Accused drug smuggler Cassandra Sainsbury faces six years in a Colombian prison, after reportedly striking a plea bargain with prosecutors.
Ms Sainsbury, 22, was arrested at Bogota's international Airport in April, after allegedly attempting to smuggle 5.8 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside 18 separate packages of headphones.
The plea deal has reportedly been agreed to by both the prosecution and the defence, after it was put to the presiding judge in a closed court room today.
According to Nine News, the deal still needs to be signed off on by the judge, who will return on November 1 to make his final decision.
Early reports from both Channel Nine and Seven suggest the sentence could potentially come down to as little as two or three years, with good behaviour and time already served.
Ms Sainsbury, originally from Adelaide, has been held in Bogota's El Buen Pastor women's prison since her arrest.
It is not Ms Sainsbury's first plea bargain to come before the court.
An earlier deal was thrown into jeopardy after Ms Sainsbury told the court at a hearing on July 26 that she had only agreed to smuggle 5.8kg of cocaine after her family had been threatened.
The judge determined that the revelations of threats against her family meant the plea deal was no longer valid.
In an interview with Nine Network's 60 Minutes program earlier this year, Ms Sainsbury said she thought she had accepted a job as a legitimate courier transporting documents for $US10,000 plus flights, but plans changed at the last minute.
She was sent to Colombia where a "mastermind" known only as Angelo threatened via WhatsApp to kill her mum, sister and fiance if she did not transport his drugs.
- with AAP
