A former Scots jail officer was jailed for 20 months right this moment after a million avenue valium capsules have been present in her bed room.
A court docket heard that the illicit haul was value as much as £498,000.
Natalie Walker, 38, admitted worrying within the provide of etizolam at her dwelling in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, on April 8 final yr.
Jennifer McCabe, prosecuting, advised Hamilton Sheriff Courtroom that police came across the massive cache after getting a warrant to look the two-bedroom flat in relation to a different matter.
She mentioned: "Quite a few vacuum-sealed baggage of tablets have been present in a bed room.
"Walker mentioned she consumed medicine and admitted holding the capsules as a favour for which she would obtain cost of an unknown quantity.
"She refused to call the particular person she was holding them for."
In complete there have been 995,760 capsules, value £99,576 wholesale and as much as £497,880 if bought on the road.
Defence agent Sandy Morrison mentioned Walker, who has no earlier convictions, was "life like" about her destiny, given the excessive worth of the capsules.
He added: “She has been extraordinarily frank with social employees.
“It’s unlucky she had reached this age with out coming to the eye of the police and now finds herself on this scenario.”
Passing sentence, Sheriff Colin Dunipace advised Walker: “You've gotten lived a helpful life and have undertaken worthwhile employment. You have been a jail officer for a variety of years.
“Nevertheless, this was a substantial quantity of medication with a really excessive avenue worth.
“This explicit drug contributes to numerous deaths within the west of Scotland. It’s my responsibility to guard the general public.”
The sentence was reduce from 30 months due to Walker’s responsible plea.
Walker additionally faces a Crown transfer to recuperate money below the Proceeds of Crime Act at a later date.
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