Krista Boseley and Gilles Lapointe 'smuggled drugs into California airport'
- Asked to hand over bags for inspection after private plane touched down
- But on doing so, a sniffer dog found illegal substances hidden in luggage
- Pair 'had 50,000 Ecstasy pills and 90lbs of raw MDMA; all worth $2million'
- Also allegedly had $20,000 in cash, which they said was casino winnings
- They were arrested by officials and are now facing federal drugs charges
- Boseley, who formerly posed for Playboy, is reportedly a real estate agent
An
aspiring Playboy model and a private pilot were set to make a staggering
$2million from drug smuggling when they were arrested at a California
airport, it was today claimed.
Krista
Boseley, 30, and Gilles Lapointe, 61, both from Canada, allegedly
transported 50,000 Ecstasy pills and around 90lbs of raw MDMA to John
Wayne Airport in Orange County on a private jet.
They
were asked to hand over their bags for inspection after officials found
out that a plane believed to have previously been involved in drug
trafficking had touched down, federal court documents said.
Apprehended: They were asked to hand
over their bags for inspection after officials found out that a plane
believed to have previously been involved in drug trafficking had
touched down at their airport (pictured)
But
on doing so, a sniffer dog reportedly discovered the stash of Ecstasy
and MDMA hidden in the pair's luggage. MDMA is a powder used in Ecstasy,
the club drug known as 'Molly'.
Now,
Boseley and Lapointe have been arrested by police and are facing
federal drug charges, according to the court documents, filed with the
U.S. District Court in Santa Ana.
Boseley,
from Vancouver, British Columbia, is a former real estate agent and
aspiring model who had an online modeling profile until this week, when
it was taken down, The Vancouver Sun reported.
She has previously been photographed during an open call for Playboy.
Drug stash: During the search, a
sniffer dog 'discovered the stash of Ecstasy and MDMA hidden in the
pair's luggage'. MDMA is a powder used in Ecstasy, the club drug dubbed
'Molly' (file picture of MDMA tablets)
Posing: Boseley, from Vancouver,
British Columbia, is a former real estate agent and aspiring model. She
has previously been photographed during an open call for Playboy, but
is now facing federal drug charges
During
the drugs bust on October 9, Boseley and Lapointe, who had flown to
John Wayne Airport from Las Vegas, were seen taking their luggage out of
the plane by plain clothes investigators.
They
were then spotted going to a rental car desk, where they inquired about
hiring a vehicle, before they were searched and apprehended by police.
In
addition to the drugs, which were later determined to total an
estimated $2million, the pair were found to be in possession of a total
of $20,000 in cash, it is alleged.
They reportedly claimed the money was from winnings at the Bellagio Hotel's casino.
Camera-ready: The 30-year-old had an online Model Mayhem profile, which was taken down this week
Lapointe
was spoken to separately by investigators, one of whom wrote in the
affidavit that he 'immediately saw a large sum of United States
currency' after opening the man's backpack.
During
the investigation, it was revealed that 'Boseley was stopped
approximately September 16, 2013, by the Los Angeles Police Department
and she was found with over $40,000 in cash.'
According to records, Boseley claimed at the time that the money belonged to someone else.
Boseley and Lapointe are due in court on October 27. Both of their attorneys declined to comment.
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