Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipino woman who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, is reunited with her family as ...

Mary Jane Veloso, center, is reunited with her family as she arrives at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines, on December 18, 2024. Aaron Favila/AP.

Convicted in 2010 of carrying 2.6kg heroin hidden in a suitcase, Mary Jane Veloso claimed she was duped by a recruiter who promised her a job abroad.

Mary Jane Veloso, the overseas Filipino worker sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking in 2010, returned to the Philippines on early Dec. 18. Veloso arrived at the Ninoy Aquino ...

Mary Jane Veloso (right) shows her inked fingers after being fingerprinted during a booking process inside the prison facilities at the Correctional Institution for Women in Manila on Dec. 18. ...

A Catholic bishop in the Philippines has expressed joy over the return of Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino woman convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesia, calling it a triumph of community support and ...

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said legal experts would consider clemency requests for Mary Jane Veloso, who had been sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking before the two ...

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipina who was on death row in Indonesia and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, receives her transfer document from acting Deputy Coordinating Minister for ...

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipino woman who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, is kissed by her sons after being ...