Too Hot to Handle star arrested for 'importing cannabis worth over £150k to UK'
dailyrecord.co.ukA star of the Netflix reality show Too Hot to Handle was nabbed at Manchester Airport for smuggling £150,000 worth of cannabis from Thailand.
Olga Bednarska had two large suitcases packed with 40kg of the class B drug.The 27-year-old influencer claimed a friend named "Tex" gave her the bags and paid for her flights from Phuket under the guise of bringing back designer clothes and watches.
Bednarska was arrested and later admitted to being involved in the fraudulent evasion of a prohibition on the importation of a class B drug, reports the Mirror.The former TV personality, who has been in custody since her arrest last month, broke down in tears when she received a suspended sentence instead of jail time.
Judge John Potter revealed in court Bednarska had racked up a debt of £16,000 while trying to maintain her extravagant lifestyle.The court heard she had "lived beyond her means" and resorted to crime to settle her debts.
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