A drug queen who brazenly showcased her ill-gotten gains on social media was nabbed attempting to smuggle cannabis from Las Vegas, cunningly disguised as candles.
Jodie Gilmour’s illicit operation was exposed when customs officers intercepted a suspicious package in late June 2023.
This led to a raid on her home in Possilpark, Glasgow, which she shared with her drug-dealing mother. Detectives subsequently unearthed Gilmour’s connections to trafficking massive quantities of street Valium pills.
The 31-year-old splurged nearly £100,000 on cosmetic procedures, designer garb and gambling. A £25,000 Rolex watch was also discovered in the room where she was sleeping when the police descended.
Gilmour, who had previously posted photos of herself flaunting stacks of cash and her new teeth, pleaded guilty to a charge of involvement in serious organised crime. She had been out on bail at the High Court in Glasgow but was remanded in custody by Lord Renucci pending sentencing.
The court heard that the package from Las Vegas was addressed to Gilmour. It was labelled as containing candles, but instead concealed £2,200 worth of cannabis, reports Glasgow Live.
Police soon moved in on Gilmour’s home where she lived with her mum Shirley. Officers seized eight different mobiles as well as £11,183 of cash.
Prosecutor Michael Macintosh told how Gilmour’s involvement in large-scale pill-peddling came to light when it emerged she had been in contact with fellow criminals on the EncroChat phone network before it was busted by the law authorities. She had the username “scarabflicker”.
Mr Macintosh: “She was the user of such a device demonstrated by references – in exchanges – to her partner, other family members, the location where she lived and a vehicle used by her. There were also photographs of Gilmour and of her home address sent from the device.”
In April 2020, Gilmour offered an associate a swap of a stolen £35,000 watch for 220,000 tablets. She eventually managed to exchange the expensive timepiece with another criminal for a huge haul of pills.
Gilmour was further in contact with an individual about the sale of “scoobs” – a known name for illicit benzodiazepine tablets. She offered to supply a haul of 150,000 remarking she had “a good few” in her possession.
The associate replied: “U should have – ur the queen a scoobs”.
Gilmour was asked by another to “engage in a scheme” for the mass production of the tablets also known as “benzos”. There was chat of “enough ingredients to make 1.5mill” and the drugs being “belters”.
Gilmour also had a number of conversations with others on EncroChat about cannabis trafficking. The prices discussed included £5,300 per kilogram.
Gilmour boasted at one stage the amount of the drug she would be “grabbing” from a dealer that she would need “a box a week min”. The court heard “box” is slang for a kilogram of cannabis.
There was also chat about the cash being made and not leaving “a paper trail”. One message found stated: “Buy gold bars out jewellers. Never really goes down. 10k gold bar. Tiny.”
Mr MacIntosh said Gilmour ran a cleaning business in her name during the time of the offences – 2020-2023. The firm’s highest turnover during those years was £43,540. She also claimed benefits.
But, the prosecutor stated – between 2022-23 alone – a total of £188,890 went into Gilmour’s bank accounts. There was £155,660 the previous year and another £181,675 before that.
Mr Macintosh spoke of “significant spending” by Gilmour. There was £20,000 on cosmetic procedures, a similar amount on expensive clothes and £37,000 spent on gambling with only £9,000 returned in winnings.
The charge Gilmour, latterly of the city’s Springburn, pled guilty to included prosecutors stating she was involved in the “sale and supply” of cannabis, etizolam or other benzodiazepines.
She also banked dirty cash and arranged the transfer of the money between accounts. Lord Renucci remanded her in custody as sentencing was deferred until next month in Dundee.
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