A BRIT holidaymaker jailed in Egypt for carrying painkillers in her suitcase will be freed in the next two days.

Laura Plummer, 33, was sentenced to three years on Boxing Day for taking in 290 tramadol pills for her Egyptian husband Omar Saad’s bad back.

16 Relieved Laura Plummer, 33, says she can't wait to get home after stint in hellhole Egyptian jail Credit: Glen Minikin - The Sun

16 Laura Plummer, 33, was sentenced to three years on Boxing Day for taking in 290 tramadol pills Credit: AP:Associated Press

But the country’s president pardoned her during a “day of mercy” - with her name understood to be on a list of people to be released that has been sent to the country's interior ministry for publication.

Caged Laura, of Hull, said she “can’t wait to get home” after being told she will be freed from her Cairo prison hell.

In a tearful phone call home, she sobbed: “I never thought this day would come. I’d given up hope.”

Laura said: “It’s hard to believe and hasn’t sunk in yet.”

16 Laura Plummer took in pills for Omar Saad's bad back Credit: Peter Jordan - The Sun

16 Tramadol pills, which are illegal in Egypt, were taken in for her Egyptian husband Credit: Alamy

16 President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has pardoned her during a 'day of mercy' Credit: Reuters

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is due to announce her release on Saturday.

But sources have told Laura’s family they are 95 per cent sure she will be out on Friday.

16 Laura’s brother Kirk, 38, and sister Jayne Sinclair, 40, flew out to Cairo for her release Credit: Peter Jordan - The Sun

16 Laura Plummer, pictured with her husband Omar, says she had 'lost hope this day would come' Credit: Glen Minikin - The Sun

16 Holiday Brit Laura was pardoned after a month in jail in Egypt Credit: Collect

16 Family praise The Sun for writing about her plight

Laura’s brother Kirk, 38, and sister Jayne Sinclair, 40, flew out to Cairo for her release.

Jayne told The Sun: “We can’t believe it’s over. We’ve prayed for this day since she was arrested. We just want to get her home.

“She’s been through a nightmare and will be scarred by her ordeal.

"It’ll be our job to put her back together but we’re pleased to have that chance.”

16 Family say Laura Plummer will be scarred by her ordeal Credit: Glen Minikin - The Sun

16 Laura Plummer, pictured with her husband Omar, could be released this weekend Credit: Collect

16 Pictured is a photo taken inside the squalid Cairo jail Credit: Reuters

16 Squalid taps in hellhole jail where Laura Plummer was kept in Cairo Credit: Peter Farmer / SWNS.com

Laura was caught with 290 tramadol in her case at the start of a holiday in October.

The pills, given to her by a friend, are legal in the UK on prescription, but banned in Egypt.

She told cops they were for her Egyptian husband Omar Saad, 33, who has a bad back.

But prosecutors refused to believe he existed and were convinced she was a lone drug smuggler — leaving her facing the prospect of the death penalty.

I never thought this day would come. I’d given up hope Laura Plummer

The Sun revealed her plight in November and went on to obtain crucial evidence that proved she had been telling the truth.

But Hull shop worker Laura was sentenced to three years and taken to Al Qanater Prison in Cairo.

As lawyers worked on an appeal, her family pinned their hopes on a pardon.

President el-Sisi rarely issues them to foreign prisoners.

16 Laura Plummer, pictured on holiday, had 'lost hope this day would come' Credit: Collect

Laura was caught with 290 tramadol in her case at the start of a holiday in October

16 Laura was sentenced to three years and taken to Al Qanater Prison in Cairo Credit: Reuters

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16 Laura Plummer's family pinned their hopes on a pardon Credit: Glen Minikin - The Sun

But he made the decision to do so for Laura as Egypt marked the anniversary of the 2011 revolution with a national holiday.

Laura’s younger sister Rachel, 31, said: “We never expected this, not in our wildest dreams.”

Jayne added: “We were worried Laura would be forgotten, but The Sun made sure that never happened and we’ll forever be grateful.”