Student Faces Jail Sentence for Smuggling £150,000 Worth of Drugs
A University of Greenwich student is facing a lengthy jail sentence after she was caught trying to smuggle £150,000 worth of herbal cannabis through a Scottish airport. Sage-Ahliea Gold, 25, had flown into Edinburgh from New York with the drugs hidden in a suitcase, but was caught when her luggage was searched. Gold admitted the offence at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, where she appeared yesterday. The court was told that the 16.14kg of cannabis, split into 1gram bags, would have been worth £150,000.
Key Takeaways:
- Sage-Ahliea Gold, a 25-year-old student from East Dulwich, London, was caught trying to smuggle £150,000 worth of herbal cannabis through Edinburgh Airport in August last year.
- Gold had flown into Edinburgh from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, where she was supposed to have declared the drugs but instead attempted to smuggle them.
- A suitcase containing 30 vacuum-sealed packages of cannabis weighing a total of 16.14kg was discovered in Gold's luggage, which is equivalent to 35,000 individual bags of cannabis.
- If split into 1gram bags, the total amount of cannabis would have been worth £150,000.
- Gold was granted bail by Sheriff Charles Walls and sentence was deferred until next month.
- Gold's defence was not reported, but it appears that she pleaded guilty to the offence and was subsequently granted bail.
Statistics:
- £150,000: The total value of cannabis if split into 1gram bags.
- 16.14kg: The total weight of cannabis discovered in Gold's luggage.
- 30: The number of vacuum-sealed packages of cannabis in Gold's luggage.
- 35,000: The estimated number of individual bags of cannabis contained within the weighing 16.14kg.
- 1kg: The approximate equivalent weight of 1,000 individual bags of cannabis.
Sources:
- "Student faces jail sentence for smuggling £150,000 of drugs through Scottish airport" by Daily Mail [1]
- "Tears: Sage-Ahliea Gold" by The Scotsman [2]