At the Queensland Supreme Court today, 36-year-old Samantha Jane Heron admitted to 11 offenses, including two counts of possessing drugs for commercial purposes.

Heron, known for her participation in figure sculpting competitions in both Australia and the United States, also confessed to having almost $66,800 in cash linked to drug-related activities.

Justice Peter Davis was informed that Heron was on parole for similar crimes when she was stopped by police in Kallangur, north of Brisbane, in September 2024.

The crown prosecutor said officers found the equivalent of 16 grams of pure meth and 7.6 grams of pure cocaine in Heron’s vehicle and handbag.

Heron avoided all but one day in jail in 2021 when she was sentenced to immediate parole for possessing multiple drugs including 13 grams of cocaine.

“There was less cocaine this time but it is similar offending,” the prosecutor said.

The 2024 search also uncovered 128 grams of cannabis, 154 strips of the synthetic opioid buprenorphine along with ketamine, MDMA and GBH.

As well as the large amount of cash, Heron had mobile phones, scales, clip seal bags and a pipe for smoking drugs.

Heron had stopped going to drug rehab before she was pulled over by police.

“She said she had found sufficient strategies but 11 days later she committed these offences,” the prosecutor said.

Her defense lawyer, Nicholas Brown, explained that Heron enjoyed a “very successful career in bodybuilding” and had been a fitness magazine cover model before her meth addiction began amid a family crisis.

Heron has been in custody since her arrest due to violating parole.

“She has been doing well in prison and has been running fitness courses,” Brown said.

“She works as a senior farm hand, which is a highly trusted position as it involves working on the boundary line.”

Brown said Heron had been addicted to drugs at the time of her offences but now hoped to continue her studies in health science.

“She has a history of the notable self-discipline required to succeed in body building,” Brown said.

Justice Davis sentenced Heron to three years’ imprisonment with the start backdated to May this year when her first term for drug offences expired.

“Your history is in many respects a common one. You encountered difficulties in life that led you to drug addiction,” Justice Davis said.

Heron will be eligible for parole in March 2026 after serving 10 months on top of the three months she spent in custody between sentences.

Justice Davis ordered the forfeiture of Heron’s drug-related items found by police.

Heron waved to her supporters in court as she was returned to custody.