Brisbane fitness influencer cops $2k fine for drugs in handbag in police raid

A former Queensland bikini champion has been caught out by what police found in her bedroom when they came with a search warrant for her housemate.

Naomi Luck faced Brisbane Magistrates Court after police found MDMA and cocaine in a handbag in her Clayfield home.

A former Queensland bikini champion and fitness influencer has been slapped with a good behaviour bond after police found drugs in her Brisbane unit, including a marijuana grow tent.

Former International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation state bikini winner Naomi Luck, 41, faced Brisbane Magistrates Court on July 14 charged with a single count of possession of dangerous drugs.

Two other drugs charges were dropped after the prosecution offered no evidence.

The court heard Ms Luck, a personal trainer at a top Brisbane gym chain and a fitness influencer with a large social media following, returned to her Clayfield unit on March 26 to find police had earlier arrived with a search warrant for the male occupant.

Naomi Luck faced Brisbane Magistrates Court after police found MDMA and cocaine in a handbag in her Clayfield home.

They discovered a marijuana grow tent on a back deck containing a number of mature plants.

Police then searched Ms Luck’s room where they found a purse containing a clipseal bag with a white powder, later found to be less than 1g of cocaine.

Two other bags containing a brown-coloured substance, later found to be MDMA, were also found in the purse, the court heard.

“The purse was two to three years old. She simply forgot it was there but accepts that it should not have been in her possession,’’ her lawyer said.

He said Ms Luck had nothing to do with the grow tent and separate charges involving its owner had been finalised.

When Magistrate Ross Mack pointed out that it was hard not to notice a grow tent in a small unit, Ms Luck’s lawyer said her client also accepted that she should not have allowed the drug to be grown in the unit.

Fitness influencer Naomi Luck leaving Brisbane Magistrates Court.

She asked that Ms Luck be placed on a drug education course, however Mr Mack flatly rejected that.

“She’s a fitness trainer. What she doesn’t know about the effects of drugs isn’t worth knowing,’’ he said.

“She’s not a 12-year-old or a 16-year-old smoking a joint for the first time.

“I hate being taken for a fool. Let’s get fair dinkum about what’s going on here.’’

However Mr Mack took into account that Ms Luck had no prior criminal history, a good work history including six months with her current employer, and glowing references.

He imposed a $2000 good behaviour bond and nine months’ recognisance. He did not record a conviction.

Instagram posts by fitness influencer Naomi Luck. Source: Instagram.

 

Originally published as Brisbane fitness influencer cops $2k fine for drugs in handbag in police raid