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meaning the haul had a street value of £4989.
Defence solicitor James Arrol said he had spoken to a drug expert who said the tablets were actually worth as little as 2p each when bought in bulk, meaning the 10,000-pill haul was worth much less than claimed.
He said Kerr was using the highly addictive pills herself but she had been supposed to be looking after them for someone else.
He explained: “She had a very serious addiction to benzodiazepines. She was holding them for someone else and was dipping in and out of them.
“Etizolam is not a controlled substance under the Misuse of Drugs Act.
“There has been a raft of cases recently where police are stopping people with drugs they think are diazepam, then they find out it is etizolam and the case goes no further.
“When she was remanded in custody she had to undergo a very significant and difficult detox in prison. She was tested for diazepam but it was not showing up”
Arrol asked Sheriff Susan Sinclair to call for a drug treatment and testing order assessment.
She agreed and adjourned the case until next month for that to be done.
Sheriff Sinclair said: “She is holding on to something thinking it’s a Class A, B or C drug when it’s not.
“I think this case requires quite a bit of consideration on my part.”