Maya, the wife of jailed German drug dealer 18 Karat conceives child in prison during conjugal visit to her husband

Rap star Ivo Vieira Silva, 38, from Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia State, Germany, was jailed over 11kg (24lbs) of cannabis and 66 plants he had grown himself.

After being imprisoned, the music star, known as 18 Karat for his £3,000 solid gold mask, reportedly wed his 30-year-old sweetheart in a secret ceremony on Wednesday, March 22.

The bride later boasted on social media about their first night as a married couple, and said there were condoms and lube waiting for them in their prison room.

She said: "In the room, there was a wooden bed with a rubber mattress and a small side table on which there were condoms, lubricant and shampoo. Since you are not allowed to take anything with you, they kindly provide these there."

Now, a year and a half later, she once again took to Instagram, saying that they are now expecting their first child, who they apparently conceived during a conjugal visit on 18 Karat's birthday.

Maya said: "We tried for a year and a half. Due to circumstances, we only had one chance a month to choose the right day. And as fate would have it, it worked on the very last long-term visit and on his birthday."

The 30-year-old woman said she has yet to tell her husband whether their child will be a boy or a girl. She said that the rapper will not have completed his sentence by the due date next year, but he will likely be allowed to attend the birth.

Maya said: " I prefer to be alone when I'm pregnant. It sounds stupid, but I know that my hormones go completely crazy during that time and I'm not myself. The first year with the child is also one of the biggest challenges, getting up at night and sleepless nights... I just prefer to be alone, so it works out very well for us."

Silva asked Maya to marry him during his last court hearing when he was sentenced to six years and three months in prison for drug trafficking and smuggling on Tuesday, December 20, 2022.

He was arrested after French investigators cracked messages exchanged via the Encrochat messenger, also known as the 'WhatsApp for criminals', in 2020.

They caught him after they found 11kg of cannabis, about €19,000 (£16,600) in cash and ecstasy, in addition to two professional cannabis plantations where he grew 66 plants himself. He was also fined €239,940 (£210,217) which was the sum he had reportedly earned from his crimes.

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