Former real-estate agent Kristiana Karakostas was caught trying to sell cocaine on the American classifieds website Craigslist.

The ad was selling “White VIP” party tickets that could be acquired and delivered for $350.

Karakostas, 27, posed as a man under the alias ‘Charlie’ offering tickets to an exclusive event in Melbourne. This code language had been cracked by Victoria Police in February 2017.

“Best in Melbourne. Sort out your weekend properly.”

An undercover police officer responded to the ad and arranged to meet her at a petrol station in Mount Waverley, where she sold him cocaine in her white BMW.

The officer said the former real-estate agent promised she had better “stuff” coming, which would cost $400.

Following the sale and arrest, forensic analysis later showed she short-changed the officer by 0.1 gram.

Police later raided the accused’s real estate office finding about six grams of cocaine, conservatively worth about $2,200, and more than $3,000 in cash, all inside a makeup bag.

In her Glen Iris home they found 21.5 g of cocaine in her bedroom, about 384 g of the designer drug ethylpentylone, electronic scales and small ziplock bags.

After accessing her phone records police found more transactions over a period 2017.

Last Friday Karakostas was charged and sentenced in Victoria’s County Court for trafficking in a drug of dependence and knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime.

The trial took place behind closed doors, after Judge Irene Lawson closed the court and directed reporters not to enter.

The court heard her dependence on cocaine, which started when she was 24 and concluded it was the main reason behind dealing.

“You became reliant on cocaine as a form of escapism from negative emotions and low self-worth,” Judge Lawson said.

“You are a person who has made major life changes, you have re-assessed your values and you’re now committed to a more law-abiding lifestyle,” she said.

The judge placed Karakostas on a three-year community corrections order and to 150 hours of unpaid work, noting that she has excellent prospects of rehabilitation.

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