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Filipino woman who was on death row in Indonesia will return home after almost 15 years in prison

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Mary Jane Veloso , who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking, was allowed to return home after Indonesia and the Philippines signed a “practical arrangement” deal on Dec. 6 .

Veloso was arrested in 2010 at an airport in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta , where officials discovered about 2.6 kilograms ( 5.7 pounds ) of heroin hidden in her luggage.

The single mother of two sons was convicted and sentenced to death.