Glasgow Influencer Jailed for Cannabis Smuggling

0:00It's April 24th. This is Edinburgh News Today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story. A 23-year-old social media influencer from Glasgow just got hit with a 16-month jail sentence for smuggling 17 kilograms of cannabis through Edinburgh Airport. She was coming back from a holiday in Thailand on April 16th last year when border force officers stopped her and found the class B drug. Lime sealed in her suitcase worth up to 151,000 pounds. Ellie Cramsey runs a beauty business called Browse by Ellie and promotes brands in the Glasgow Nightlife scene. But her lawyer argued she played a lesser role under pressure from an older ex-boyfriend who had control over her. The sheriff accepted she was naive and taken advantage of, noting a power imbalance since she knew about his drug ties and carried his bag mixed with, her clothes. Her reckless choice still landed her behind bars, showing how these schemes catch up fast no matter who you are.