A social media influencer from Glasgow has pleaded guilty to her role in supplying cannabis after Border Force officers found over 17 kilograms of cannabis in her luggage at Edinburgh Airport. The cannabis is worth an estimated maximum of £151,000.
Ellie Crampsie, 23, of Broomhill in Glasgow, was stopped by officers on April 16, 2025, after arriving back in Scotland from a holiday in Thailand. She had traveled to Thailand on an Air France flight via Paris.
The authorities found 17 vacuum-sealed packages of cannabis worth 17.7 kg, which is a Class B controlled substance, in her luggage.
Crampsie is said to have appeared in court on March 26. She pleaded guilty to supplying cannabis.
Emma Laing, prosecuting, said: “Border Force officers questioned her, and she said she had come from Thailand. Her luggage was open, and several vacuum-packed packages were inside.”
Aside from her legal troubles, she is also said to be an influential figure in Glasgow’s nightlife scene, where she has endorsed various brands and runs her own beauty-treatments business, Brows by Ellie.
Defense solicitor Hodge informed the court that Crampsie is single and has her parents’ support, who were also present at the Thursday court hearing. He also said that she had an “unremarkable” prior record for committing crimes and asked that bail conditions be maintained.
Sheriff Graeme Watson has set aside sentencing for Crampsie and ordered that she be given a criminal justice social work report and restriction of liberty report. He also said that his decision to extend her bail conditions should not be seen as an indication of her final sentence.
“That should be no pre-judgment of what comes next,” Watson said. “All sentencing options will be open to me on the next occasion.”
Crampsie is set to face a possible prison sentence at her next court hearing.
