Gigi Hadid arrested, launched for marijuana in Cayman Islands
Gigi Hadid and a pal pleaded responsible to costs of importing marijuana and utensils used for its consumption within the Cayman Islands final week.
The 28-year-old mannequin and her pal Leah McCarthy had been fined $1,000 Cayman Islands {Dollars} after showing in court docket on July 12, and no conviction was recorded, in keeping with a press release issued by the Cayman Islands’ Customs & Border Management to USA TODAY on Tuesday.
Moreover, a consultant for the Cayman Islands’ Judicial Administration confirmed to USA TODAY that Hadid and McCarthy have paid their fines.
Hadid and McCarthy had been arrested on July 10 after they arrived on a personal airplane and underwent a baggage search when “a small quantity of marijuana was recovered,” in keeping with Customs & Border Management. Two days later, they had been sentenced in two offenses: importation of a managed drug and importation of a drug utensil, in keeping with court docket paperwork obtained by USA TODAY.
USA TODAY has reached out to the Owen Roberts Worldwide Airport for remark.
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Is it authorized to journey to the Cayman Islands with hashish?
A consultant for Hadid advised USA TODAY in an emailed assertion Tuesday that the mannequin was “touring with marijuana bought legally in NYC with a Medical license.”
“It has additionally been authorized for medical use in Grand Cayman since 2017,” Hadid’s rep added. “Her document stays clear and he or she loved the remainder of her time on the island.”
In keeping with a 2019 fact sheet by the Nationwide Drug Council of the Cayman Islands, “It is illegal to import or export hashish in any type throughout the Cayman border. This is applicable to all international locations, whether or not it’s authorized there or not.” This consists of merchandise which might be prescribed for medical functions.
However whereas leisure hashish use in any type is illegitimate within the Cayman Islands, hashish extracts and traces of hashish can be utilized for therapeutic and medical functions when they’re prescribed by a licensed physician there.
Hadid is simply the most recent notable individual to be caught touring with marijuana.
Final yr, WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner was arrested in a high-profile worldwide incident for allegedly touring with marijuana paraphernalia. She was taken into custody in Moscow in February 2022 for allegedly attempting to carry vape cartridges full of hashish oil into Russia; Griner pleaded guilty 5 months later.
Although a Russian decide sentenced her to 9 years in a penal colony, she was released as a part of a prisoner alternate 10 months later and returned to the U.S. in December.
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Hadid took to Instagram Tuesday to share some moments from her trip with the caption: “All’s nicely that ends nicely.”
The supermodel, mom to 2-year-old daughter Khai, whom she shares with ex-boyfriend Zayn Malik, posted different images throughout her journey, sharing pictures in a bikini simply a few days after her reported court docket look.
