Philippines to repatriate Filipina drug convict from Indonesia

FILE PHOTO: Officers take the death row inmate of a drug case, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso (C) of the Philippines, to her first judicial review trial in the District Court of Sleman, Yogyakarta, March 3, 2015. REUTERS/Ignatius Eswe/File Photo

MANILA/JAKARTA (Reuters) -A Filipina spared from execution on drug trafficking charges in Indonesia in 2015 will be returned to the Philippines after years of negotiations between the two Southeast Asian neighbours, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday.

Mary Jane Veloso, a domestic helper and mother of two, was arrested in the city of Yogyakarta, for carrying 2.6 kg (5.73 pounds) of heroin hidden in her suitcase in 2010.