{"id":200,"date":"2026-03-30T04:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T04:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/200\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T04:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T04:31:08","slug":"influencer-caught-smuggling-150000-of-cannabis-back-from-thailand-news-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/200\/","title":{"rendered":"Influencer caught smuggling \u00a3150,000 of cannabis back from Thailand | News UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SEI_291445143-ae20-e1774810910733.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27749109\" alt=\"Influencer faces jail after smuggling ?150,000 of cannabis back from Thailand Picture: Ellie Crampsie https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ecrampsie444\/\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tEllie Crampsie pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cannabis (Picture: ecrampsie444)<\/p>\n<p>A <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/social-media\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">social media<\/a> influencer who tried to smuggle more than \u00a3150,000 of cannabis through <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/edinburgh-airport\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Edinburgh Airport<\/a> is facing jail.<\/p>\n<p>Ellie Crampsie was arrested after she was allegedly found with more than 17kg of the drug in her luggage as she arrived back in the UK from a holiday in <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/thailand\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thailand<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cannabis to others on March 26 at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.<\/p>\n<p>Crampsie, of Broomhouse, Glasgow, runs her own beauty business and also promotes events and nights out in the city to thousands of social media followers.<\/p>\n<p>Emma Laing, the prosecutor, told the court Crampsie was stopped by Border Force officers in April last year, having flown to the Scottish capital from Thailand via <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/paris\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tSign up for all of the latest stories\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Start your day informed with Metro&#8217;s <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/news-updates\/?signup-source=news-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News Updates<\/a> newsletter or get <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/breaking-news?ito=news-article&amp;?signup_source=news-article-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Breaking News<\/a> alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SEI_291445138-cf52.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27749113\" alt=\"Influencer faces jail after smuggling ?150,000 of cannabis back from Thailand Picture: Ellie Crampsie https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ecrampsie444\/\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tEllie Crampsie showed off her lavish lifestyle on Instagram (Picture: ecrampsie444)<\/p>\n<p>Ms Laing said: \u2018She was asked the usual questions by the officer and she confirmed she had travelled from Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Her luggage was opened and a number of vacuum packages were within.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The court heard she was found with 17 separate sealed packs of cannabis with between \u00a3115,000 and \u00a3151,000 of the class-B drug in total in her suitcase.<\/p>\n<p>Crampsie\u2019s defence lawyer said the woman had \u2018the benefit of the support of her parents who have attended court today\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sheriff Graeme Watson said: \u2018I\u2019m going to adjourn sentencing in this case to allow the court to obtain a criminal justice social <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/work\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">work<\/a> report and a restriction of liberty assessment.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In the meantime, I am going to continue your bail conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That should be no prejudgment of what comes next, all sentencing options will be open to me on the next occasion, do you understand that?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SEI_291445141-1349-e1774811135504.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27749110\" alt=\"Influencer faces jail after smuggling ?150,000 of cannabis back from Thailand Picture: Ellie Crampsie https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ecrampsie444\/\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tEllie Crampsie runs her own beauty business and also promotes events and nights out in the city (Picture: ecrampsie444)<\/p>\n<p>Crampsie\u2019s case follows that of a <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/12\/26\/mum-avoids-jail-smuggling-285-000-cannabis-uk-25823423\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">young mother who avoided jail<\/a> after she tried to smuggle \u00a3285,000 worth of cannabis into the UK from Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>Poppie Kudieersky, 22, claimed traffickers would have murdered her child unless she agreed to be a drug mule.<\/p>\n<p>She was arrested after customs officers at <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/manchester-airport\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester Airport<\/a> stopped a companion 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