Pubdate: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 Source: Scotsman (UK) Copyright: The Scotsman Publications Ltd 2000 Contact: http://www.scotsman.com/ Forum: http://www.scotsman.com/ BRITISH WOMAN REMANDED ON HEROIN CHARGES A Turkish court yesterday remanded in custody a British woman whose body piercing set off airport metal detectors, leading to the discovery of heroin worth more than Pounds 300,000 strapped to her chest, newspapers reported. Alison Mary McKinnon, 37, was remanded on drug smuggling charges, which, linked to what police said was 6lb of heroin bound to her body, carry a jail term of up to a 30 years. Turkish newspapers reported that McKinnon's body piercing activated metal detectors at Istanbul airport. Police body-searched her and found the heroin. British consulate officials said McKinnon's family in Britain had been notified of her arrest, but had not decided a course of action. - --- MAP posted-by: Allan Wilkinson