Stephen John Sutton (born 1964) is an Australian man who was imprisoned in

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. He was arrested on 4 February 2003 after a joint operation by the

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and Argentine Police. He was charged with narcotics offences and was sentenced in 2005 to 11 years in jail for

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. He was released November 2008. He was featured in the 13 July 2011 episode of ''Locked Up Abroad'' (titled as ''

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'' in the UK). Sutton was last seen by his family in Sydney, Australia. At the time, he was living by himself and working in a Sydney factory. It is believed that he had met a Peruvian woman at his place of employment. He contacted his sister by mail, informed her that he had travelled to Peru with the woman, was living with the family and that the family was treating him well. Sutton and his family members maintain his innocence, as he claims that he was asked to courier ''"a quantity of gold"'' from Peru to Argentina. He also claims that when arrested, he had no drugs in his possession. The Sutton family is campaigning for his early release and improved support from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), who they maintain have provided inadequate health careFamily seeks help for man in Argentine jail
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 12 November 2005 and legal advice to Sutton and insufficient information to the family. They have also criticized the Australian Government for not making attempts to have him returned to Australia, comparing his case to that of

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* Website maintained by Sutton's family ()
Adelaide Independent Media Centre article, 2 November 2005
(URL accessed: 2 March 2006) {{DEFAULTSORT:Sutton, Stephen John 1964 births Living people Australian people imprisoned abroad Place of birth missing (living people) Australian drug traffickers People from Sydney Prisoners and detainees of Argentina

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