After Gigi Hadid and a friend were arrested on suspicion of trying to bring marijuana into the Cayman Islands, they celebrated their release by posting thirst traps from a hotel pool and beach.
The fashion model and TV personality shared photos and video from her Caribbean vacation on Instagram, showing herself posing with swimsuit-clad friends at a beachside resort to the accompaniment of oysters and some seriously tasty-looking margarita pizza. “All’s well that ends well,” Hadid captioned the post without directly addressing her arrest.
Hadid, who was briefly jailed, fared better than she might have. The supermodel, whose real name is Jelena Noura Hadid, and her friend, Leah Nicole McCarthy, admitted in court to illegally importing marijuana and the instruments to smoke it with. But, after paying a $1,200 fine, they walked away. The same charge can carry a three-year prison sentence with hard labor and, for some, seven years and a $20,000 fine, according to Cayman Islands law. And for the typical Caymanian, having such a drug charge on your record can make education, employment and travel difficult.
The two pleaded guilty and were fined about $1,200, but a conviction was not recorded, border authorities said.
Local outlet Cayman Marl Road reported Hadid and friends arrived to the island via private jet July 10 and were processed by Customs and Border control. A small amount of marijuana, seemingly enough for personal use, and other drug paraphernalia were found, the outlet reported.
Hadid posted a number of photos on Instagram in the week following the arrest that showed her enjoying a beach and ocean. She captioned a photo posted Tuesday: "All's well that ends well."
Hadid and McCarthy were arrested on July 10 after they arrived on a private airplane and underwent a luggage search when "a small amount of marijuana was recovered," according to Customs & Border Control. Two days later, they were sentenced in two offenses: importation of a controlled drug and importation of a drug utensil, .
In 2022, 154 people were arrested for drug-related crimes in the Caribbean nation of about 80,000 residents, according to statistics from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service. Among marijuana arrests, the majority were for possession. Only three people were arrested on suspicion of importing weed, the charge Hadid and her friend faced.
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