Major update as influencer caught trying to smuggle £150,000 worth of cannabis back to UK
A social media influencer who appeared in court for smuggling £150,000 worth of drugs to Edinburgh has now been seen enjoying a festival just months after she was jailed.
Earlier this year, Ellie Crampsie had admitted to carrying 17kg of cannabis in a suitcase as she travelled home from a break in Thailand last April.
The 23-year-old from Glasgow was sentenced to 16 months, but told Edinburgh Sheriff Court that she had been forced into carrying the drugs by an ex-boyfriend.
But over the weekend, and just four months after being jailed, she was then spotted at a music festival in videos shared on social media.
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The beauty business owner was pictured smiling and laughing at what is thought to be the Colourfest dance festival at the Braehead waterfront in Glasgow over the weekend of 15 and 16 of August.
She also shared images of herself at the event on her Instagram profile in the first new post since April, as well as sharing a series of new videos to TikTok throughout August.
The Daily Record reported that she remains in the care of the Scottish Prison Service and has been released on Home Detention Curfew (HDC).
One video posted on TikTok featured the caption: "They can never keep a bad b***h down" as another showed her strutting towards the camera in boots and hot-pants.
It comes a year after Crampsie was stopped after arriving on an Air France flight from Thailand via Paris.
A court heard that she had flown to Edinburgh last April and was then searched by Border Force after touching down in the UK.
She claimed the suitcase she was carrying was actually her ex-boyfriends, with the value of the drugs inside was estimated to be between £115,000 and £151,000.
"She was asked the usual questions by the officer, and she confirmed she had travelled from Thailand," Prosecutor Emma Lain told the court.
"Her luggage was opened, and a number of vacuum packages were within."
Crampsie's lawyer, Michael Poggi, had told the court that she had played a 'lesser role' in the transportation of the drugs and that there had been 'evidence of pressure' from others involved.
Under UK law, a charge of being concerned in the supply of drugs involves engaging in any activity related to illegal drug production, which includes transportation, storing and management of a controlled substance.
According to McGee Law, sentencing options for being concerned in the supply of drugs, Class B, vary, with penalties including a fine and/or prison sentence.
A custodial sentence can range from six months to a maximum of 14 years, depending on the extent of a person's involvement and previous criminal history.
LADbible has reached out to Ellie Crampsie and the Scottish Prison Service for comment.
Topics: Social Media, Crime, UK News
James Holt