Deidre Faye Lulu Rankin is a Canadian model from Coburg Onatario .... she is a single mother of two children who was living on welfare, but who has worked spasmodically as a model in Ontario, most recently for a cover of 'Beautiful', a women’s lifestyle magazine in Cobourg, and she is on the front of the latest Cobourg tourism guide. So really a minor celeb, but who has got herself into major trouble.
Drugs:
Three years ago, she pleaded
guilty to two counts of assault,
possession of cocaine and
several breaches of probation. At the time, her lawyer said Rankin considered drugs her major problem .... sadly lessons weren't learnt.
In December 2010 she
was arrested at Jorge Chavez international airport in Lima in Peru along with four others by the country’s National Drug Control Directorate. This was because authorities there believed she was part of a group that allegedly tried to
smuggle 52 kg of cocaine out of the country .... She was headed for Panama, then Portugal, and allegedly had bottles containing
12 kilos of cocaine. The other arrested men are nationals from Spain and Mexico, countries where the drugs were also allegedly headed.
One report stated she has begun serving time. She apparently expected to serve about two years ..... Peru's prisoners have to buy their own beds, bedding and clothing.
She is being aided by a Christian fellowship branch in Peru.
Trivia:
- Her friends have set up a new Facebook page in a bid to raise money for a lawyer, and to get Rankin basic toiletries and other supplies.
- She is reportedly being held in the Santa Monica Women’s Prison, according to reports.
Quote:
“
Good girl, bad company’’ she posted on her Facebook on Dec. 29 from the Canadian consuls office. Funny what peoples priorities are
Pictures:
Not many I'm afraid, she really was a low level model, but just enough to get her a mention here. Maybe this little bit of publicity may help her.
