A STREET valium queen caught smuggling cannabis disguised as candles from Las Vegas to Scotland has been jailed for four years.
Jodie Gilmour, 32, was sentenced today at the High Court in Dundee after being nailed for her involvement in serious organised crime, reports the Daily Mail.
Jodie Gilmour, 32, was sentenced today at the High Court in Dundee
She used encrypted messenger service EncroChat to liase with hoodsCredit: Getty
But her plot was rumbled when customs officials intercepted a parcel filled with hash disguised as candles from Las Vegas to Scotland
She was jailed for four years after being nailed for her role in serious organised crime
The cleaning firm boss was snared in June 2023 after customs officials intercepted the package filled with £2,200 worth of hash addressed to the home Gilmour shared with her dealer mum Shirley in Possilpark, Glasgow.
When cops swooped on the property, they found Gilmour sleeping beside a £25,000 Rolex.
Officers seized eight mobile phones and £11,183 in cash.
Detectives also discovered she had trafficked tens of thousands of street Valium pills and splashed almost £100,000 on cosmetic work, designer clothes and gambling.
Gilmour admitted being involved in serious organised crime at her homes in Keppochhill Road and Denmark Street, Glasgow and elsewhere between April 1, 2020 and September 20, 2023.
She also admitted using encrypted phones to discuss the production, buying and selling of controlled drugs, as well as being concerned in the alteration and supply of drugs and handling gang cash through a string of bank accounts.
The court heard how she was lured into crime to fund a serious gambling addiction.
Jailing her today, Lord Renucci said: “Your involvement was significant and enduring, spanning three and a half years.
“During that period you were engaged in the purchase and onward supply of controlled drugs, and the management of substantial sums of money obtained from that activity.
“The quantities involved were considerable – that is clear from the messages and the amount of money deposited in your account.
“The total sum was in excess of £500,000.
“You appear to have been candid with the author of the report as to the reasons for your involvement, which you admit was for financial gain.
“This was to fund a gambling problem.”
Counsel Donald Findlay KC, defending, said: “What becomes clear in talking to her was that the centrepiece of her problems was gambling and a gambling addiction.
“She got drawn into that world primarily to fund her gambling habits.
“She is not particularly good at linguistics or numbers generally, but as with many serious gamblers, she could look at a dog race at Milton Keynes and tell you naturally what was the best dog.”
We told previously how – with more than £525,000 passing through her bank account over three years.
The court heard of texts about the sale of “scoobs”, or Benzos.
Gilmour offered to supply 150,000 of the pills to an associate remarking she had “a good few”.
The hood replied: “U should have — ur the queen a scoobs”.
Prosecutor Michael Macintosh said Gilmour, who banked and transferred dirty cash, offered to swap a stolen £35,000 watch for 220,000 tablets.
Other chats mentioned the drugs being “belters” and cannabis deals at £5,300 per kilogram.
Mr Macintosh said Gilmour claimed benefits while a cleaning firm in her name had an annual turnover of up to £43,540.
Some £181,675 went into her account in 2020-21, £155,660 in 2021-22 and £188,890 in 2022-23.
Her spending included £20,000 each on cosmetic procedures and clothes, plus £37,000 gambled away with only £9,000 winnings.
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