Suspected bowls-playing drug mule released from prison in Chile on health grounds

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Suspected bowls-playing drug mule released from prison in Chile on health grounds.

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An 80-year-old British pensioner accused of international drug smuggling has been transferred from a Chilean jail to house arrest after his health dramatically worsened behind bars.William Eastment, known as "Billy Boy", a former mechanic and enthusiastic bowls player, was moved from Santiago 1 Penitentiary following a court hearing on Monday where both prosecution and defence agreed his physical state had severely declined.The octogenarian from Britain has been held in pretrial detention since May last year after authorities allegedly discovered close to five kilograms of methamphetamine in his luggage during a stopover in the Chilean capital.

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He was travelling from Mexico to Australia at the time, The Mirror reports.Mr Eastment has repeatedly insisted he was deceived into transporting the suitcase and denies knowingly carrying drugs.

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