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A mother bought 12 bags of cocaine to ensure her daughter "had a good time" on her 18th birthday, a court heard.

Nicola Austen, 37, also hired a limo to celebrate the occasion but was arrested after a drugs raid on her home in Tunbridge Wells, Kent in January.

Police found 5.65 grams of the class A drug worth £300 hidden in sections of her bedroom window.

Austen, who has six previous convictions including drugs possession, admitted possessing cocaine with intent to supply.

Prosecutor Craig Evans told Maidstone Crown Court: "They were going to London in a limousine and she [Austen] wanted to ensure they had a good time."

However, she was spared jail after a judge said it would have an adverse effect on a young boy in the family.

Instead, Austen, who is also a grandmother, received a nine month sentence, suspended for a year.

She was also ordered to complete 250 hours of unpaid work.

http://www.itv.com/news/2015-09-09/m...18th-birthday/

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