Shoplifting dancer caught with ice in her bag
A DANCER with more than 80,000 Instagram followers shoplifted earrings and “miscellaneous items” from Victoria’s Secret and Lovisa at a Gold Coast shopping centre.
Hannah Sofia Louise Millott was also caught in possession of the drug ice which she told police she was holding on to for some friends, a court was told.
The 18-year-old pleaded guilty in the Southport Magistrates Court yesterday to dangerous drug possession and two counts of unauthorised dealing with shop goods.
Police prosecutor Donn Reid said Millott was searched on May 29 at Pacific Fair Shopping Centre following reports of a shoplifter.
Three capsules each containing a small amount of crystal substance were found in her bag.
“She believed they were meth,” Mr Reid said.
“She went to say she rented a unit and her friends left (the drugs) there and she was going to return it.
“She said she understood it was a dangerous drug and it was an offence to be have possession of them.”
Millott stole five sets of earrings from Lovisa and a “variety of items” from the Victoria’s Secret outlet, the court was told.
Defence lawyer Evan Cooper, of Cooper Maloy Legal, said Millott travelled internationally regularly to work as a dancer.
Millott posts videos of her dancing and photos of her travels on Instagram under username @hannah_sofia_.
Magistrate Dermot Kehoe fined Millott $700.
“Make sure you don’t associate with persons who use drugs,” Mr Kehoe said. No conviction was recorded.