British Woman Detained in Egypt for Carrying Painkillers

Tourists ride camels in Egypt's Red Sea resort. Laura Plummer was heading for a break at a Red Sea resort before she was detained. STR/AFP/Getty Images

Egyptian authorities have detained a British woman who entered the country with painkillers for her husband’s sore back.

Laura Plummer, 33, from Kingston upon Hull was taken into custody for carrying prescription tramadol tablets in her suitcase, reports said.