Hefty fine over woman’s sneaky move to get cigarettes in hotel quarantine

Police have slapped a woman with a hefty fine over a sneaky move she made while in hotel quarantine.

A woman in hotel quarantine has been fined after resorting to a bizarre tactic to get cigarettes delivered to her Gold Coast room.

Police confirmed a fine had been issued after a drone was spotted delivering a packet of cigarettes to the woman’s balcony on July 11.

Police have fined a woman for failing to comply with a Covid-19 direction after a drone delivered cigarettes to her room at the Gold Coast’s Crowne Plaza (pictured) while she was undergoing hotel quarantine.

A staff member noticed the stunt before informing police.

A Queensland Police spokeswoman said the woman, 44, was issued a $1334 fine for failing to comply with a Covid-19 direction.

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has not confirmed whether it will issue a penalty for any potential breach of aviation law following the incident.

She said investigations into the origin of the drone were ongoing.

A spokesman for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority said it was reviewing a potential breach of aviation laws but it was too early to determine if any breach had occurred.