ALLEGED drug mule Charlotte May Lee was besotted by a mystery man named Rocko, with her worried pals believing he may be able to help her defence.
It comes as prosecutors slammed the Brit’s claim that she didn’t know she was – calling her story “made up”;;.
Emotional Charlotte May Lee, 21, was told she may not be sentenced for another 12 months – and will face at least 20 years in a “hellish”;; jail if convicted.
She will plead “not guilty”;; at the next court hearing, which could take place in a fortnight, pals said.
Prosecutors will argue her experience as a stewardess with TUI proves she, “knew to check her luggage before a flight”;;.
According to her pals, Charlotte was besotted with a British guy in Thailand known as Rocko, who they believe could help her defence.
Charlotte had work done on her teeth, hair extensions fitted, and bought designer bags and trainers, before she headed from the UK to Thailand on holiday to hook up with the mystery man Rocko.
The part-time nail technician also told friends she has not been allowed medication and her cleaning regime is “having a glass of water poured over her head”;; behind bars.
A friend said: “She is struggling. We’re so scared for her. She is a mess.”;;
She can only use her phone while on remand in jail in Colombo for “emergency calls”;;.
An unknown British man was waiting for Charlotte when she arrived on a flight to Colombo from Thailand last Monday.
She was nicked when cops found a record amount of deadly super-strong synthetic cannabinoid kush.
Fears have been growing that to that of 18-year-old Bella May Culley, after allegedly being caught with a suitcase of cannabis.
had also told loved ones she was meeting a man in the Philippines who had moved to the country from the North East during her travels.
The backpacker’s social media went on to show her clearly in the company of a male stranger – but he was never clearly pictured or named.
Her grandad William Culley, 80, revealed last Wednesday that she appears to have spent most of March inbut also spent time in the Philippines with a man called
Charlotte, of Chipstead in Surrey, claimed the drugs found in her suitcase were “planted”;; on her.
She said she had “no idea”;; that there were drugs in her luggage when she left Bangkok.
She claimed: “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.”;;
The young Brit believes the huge amount of illegal substances were planted in her luggage in a planned move by dangerous dealers in Southeast Asia.
And Charlotte said: “I know who did it.”;;
Kush, a highly addictive synthetic drug, has claimed the lives of thousands in West Africa where it first appeared in 2022 – and is spreading globally at an alarming rate.
The dirt-cheap drug is cut with an array of additives including acetone, the opioid tramadol and formalin, a toxic chemical commonly used to preserve bodies in mortuaries.
It comes as a friend of Charlotte’s revealed she is aware of the similar case of Bella Culley.
However, the two youngsters have never met, and to her own ordeal.
Shocking images published by customs officials in Sri Lanka show how drugs had been allegedly stuffed into Charlotte’s luggage in large vacuum-sealed bags.
Bella’s alleged stash was also discovered in stacked, airtight packages pointing to a similar-style operation.
And in another twist, the two had individually told their loved ones they planned on meeting a mystery man during their travels.
Bella revealed to her family she was meeting an unknown man in the Philippines who had moved to the country from the North East.
Sri Lanka’s maximum security Welikada Prison is notoriously “hellish”;;, with 650 women in a ward designed for 150 cons.
Riots have erupted due to poor conditions, including the sweltering heat.
A former partner of Charlotte arrested in connection with allegations that he mistreated her is now expected to have his case dropped.
The tattooed muscle man released a video dancing a jig – seemingly celebrating her shocking arrest and the dramatic turn of events.
