Nicola Austens was given nine months in jail, suspended for a year after she admitted in court to having bought cocaine as a birthday gift for her daughter, Daily Mirror reports.
The 37-year-old was arrested on January 31 this year after nearly 6g of cocaine was found at her home in Southborough, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent. She told cops that she had planned to snort the drug with her daughter after hiring a limo to take them on a night out in London as they celebrated the girl’s 18th birthday.
Maidstone Crown Court heard how Austen wanted to make sure she and her daughter would “have a good time” Austen had booked a limousine and planned to take the stash with her to surprise her daughter on her 18th birthday.
Craig Evans, prosecuting, told the court:
“They were going to London in a limousine and she wanted to make sure they had a good time.”
He said that the drugs, which were hidden in her bedroom, were found by a police sniffer dog on January 31 and that the drugs were found in 12 wraps, weighing a total of 5.65g.
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