A Calgary photographer is facing legal action in the Dominican Republic after cocaine was seized from a flight home.

A Calgary photographer has been released on bail but is still under house arrest after three weeks behind bars after being kicked off a charter plane carrying 200 kilograms of cocaine.

“She's never been involved in anything in her life, she just wanted to take a vacation,” Bella Harrison says of her cousin, Brittney Wojcik-Harrison. The fact that it's breaking down right now shows how bad it is.”

Harrison said his cousin was invited to join a group of friends who chartered a small plane to fly to the Dominican Republic in late March.

As the plane was about to return to Canada, crew members found duffel bags in some of the check-in areas.

They eventually alerted the authorities, who found 200 kilograms of cocaine hidden on the plane.

The crew of five and six passengers were arrested.

As the plane was about to return to Canada, crew members found duffel bags in some of the check-in areas. They eventually alerted the authorities, who found 200 kilograms of cocaine hidden on the plane.

“We want to get them all home, not just my niece, but everyone,” said Brittney's aunt, Karen Harrison, “We are very concerned for their well-being.”

The family says the drugs were found in an area inaccessible to the passengers, who should be released – which they want Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs to do.

However, the government tells CTV News exclusively that it is aware of the situation and is monitoring it closely.

“He's scared,” Karen said of her niece, who was able to call her family for the first time since being released on bail this week.

Pivot Airlines, which owns the charter, says it has hired private security to guard the crew while on bail.

But it says prosecutors want to revoke bail and put everyone behind bars. The airline fears for its safety in prison because airline employees who report drugs to the police may face prosecution in prison. While he is pleased with the Canadian government's efforts so far, he says it has more work to do to get its citizens back home.