A British woman jailed in Egypt for bringing painkillers to her husband has been abandoned by him after he fled the Red Sea resort where she is locked up, Mail Online can reveal.
Laura Plummer has spent a month in jail after being arrested when she arrived at Hurghada airport with 300 Tramadol pills.
She told police the large quantity of pills were for her husband Omar Caboo to help ease back pain he has suffered since a car accident two years ago.
But since the 33-year-old shop worker from Hull, East Yorkshire, has been locked she has reportedly been dumped by Caboo.
In custody: Brit Laura Plummer, 33, is facing 25 years’ jail or the death penalty after being accused of smuggling 300 painkillers into Egypt for her husband Omar Caboo (pictured)
Ordeal: But since the shop worker from Hull, East Yorkshire, (pictured) has been locked up and languishing in a prison in the Red Sea resort, she has been apparently dumped by Caboo
Nightmare: Ms Plummer has received no visits from Mr Caboo who has reportedly vanished from the resort of Hurghada and has had no contact with her family while she languished in jail
He has vanished from the resort of Hurghada and has had no contact with her family while she languished in jail fearing for her life.
Caboo, 34, is said to have fled back to his home in the city of Luxor days after Plummer was arrested.
A police source said Caboo had not visited Plummer at the prison where she is being held in a 15ftby 15ft cell with 25 other women.
‘The only visitors the woman has had have been her lawyer and her family, ‘ said a police source.
Although Laura called Omar her husband they were not legally married.
He already had a wife and children, but under Muslim law was allowed to take a second wife.
The romeo is also said to have had other lovers while living in Hurghada as Laura was only able to visit him two to four times a year.
Plummer’s sister Jayne Synclair said the pair had signed ‘documents’ 18 months ago which allow ed them to sleep together in an apartment during Laura’s visit.
Laura and Omar met four years ago when she was visiting the Red Sea resort and fell in love.
Family members said it was Omar who asked Laura to bring the painkillers to Egypt to help him cope with a back pain.
The Tramadol pills are banned in the Egypt as they are often sold on the black market as a heroin substitute because they are so powerful and addictive.
Court appearance: Ms Plummer will appear in court on Saturday where she may be granted bail as she fights the charges of drugs smuggling. Her family has flown to Egypt to support her
Ms Plummer brought the drugs for ‘husband’ Omar, who suffers from back problems. Her sister said the pair’s marriage ‘means nothing’ and Omar is already married
Legal fight: Laura Plummer’s mother Roberta and sisters Rachel (far right) and Jayne Sinclair on This Morning
Police sources said Caboo would have known they are banned when he asked his ‘wife’ to bring them into the country.
Tramadol can only be obtained by a doctor’s prescription in the UK and Laura told her family a friend at work supplied the 10 strips of tablets.
Laura was arrested on October 9th when she flew into Hurghada International Airport for a two week visit.
The banned drugs were found on the top of her suitcase – proof her family say that she was not a smuggler but just naïve.
She signed a 38-page document in Arabic that he thought would allow her to continue with her holiday but was instead locked up.
Laura has been held in detention in cells at the Hurghada 1st Police station on the outskirts of the town since October 9th.
She was due to appear in court today with her lawyer Mohammed Abdul Hakeen but the hearing was postponed until the weekend.
Mrs Plummer, left, could face 25 years in prison with no parole, life imprisonment or even the death penalty
Laura Plummer (centre), pictured with her sisters Rachel Plummer and Jayne Synclair, is facing the death penalty in Egypt for carrying painkillers into the country
Court sources said it was likely Laura would be given bail but not allowed to leave the country until the case was officially closed.
If convicted of drug smuggling she faces a year prison and fine of £200.
Laura has begged her family to help het get out of prison and her mother Roberta, sister Jayne and brother Kirk travelled from their home in Hull to support her during the fourth court appearance.
The trio faced an exhausting 2,700 mile trip from Hull on an overnight flight to reach Hurghada,
The flew on budget airline Wizz Air from Luton to Prague in Czechoslovakia and rushed to catch another budget airline flight to Hurghada
Laura Plummer, left, is being held by Egyptian authorities after taking tramadol into the country
Family sources said they are ‘very concerned’ for Laura’s well being and she pleaded for help to get her released.
The family were fleeced by a local lawyer who offered to help secure his release.
The Plummer family paid £10,000 to the lawyer but he failed to act on her behalf and they said there is no chance of seeing the money again.
The British Embassy in Cairo arranged for a reputable lawyer to represent her in future hearings.
Her father Neville told Mail Online: ‘It has cost me a fortune, but I don’t care. I just want my daughter back home.’