Wendy Young, 39, and her husband were stopped by police after a tip-off.And Young, a volunteer ambulance driver, confessed to officers: "I am an a*******. I only did it as we were hard-up for Christmas and we were desperate."At the High Court in Edinburgh, Young, of the city's Niddrie House Gardens, admitted being concerned in the supply of cocaine when stopped on the A702 near Carlops, Midlothian, in December last year.Alex Prentice, QC, prosecuting, said she was paid £1000 to fetch the drugs from Liverpool and part of that was used to hire a Chrysler Grand Voyager vehicle.Police discovered three mobile phones in the car as well as the drugs in a plastic bag.Jim Keegan, defending, said Young was married with three children and was a grandmother.He said: "This was prompted by the need for Christmas money. She and her husband have been unemployed and were on benefits."It was a foolish escapade and she described herself quite well to the police."Jailing her, Lord Brailsford said: "It is foolish and criminal behaviour and adds to the drug problem in Edinburgh."
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