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- The abandoned luggage of traveler Shauna Eburne, 54, was allegedly recovered to incorporate astir $120,000 worthy of cannabis, according to reports
- The find was reportedly made astatine Glasgow Airport successful Scotland connected Feb. 25, aft nan fishy flew successful from Toronto
- She pleaded blameworthy to importing narcotics into nan U.K.
A female who reported her container mislaid astatine nan airdrome has reportedly been convicted of utilizing it to smuggle £89,000 ($120,159) worthy of cannabis into Scotland.
Shauna Eburne, 54, landed astatine Glasgow Airport aft flying successful from Toronto via Iceland connected Feb. 25. She forgot her suitcase arsenic she near nan airdrome successful a taxi to Glasgow City Centre and later returned to nan airdrome to study it missing, Glasgow Live and nan Daily Record reported.
By nan clip Eburne reached nan airport, nan authorities had already discovered that nan abandoned luggage allegedly contained suspicious contents inside, according to nan outlets.
"Around 2:00 p.m., Border Force officers connected work were carrying retired regular checks connected group and their luggage arsenic they entered customs erstwhile they noted a suitcase which appeared to person been abandoned base a baggage explanation successful nan sanction of Eburne and referring to nan Iceland formation which had precocious landed,” Procurator Fiscal depute Michael Cunningham told Paisley Sheriff Court, according to Glasgow Live,
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"The suitcase was x-rayed which revealed an abnormality wrong nan luggage,” Cunningham added. “Officers opened nan suitcase and saw a ample amount of vacuum-sealed packages, each of which contained a greenish substance."
"A full of 45 packages were counted each containing nan greenish herbal constituent which later tested affirmative for cannabis.”
Eburne reported her luggage missing astatine astir 4:00 p.m. section clip astatine nan summons table astatine Glasgow Airport, per Glasgow Live. Border Force officers were past informed of this and met Eburne astatine nan summons desk. She was arrested connected suspicion of being progressive successful nan importation of controlled drugs, nan outlet added.
The magnitude of cannabis allegedly recovered successful nan abandoned luggage weighed astir 51.72 Lbs., according to nan Daily Record.
“I had nary thought what was successful nan suitcase," Eburne reportedly told constabulary pursuing her arrest, "I had nary idea, I was conscionable told to prime it up."
Despite this, she appeared successful tribunal nan pursuing time and pleaded blameworthy to "possession of a amount of Cannabis" and "the proviso of a controlled drug" astatine Glasgow Airport," PEOPLE confirmed connected Wednesday, May 28.
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Cunnigham reportedly told nan tribunal that nan taxi driver who transported Eburne earlier successful nan time said, “She remained successful nan taxi and returned to nan airdrome only to time off again and past recreation backmost towards Glasgow earlier erstwhile again returning to nan airport. On that occasion, she near nan taxi to study her baggage lost.”
Eburne is being held astatine Greenock situation connected nan outskirts of Glasgow, nan Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service confirmed to PEOPLE. She will beryllium sentenced connected June 30.
PEOPLE has reached retired to Paisley Sheriff Court and Glasgow Airport for comment.