They claim they were kidnapped and held at gunpoint by gangsters By Gerard Couzens and Rebecca Evans and Steve Robson A gang led by Phil Collins’s nephew recruited the two young women held in Peru on suspicion of drug smuggling, it was reported last night. Melissa Reid, 19, and Michaella McCollum Connolly, 20, were found with £1.5million worth of cocaine as they waited for a flight out of the South American country. The British women claim they were kidnapped at gunpoint by gangsters in Ibiza, who forced them to fly to Peru and act as drug mules. Scroll down for video
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Philip Austin Collins was found with £3m worth of cocaine last year
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He is currently being held in jail in Peru and is awaiting trial
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Melissa Reid and Michaella McCollum Connolly were arrested this week
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'Bloody Sunday' victims' lawyer Peter Madden flying out to represent them
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They claim they were kidnapped and held at gunpoint by gangsters
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