iStockA young mother has admitted trying to smuggle £200,000 of cannabis into Scotland.
Angel Cabral was stopped at Glasgow Airport last August 14, having arrived on a flight from Winnipeg, Canada.
The 24-year-old’s suitcase was checked by Border Force officials, and an X-ray revealed it contained a large haul of a green herbal substance.
Cabral said: “This is my bag, but I did not pack it.”
She claimed not to have a key to get into the case, meaning the padlock had to be cut off.
Prosecutor David Fisken told the High Court in Glasgow: “Officers noted that her passport had been applied for on an emergency basis days before travel.”
The case was found to hold a total of 45 vacuum-sealed packages of cannabis.
There was also a tracker device inside one of them.
Mr Fisken said there was more than 20kg of the drug with a potential value of £202,400.
Cabral, of Manitoba, Canada, admitted being concerned in the supply of cannabis and an offence under the Customs Act.
Lord Cubie: “You have pleaded guilty to two charges involving controlled drugs and a failed attempt to smuggle them into Scotland.
“The matter has properly been brought before the high court, and a sentence of imprisonment is all but inevitable.”
Cabral was remanded in custody as the case was adjourned for reports.
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