Now this is not the way to kick goals.

A former West Perth women’s WAFL player has avoided jail after being caught trying to drive $20,000 worth of cannabis from Perth to Geraldton.

Rikkisha Yeates was arrested during a traffic stop on Brand Highway near Dongara in March after police found nearly 2kg of the drug in a sports bag in the boot of her car.

The 27-year-old told police she had been asked by an associate to drive the drugs to Geraldton and would be compensated with fuel money and 37.85 grams of cannabis as payment.

Western Australia has a particular problem with illicit substances – and unfortunately this former WAFL player has been part of it.

We don’t know why she felt the need to drive this huge amount of illicit drugs across the state, but we hope she reforms her ways.

Check out this episode of BUSTED to find out more about the Rikkisha Desiree Yeates $20k marijuana bust.

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