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Cassie Sainsbury reaches plea bargain deal with Colombian authorities
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ACCUSED drug smuggler Cassie Sainsbury has reached a deal with Colombian authorities for a reduced sentence, a source has confirmed to news.com.au.
The South Australian woman, who is accused of trying to smuggle 5.8kg of cocaine out of Bogota airport in her suitcase, has reached a “pre-agreement” with the Colombian Fiscalia, or attorney-general.
A judge will decide whether he accepts the deal when she appears before court in the Colombian capital on Wednesday, local time.
Ms Sainsbury is facing 20 years in jail if she is found guilty of smuggling 5.8kg of cocaine inside 18 headphone cases.
The Fiscalia source, who spoke to news.com.au on the condition of anonymity, indicated that Ms Sainsbury had admitted to the authority’s version of events in order to strike the deal.
“Generally, pre-agreements are realised when the captured person accepts something of what the Fiscalia has accused them of, the benefit of which could be a reduction in penalty,” the Fiscalia source told news.com.au in comments translated from Spanish.
“In the case of Cassie, they will only know in the hearing tomorrow what the agreement is.
“At the end of the hearing, the judge will say whether or not he approves of the agreement.”
If the judge agrees to the deal, which includes an agreed reduced sentence, a new court date will be set for formal sentencing.
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