News · 31 March 2026

23-year-old influencer caught with 17kg cannabis

A social media influencer faces jail after being caught attempting to smuggle cannabis into the UK. Ellie Crampsie pled guilty to supplying the Class B drug at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on March 26. Border Force officers found 17.7kg of cannabis, valued up to £151,000, in her luggage at Edinburgh Airport on April 16 last year.

By BriefTea Editorial · 31 March 2026 at 0:08

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