Chile

Thursday, July 9, 2026 somerset drugs chile prison pensioner lawsuit health exoneration flight legalities

William “Billy Boy” Eastment, an 80-year-old retired mechanic from Milborne Port, Somerset, is finally poised to return home after Chilean prosecutors closed the case accusing him of drug trafficking. The pensioner, who spent … Read More

Thursday, July 9, 2026 somerset williameastment drugmule chile methamphetamine legalcase elderly prison health deportation

William “Billy Boy” Eastment, an 80-year-old retired HGV and bus mechanic from Milborne Port, Somerset, will finally be able to return home after Chilean prosecutors closed the drug trafficking case against him. Eastment had … Read More

Monday, March 23, 2026 somerset prison chile drugs pneumonia extradition legal health courier imprisonment

William ‘Billy Boy’ Eastment, an 80-year-old bowls enthusiast from Somerset, is fighting for his life after being imprisoned in Chile’s notorious Santiago 1 Penitentiary. Arrested last May for allegedly carrying £200,000 … Read More

Monday, March 23, 2026 somerset chile prison health pneumonia drugsmuggling legal extradition pensioner courier

William ‘Billy Boy’ Eastment, an 80-year-old retired heavy goods vehicle and bus fitter from Somerset, is fighting for his life behind bars in Chile’s notorious Santiago 1 Penitentiary. Since his arrest in May last year on … Read More

Sunday, November 30, 2025 pensioner chile drugsmuggling prison scam methamphetamine investigation deception arrest legal

William “Billy Boy” Eastment, a 79-year-old pensioner from Milborne Port near Yeovil, finds himself trapped in Chile’s notorious Santiago 1 Penitentiary, accused of transporting £200,000 worth of methamphetamine hidden in his … Read More