his ex-wife,

, from a prison in

.

"Now is the time for you to make up for lost time with your children, to recover physically, prisons in

are not like those in Europe. It has been six and a half years in there, it will take time to get used to many things", added the popular television presenter highlighting the harsh conditions in which

sentence has been developed

in a

prison

.

Former model

was arrested in

at

Airport

, located north of the

capital

, when she was returning from a trip to Vietnam.

Among his belongings,

were located

.

Although the amount may seem very small, possession of drugs at the airport is considered drug trafficking in

.

From the beginning, Frank Cuesta defended Yuyee's innocence and criticized the injustice committed by the local authorities.

He also unsuccessfully denounced the manipulation of evidence and irregularities during the trial, which he attributes to the deep "corruption" of some people in the institutions.

The worst omens were fulfilled.

A court in

sentenced in

to

a sentence of

and a fine of 1.5 million baht (about 42,000 euros at current exchange rates

) for

.

The sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court of Thailand in

.

Three months in prison were added to the penalty for a previous conviction for not possessing the necessary permits to keep wild animals at home.

The key to a sentence that seems so high from a European point of view lies in

.

With the aim of stopping the mafias that mostly trade in methamphetamine and heroin, self-use is not considered as a mitigating factor.

The calls of attention to the legal risk involved in carrying drugs in

are collected in the main tourist guides.

The well-known 'Lonely Planet' even highlights that, contrary to what happens with other offenses, "the laws on drug possession are enforced" and highlights how the possession of narcotics "is punishable by a minimum of one year in prison "and smuggling (trying to cross the border with them)" carries harsher penalties, including the death penalty. "

The same warning is formulated in

.

"It is recalled that drug use is punishable by jail, in particularly harsh conditions," it is noted regarding

.

"Thai legislation is very harsh for all types of drugs. Both consumption and trafficking are criminalized, and in some types of drugs, such as cocaine, there is no distinction between the two categories and you can be charged with trafficking, regardless of the type of drug. amount ", explains the Foreign Ministry website.

It's what happened to

.

And although he has not been able to stay in prison all the time included in the sentence, his nightmare has lasted for six and a half years.

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