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Krista Boseley was arrested on October 9 at John Wayne Airport.

Aspiring model Krista Boseley, pilot Gilles Lapointe in US$2m drugs bust

An aspiring Vancouver model and a private pilot have been arrested on drug charges in southern California after authorities allege they arrived from Las Vegas in a private jet carrying drugs worth US$2 million.

AP

An aspiring Vancouver model and a private pilot have been arrested on drug charges in southern California after authorities allege they arrived from Las Vegas in a private jet carrying drugs worth US$2 million.

Krista Marieann Boseley, 30, and her travelling companion, Gilles Lapointe, 61, also Canadian, were arrested on October 9 at John Wayne Airport, according to federal court documents filed with the United States District Court in Santa Ana.

Authorities were alerted that a plane previously believed to be involved in drug trafficking was about to touch down at the airport, the documents said. They observed Boseley and Lapointe getting out of the plane and asked to search their bags as they rented a car.

The two consented to the search, the documents say, and with the help of a drug-sniffing dog authorities found 50,000 Ecstasy pills and about 40kg of raw MDMA in their luggage. MDMA is a powder used in Ecstasy and the club drug known as "Molly".

The two also had a combined US$20,000 in cash, which they said was from winnings at a Las Vegas casino.

Boseley had an online modelling profile until last week, when it was taken down, according to . They are due to appear in court on October 27.

This article appeared in the South China Morning Post print edition as: Aspiring model and pilot in US$2m drug bust
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