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Beauty Influencer Sentenced for Drug Smuggling
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A 23-year-old beauty influencer, Ellie Crampsie, was sentenced to 16 months in prison after being caught with 17.7 kg of cannabis at Edinburgh Airport—worth $151K—while returning from Thailand. Her lawyers claimed she was manipulated by an older person with control over her, and the judge acknowledged her naivety and recklessness. This surge in cannabis smuggling cases—up 3,625% in two years—reveals how drug gangs exploit vulnerable travelers with fake holidays and threats, turning ordinary people into unwitting couriers with devastating consequences.
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