Key Facts

• Ellie Crampsie was caught at Edinburgh Airport with 17 kg of cannabis worth up to £150,000.
• She admitted carrying the drugs in a suitcase that belonged to her ex-boyfriend.
• Crampsie claimed she was forced into smuggling the drugs by her former partner.
• The suitcase also had female clothes, and she arrived on a flight from Thailand via Paris.
• The court recognized she was young and may have been taken advantage of in the relationship.
• Her lawyer said she had a smaller role and was pressured by an older person with control over her.
• The judge said despite being less responsible, her choice to carry the drugs was reckless.
• She was sentenced to 16 months in prison by Edinburgh Sheriff Court.